Toledo Police are seeking this man, Karl Jeffery Johnson,(50) of Toledo in connection with a warrant issued for his arrest today. This warrant is in connection with the assault on Karen Quigley Of Putnam st. Toledo. If you have any information or know the whereabouts of this individual, please contact the Toledo Police at once. He is to be considered Armed and Dangerous. Please have NO contact with him, simply call 911 and report his location. Johnson has other outstanding warrants and has spent 30 of his 50 years in prison. Please look at the link carefully and remember, he has aged and gotten thiner since his mugshot. He generally wears dark clothes and a ballcap. Last seen in the Bancroft/ Franklin area yesterday wearing all black with white tennis shoes.
http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSearch/Details.aspx?id=A182809&pg=x
...but if I do I will call. Though I doubt he'll hang around for the 30 minutes or so it takes for police to answer a call.
Means a lot to get so much support.
...in case this link gets pulled down for some reason. Suggest others do the same. That way we got a good picture.
A guy moved in my neighborhood on Saturday. Probably not the same, but he paid cash to the landlord. He said he wanted to get out of the East Side because of "trouble". Haven't seen him yet. Know he's black, but that's all. We always worry a new "neighbor" might be a drug user, or worse. Haven't had good luck with renters in this neighborhood. The guy I rented to turned out to be a drug user in hock to drug dealers. They kept stealing my stuff to pay for his "debts". Only when his girlfriend got mad at him did I learn he had "problems".
have you spoken to the probation officer? or if you cannot, do you know if this sends him back to jail automatically?
I hope they find him. Your post about your wife really ticked me off. I hope she's feeling better, but I'd bet you will both feel better when he's locked up.
...since the guy is in violation of his parole, doesn't his parole officer have an interest in returning him either to parole, or custody? I seem to remember hearing somewhere that parole officers have the power of arrest, and if they are notified of where the parolee is at they will usually make an effort to bring him in. They might also be better able to obtain the assistance of the police in his apprehension. Maybe I heard it on NPR, but it does seem to ring true.
Also, from what I remember the parole officers are supposed to have a "case file" with all kinds of information about the parolee. Of course, maybe (like most things) Toledo and Lucas County do this in a half-ass manner.
Yup..we got the violation, and it should revoke his parole. I believe one of his warrants is the PV, he hasn't shown up for court dates, meetings with PO. etc. He's only been out since 06'...so much for reformed criminal. He supposedly lives with his mom...but I've heard he sleeps in abandoned houses, under things, up in trees...you get the picture. He has to be located, then served with the PRO, arrested on the various warrants and jailed. At 50, with the time remaining on his priors, his current to come, will likely come close, if not dying in prison.
The link is solid, it's public record. You can use that database to search other criminals. Here's another reason to recall Carty. While sitting at the prosecutor's office, I over heard a man tell another man, "The Mayor isn't letting us hire anymore proecutors, no money in the budget." Carty has reduced the numbers of prosecutors, cut funding to the department and so on. Public Saftey is a lessor value than the almighty marina district. So there ya go, reduced cop classes, reduced prosecutors, reduced and more expensive services in general.
I realize this is not the suggestion you're looking for - but rather than re-create "Death Wish", & hope to wipe out the crime in your neighborhood (on your own, it seems), perhaps you should seriously think about moving to a safer neighborhood. I know at first blush it may seem like giving in to the crackheads & punks. But this is your families safety at stake. This crackhead sounds like he's been a fixture in your neighborhood for some time. If I knew there was a dangerous threat of somebody like that, or crackhouses on my street, I know I'd be looking for someplace else to live. Staying on to 'take out' these types, is not worth putting my family at risk. Like it or not, sometimes, there IS a time to cut & run. Like any city, Toledo has it's share of risky neighborhoods to live in. I'm sure it will always be that way - it's been that way as long as I remember. I live in the Shoreland/Point Place area - Quiet & no crime to speak of. You can walk the streets at night without fear. And the housing & rentals are affordable.
