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Title: Bears' Johnson Charged After 6 Guns Found In Home
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CBS 2
URL Source: http://cbs2chicago.com/seenon/local_story_348155354.html
Published: Dec 14, 2006
Author: CBS 2's Jay Levine, Derrick Blakley, How
Post Date: 2006-12-15 16:11:12 by SmokinOPs
Keywords: jackboots, guns, gubmint goobers
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Comments: 11
Chicago Bears' defensive tackle Terrence "Tank" Johnson was arrested after police recovered six firearms and marijuana in his Gurnee home while executing a search warrant Thursday morning. Sources tell CBS 2 complaints from a neighbor in Gurnee prompted police to search the garbage from Johnson's home three times in recent weeks. The affidavit for a search warrant indicates they found marijuana residue, and the judge granted the request. But neither the judge nor state's attorneys were told or realized that "Terry Johnson" was "Tank Johnson," the Bears starting tackle. Johnson was not home when police arrived around 11 a.m. Thursday, apparently blasting their way into the home. "They took like a long pole and from what I hear it sounds like it was a blast to the door to get in, and it shook my house and a neighbor's house, a picture fell off our wall, things like that," said neighbor Ashley Chamberlain. Johnson, 25, was charged with six counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owners Identification Card, according to a Gurnee police department press release. He was released Thursday evening after posting a $100 bond, according to the release, and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 9. Johnson appeared outside his North Suburban home Thursday night, carrying his baby daughter to a waiting limousine. As he kissed her good-bye, his girlfriend, who was home as the time of the search, ducked into the limo and both she and the child were driven away. Johnson declined to speak with reporters, and went back inside. But his coach expressed serious concern. "My players do the right thing the majority of the time, but sometimes things like this come up. I'm going to wait to see exactly what the charges are before I can talk anymore on it," Bears Coach Lovie Smith said. "It definitely is a concern because Tank has had to deal with some things like this in the past. Yes, it definitely is a concern," Smith said, adding that it was also a distraction for the playoff-bound team. Johnson's roommate, 26-year-old Willie B. Posey was also arrested; he was charged with one count of marijuana possession. CBS 2 learned Thursday night that a Willie Posey, same age, same spelling, was recently released from an Illinois state prison after serving five years for armed robbery and narcotics. Tank Johnson, while a stand-out defensive tackle, has also had several run-ins with law enforcement. He received 18 months probation for another unlawful weapons charge last November. Charges filed after a fight on Rush Street this February were dropped. Johnson's brushes with the law are the only detours on a journey from the streets of Gary, Ind. to NFL stardom. His family moved him away from Gary to get him gang bangers. Now, he is back, authorities say, in what they call questionable company. Johnson is not in any way linked to the marijuana charges and the other gun charges, authorities tell CBS 2, usually result in a simple fine and may not even be enough to violate his previous probation. The charge of not having the card while possessing firearms carries a penalty of up to a year in jail upon conviction, said Jeff Pavletic, first assistant state's attorney in Lake County. Unless specifically exempted by statute, all Illinois residents who buy or possess firearms are required by law to have a valid Firearm Owner's Identification card. They are issued by the Illinois State Police. Johnson left Halas Hall Thursday around 3 p.m. with a Bears security guard, presumably to turn himself in to police. What This Means For The Bears Losing Johnson would be a major blow to the Bears, who've already clinched a playoff berth by winning the NFC North. Chicago also is without Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who underwent surgery Tuesday for a torn hamstring. "I'm disappointed," Smith said. "Of course we're disappointed that something like this is coming up. We're constantly talking about our players, about doing the right thing, and our players do the right thing the majority of the time. But sometimes things like this come up."
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#1. To: All (#0)
From the Chicago Daily Herald: http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=260325 "Gurnee police said at least 20 village officers and members of the special Northern Illinois Police Alarm System tactical team converged on Johnson’s home at 10:58 a.m. Thursday. The special unit arrived at Johnson’s home in armored vehicles.
Armored vehicle SWAT raids for warrants issued on "marijuana residue" in a garbage can. Holy shit.
Who's side are you on? Don't you know we're at war here!
I agree with you. I wonder what the neighbor saw - somebody smoking marijuana outside possibly? nosy neighbors. and what is the football player guilty of - letting an old friend live at his house for a while?
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
Could be. But there are alot of Packer fans when you get that far North in Illinois. A Packer fan neighbor might have just been sending the cops on a fishing expedition knowing that NFL players aren't exactly angels.
Notice the real stink of the article is the GUNS. NOT THE DRUGS. Give me a fucking break. I guess if you own guns, you're a target and the spectre of drug use is all they need to invade your home. Freedom is dead. Long live fascism.
#2. To: All (#0)
Sources tell CBS 2 complaints from a neighbor in Gurnee prompted police to search the garbage from Johnson's home three times in recent weeks. The affidavit for a search warrant indicates they found marijuana residue, and the judge granted the request.
#3. To: SmokinOPs (#2)
Armored vehicle SWAT raids for warrants issued on "marijuana residue" in a garbage can. Holy shit.
#4. To: SmokinOPs (#2)
#5. To: Red Jones (#4)
I agree with you. I wonder what the neighbor saw - somebody smoking marijuana outside possibly? nosy neighbors.
#6. To: SmokinOPs (#0)
 | This country's priorities are all fucked up. |
#7. To: SmokinOPs (#0)
Meanwhile; the illegals that have killed 50,000 Americans over the past five years continue to run loose. Seriously...I don't care if this guy had 100 frickin' guns in his house. He has a right to 'bear' as many arms as he pleases, and it is NONE of our business as to how many he feels he wants to 'bear'. Geeez...
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#8. To: SmokinOPs, *LEAP* (#2)
Armored vehicle SWAT raids for warrants issued on "marijuana residue" in a garbage can. Holy shit. Seriously.
Sources tell CBS 2 complaints from a neighbor in Gurnee prompted police to search the garbage from Johnson's home three times in recent weeks. The affidavit for a search warrant indicates they found marijuana residue, and the judge granted the request.
"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."
---Henry Kissinger, New York Times, October 28, 1973
#9. To: SmokinOPs (#0)
This guy has made alot of bad choices over the last couple years. He is on probation, got out of another charge, has been warned and explained how, what to do if he wanted to have guns. The guy will more than likely ruin his career in the NFL. He has been called on for firing his guns in his backyard within city limits in a residential neighborhood. He has a convicted felon living with him. The guy is trouble.
Mark
The FBI, rather than trying to prevent a terrorist attack, was merely gathering intelligence so they would know who to arrest when a terrorist attack occurred.— Robert Wright - Former FBI agent
"At temperatures above 800º C structural steel loses 90 percent of its strength. Yet even when steel structures are heated to those temperatures, they never disintegrate into piles of rubble, as did the Twin Towers and Building 7."-http://www.911research.net
#10. To: SmokinOPs (#0)
Breaking just in, Johnson and Posey were in a bar late last night, a fight breaks out, Posey is shot dead. More bad choices.
Mark
The FBI, rather than trying to prevent a terrorist attack, was merely gathering intelligence so they would know who to arrest when a terrorist attack occurred.— Robert Wright - Former FBI agent
"At temperatures above 800º C structural steel loses 90 percent of its strength. Yet even when steel structures are heated to those temperatures, they never disintegrate into piles of rubble, as did the Twin Towers and Building 7."-http://www.911research.net
#11. To: Kamala (#10)
what timing!
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
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