He's also a convicted rapist, according to the link. Although what happened to your wife sounds horrifying and I'm not trying to discount that traumatic experience in any way, shape, or form...thank god he didn't do even worse things to her in addition to what he already put her through. :(
This man has been convicted for a series of first degree felonies, and from the sounds of it doesn't sound like he's willing or able to be rehabilitated. Isn't there some sort of law where after you get so many "strikes" they can lock you up and throw away the key?
Defending yourself and your neighborhood is NOT vigilanteism. Stopping crime is also NOT vigilanteism.
The police can't stop crime. They can deter a tiny minority of crime with a patrol presence, but obviously crime can happen more frequently and pervasively than such deterrence can affect.
But other than that, the police are there to WIPE UP.
There are 3 primary factors for stopping crime:
1. Morality. A moral people have less reason to steal, destroy, assault and kill.
2. Prosperity. A prosperous people have less economic motivation to commit crime.
3. Vigilance and reaction. The common folk have to pay attention and stop crime as it happens, when factors #1 and #2 fail.
I will not move. I bought this house a year ago. I have a pastor pal that lives accross the street with his wife and 5 kids. 80% of my neighbors are great people with no real help coming from anywhere. We knew well what we were signing up for and thankfully, this has been the only time something like this has happened.
When I starting looking this area over 3 years ago, I studied the people and the crime reports and so on. Believe it or not, this was a move up. We lived on the 200 block of Walbridge in the Old South End, me for 10 years and Karen her whole life. A couple of years back, our neighbor was murdered by a crackhead on the sat. before easter. In broad daylight, with her husband and mother in the house. Karen was the only wittness and iditifyed the man, and then help lock him up for life.
Crackheads are society rapists and are nomadic in nature. They will go to any lenght to feed their vice and will travel anywhere to get it. There are no safe places in Toledo from Crackheads. Random acts of violence happen anywhere.
Our cheif reason for moving here was the affodibility of the size hous we wanted, but secondly, we wanted to be a part of a revolutionary change in the blighted areas. We knew that by doing, we could show others it can and should be done. This has been largely successful, our neighbors are taking from our lead and the area has inproved greatly in just 1 year.
We've driven out a drug house, a gambling house, and several prostitutes. We've gotten houses torn down, lots cleaned up, houses painted and windows replaced. We are liked and assisted by the residents that have been here forever with nowhere else to go.
Yes, we could live anywhere in Toledo or the burbs, but this is where and what we want. Now, karen is more aware, and armed. She signed up for classes, bought a 9mm and applied for the conceal./carry. If karen is guilty of anything, it's being too trusting sometimes. It's her nature to give everyone an equal shot. Now, she's a lil wiser and a lot more aware.
Karl Jaffery Johnson is a registered guest of the Lucas County Jail!!!....Hurrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Mr. Johnson is now a registered guest of the Lucas County jail. He was picked up Monday, Aug. 6th in the late evening.
Here's the problem, we were not notified about his arrest by the Police Department. We've lived in fear for 4 days longer than we needed to. Unacceptable that the victim was not notified of the arrest of the attacker. We found out via a passer by on the street this evening.
But hey..at least he's jailed and not getting out anytime soon
PPO..Judge Jenkins gave karen a emergency permenent protection order Tuesday, the day after he was arrested. It's Thursday evening and nobody has called to date. Neither the dectives. prosecutor nor any other entity informed us on Tuesday while were getting the charges filed, the protection order or any of the other 4 places we had to go. 4 days to get the restraining orders and charges filed, 4 days and still not notified by the authorities.
...is the guy really in jail, or is it someone else named Karl Johnson. Too bad you couldn't visit him. And make sure that the prosecutor's office doesn't drop the ball. Just because he is in jail doesn't mean he'll stay there. Mistakes happen. I hope someone familiar with his history does the prosecuting.
When they painted my garage with graffiti I did like a good citizen, and showed up all the time. But what I wanted (for the miscreants to paint my garage) never happened. Instead, the city came out, and painted over the graffiti (I always wondered if one of the defending attorneys decided to remove this "arrow" from the prosecutor's quiver by pushing the city to remove the graffiti). What I wanted, and what I got wasn't justice, just restitution.
I verified he was in jail. And I verified he is charged with the attack on karen. He is on probation and his PO is going to violate him, which means he serves the balance of his prison term along with the terms for his recent crimes. I believe there were 2 warrants already and then there's ours. He's 50, he will likely die in jail. Shucks! :-)
...doesn't seem to be able to be "free" without causing trouble for others. At least he'll get two squares a day (maybe three), and lots of time to read (if he can). It's a shame, but perhaps he is a human being who doens't have the ability to control his life. Someone has to do it for him. At least he can serve as a lesson to others.
...they were nice to me when they came to visit, but I watched as two of these went through several good women as wives. It was confusing.
The one thing I learned is that I never wanted to be a drunk, and destroy peoples lives. So maybe their lives served a purpose (albeit a negative one). At least one boy learned something from their miserable existences. And a lot of the time they were miserable.
I wouldn't get too secure with a protection order - they're pretty worthless, until it's been broken, which often is too late. I guess if you feel you can stand your ground & save this neighborhood , more power to you. I'm sure this particular crackhead isn't the only threat. I haven't been driving in your neighborhood for years, simply because there's been no reason for me to do so (I can say the same about a lot of neighborhoods - troubled & upscale ones both). But I do recall that it had a reputation of being a more crime laden neighborhood than many when I was younger. I just hope no more bad events happen to your family - it's hardly worth saving the neighborhood if it means a tragedy to your family in the process. And like it or not - some neighborhoods, just never seem to break free of the crime, crackhouses, etc. I have a friend since 1st grade who always dreamed of living in the Old West End. Now her & her husband do, on Glenwood. They've had 2 cars stolen this year alone, & kids come begging at their door regularly, and she said there's a crackhouse on her street. She brags about living in the Old West End - but she doesn't feel safe walking the street. Makes no sense to me.
http://chad4you.blogspot.com/2007/08/standing-on-solid-ground.html
I would love to see these older neighborhoods restored, and safe. I wish you. Wnen I was 6 years old, my parents built their dream house on Overlook Blvd., next to Sleepy Hollow Pond (off Dorr). We all have wonderful memories of growing up there - it was extremely save, a 'better' neighborhood at the time. And then, low income housing came to be, & little by little, the neighborhood went to hell. We could watch drug deals happen before our eyes (watching out our front window) at the park we used to play in (and we did call the cops several times to report it). My little brothers were getting mugged, robbed & beaten off their bikes - which got stolen more times than I can count - just by riding their bikes on our street in full daylight. Homes were getting robbed, people were being assaulted more & more frequently. After we graduated high school, my parents sold the house at a loss (the neighborhood went down horribly in value by then), and rebuilt in Grand Rapids, Ohio - to get away from the crime. They walked away - they had to for their own feeling of safety, 2 older people living alone. Every now & then, I go on a nostalgic drive around the park I played in, & stop at the pond where I used to go ice skating & fed the ducks - the ducks aren't there anymore (we rescued a few when I was a kid, from kids who'd shot them with arrows). If the park has any activity at all, it's small groups of thug looking kids, that would send a red flag to anybody coming there. My point is that the last time I lived on Overlook Blvd. it was 1970 - and the neighborhood is no better now, than it was then. They stopped bringing people into the parks for youth activities by the time I was in 6th grade. The thug kids destroyed everything they put in there - except the basketball hoop. When I was a kid, we'd ice skate on the pond every winter - there was always a bonfire, and a wagon that sold hot chocolate, etc. Now, the pond looks scummy & forgotten. As for the Old West End, they've been trying to save it for decades. I remember in 1971, I wanted to rent an apartment/room in the Old West End. My parents said they'd never visit me, for fear of being mugged, raped, assaulted. It doesn't seem to be any better now. Having said that - if you think you can save your neighborhood, more power to you, I wish you well. But I do worry. I don't know you, & dispite our online spats, I worry - that you'll wake up one night to some creep breaking into your house, or worse.
So that everyone can understand, I have not taken this incident lightly. We've installed futher protective measures on the house and property. I have hired a team of guards, unmarked and undercover, to protect the area and I have set into motion a series of events that will un-earth the heavy drug houses and squash them
Good Luck. You are to be commended for your efforts. I hope you are thinking of your safety outside the security zones you have set up. I do not think a drug dealer will let a little security thwart them from causing you physical harm if they feel you are intruding on their business and territory.
Please, be careful and watch your back when you are away from your neighborhood as much as you would inside.
My husband's cousin worked in vice & gangs for a few years, and he made it sound like one of the more dangerous aspects of police work. Drug dealers, drug houses - they take their "business" seriously. I think your intentions are good, and like I said, I really am worried - they've been known to torch houses just to clear the area of snitches & 'trouble makers'. I'm afraid if they see you as a vigilante who's planning to shine an unwanted light on their activities, they may get more down & dirty just to get rid of you. I know you said your wife is good with guns, but you also don't want her ending up in a horrible situation for having shot somebody. (too many bad guys have sued & won). Please, just be careful.
We had a lifetime of wonderful memories in the house I grew up in - but in the end, your families safety is by far more important than saving a neighborhood.
I'm pretty good at taking care of myself, been doing it since I was born just about. I look both ways before I cross, I pay attention to my surroundings and I have a keen sense of danger.
Starling..you're sweet to worry, but really, We're doing just fine. Karen held a dinner party tonight..so she's feeling much better. I'm eating the homemade carmel turtle with a scoop of iceream right now ;-)
This isn't my first rodeo, I've been down this path in Portland. I had a similar home in the north end there. When I bought that..it had bullet holes in the dinningroom windows. It was a much more dangerous neighborhood. Toledo's pimps and dealers are petty and cheezy compared to the lunatics out there. I have very diversified interests..politics, people, crime, food, lol
In a few weeks this will be a chapter of history and within a year, the scourge will be gone. I apply the same prinipal to this as I do everything else: Circle the enemy, attack from all sides.
Krazykat... I strike at the most vunerable part of the enemy, whatever that happens to be. Having been on the streets for some time as a youth, In know the nature, tactics and abilities of my enemy. Just like politics..I know how to hit em where it hurts. The man that attacked my wife was in custody 48 hrs after the incident..becasue I know how to find people. I have an extensive network of associates that keep close tabs on my saftey.
have a good nite ya'll
If Quigley was acting on his own he would have started a resource to help publicize those that are being wanted by the police. Yes, the first person is one who is alleged to have assaulted his wife, but there will be more.
I moved into a neighborhood that some called, "oh that neighborhood" and to the contrary the neighbors are good, except for some who had frequent encounters with the police because of neighbors watching out for each other and so on.
Now, the neighborhood is quiet, peaceful and looking up.
This is where I live and I will watch over where I live and make it a better place.
http://toledoohioneighborhoodconcerns.com/blog
...for a temporary protection order, they would have notified you. But they don't normally do so without one...
..his addiction to crack cocaine.
that Karen is taking measures to protect herself and that she will follow through with getting a CCW license. But, if I may, I would like to caution about carrying a weapon. Understand I am all for it - BUT - if you have any doubt whatsoever that you can/will pull that trigger and shoot another human (sometimes possibly a kid) being then don't do it. Buy pepper spray, a taser or a loud bird call.
A lot of folks think they can pull that trigger if they (or their family) is being attacked. In reality they can't and it winds up costing them their lives because the attacker 1) is more enraged, 2) gets control of the weapon or 3) the weapon winds up in the street and the victim winds up dead anyway.
There is a extreme amount of emotion and inner struggle that goes along with pointing a loaded gun at a real person vs a target. And to go ahead and pull the trigger and drop them to the ground is even more terrifying. Yes, we are all capable of things that would surprise us, but it's the aftermath that is harder to deal with.
I'm glad that this guy has been caught. But please don't assume a false sense of safety. It's not over until the judges gavel falls at the end of the trial (or violation hearing).
**Disclaimer: I am a proponent of 2nd Amendment rights. I believe in frontier justice. I am proficient with a firearm and have owned many. I have carried one for a living. Ownership and use are a huge responsibility that should not be taken lightly.
to control himself has been lifelong. He's a carrer criminal and drug addict/alcoholic. While I'm sad for anyone like him, I don't have any sympathy for his "Conditions". Personal responsibility isn't just for the educated , wealthy, etc. Self-control is a requirement for all of us and when we fail, forgiveness is not always forthcoming.
My oldest brother has had a serious drug problem all of his adult life, I have nothing whatsoever to do with him. I haven't even seen him in 10 years. When a person refuses to correct their problems, I drop them out of my life.
In Mr. Johnsons case, I will never forget what he did and I will always believe he should remain behind bars..or worse.
Thanks so much for the concern. You are not alone in that opinion. Many, from family to friends to strangers are of that opinion. All I can say is that we're doing what we believe to be the right thing. You can bet I get twitchy from time to time. The "Old West End" historical area is actually more crime ridden than the area we're in. Mostly becasue that area is a higher value target. Our area, which still has it's fair share is quickly cleanning up. Behind every thug is another..so the challenge may never completely go away.
If we were to move, we'd be doing what so many have, give up. Neither Karen nor I feel that is the way to go. We are following what we believe God has planned for us and what our hearts tell us to do. We are blessed and we are solid in our determination to revive this area. Someone called us "Urban Pioneers" not long ago and I thought that was a very creative way to describe it. And just like the "Pioneers", we may have to carry a bible in 1 hand and a gun in the other for a while..sooner or later we will drive this element from the area.
So that everyone can understand, I have not taken this incident lightly. We've installed futher protective measures on the house and property. I have hired a team of guards, unmarked and undercover, to protect the area and I have set into motion a series of events that will un-earth the heavy drug houses and squash them. I will be working closely with the vice and metro units of the TPD to rid the neighborhood of the scourge and destroy the "safe harbor" for them. We are going to attend the Block Watch meetings and many of our neighbors are now willing to join and get proactive in the destruction of the crime and afterbirth of the culture of drugs.
Sometimes you run, sometimes you stand your ground. From this, we will not run. If anything gets me to move, it will be the municipal government..not the creeps that run the streets. There's nothing I will not do to protect my home and family. If that has to include putting gun turrents on top off my house..so be it. Thakns again for the concern and the many ideas presented. We, the people have the power and the right to demand and expect a safe place to live, anywhere in the city.
Gives me that 60's/70's fight the power, all warm and fuzzy feeling.
http://toledoohioneighborhoodconcerns.com/blog
...I had a neighbor whose son joined the police. Apparently, he got into a situation with a patron at a bar who pulled a knife on him. He shot the patron in self-defense. Maybe there was a lot of self-doubt on his part. He was never able to get past it, and committed suicide a year or two later.
His mother was on t.v. in a bizarre interview many years later saying the truth was going to come out. This affected his family in a most profound way to the end of their lives. I guess she never could convince herself that her son committed suicide.
Karen isn't afraid to shoot someone. We have 3 police officers in the family and she has been trained her whole life for this. She understands the danger and the "costs" of the action. I'm amazed as I watch..she should get a job as a sniper..laf. She's a darn good shot. :-)