Gabriel Johnson #4 2/16/10 - 2/20/11

[Belmom]

http://www.azcentral.com/video/?%2FNews%2FPlea+deal+in+Baby+Gabriel+case%3F%2F40280768001%2F35150280001%2F611161274001

[Belmom]

http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2010/09/17/20100917baby-gabriel-plea-deal-upsets-many.html


Someone needs to explain to Ms. Smith that you can not be "exonerated" in a Plea Deal. Please join me and nearly 400 others who are saying on facebook page "No Plea Deal" unless it brings Gabriel home. If Tammi is innocent then she needs to go on with her trial. Maybe she is worried about what Elizabeth Johnson will say on the stand. We on "No Plea Deal" believe the trial may lead to information on where Gabriel is.

[Northern Rose]

Possible plea deal in Baby Gabriel case fuels uproar
(with video)
<snipped>


It has also prompted Smith, 38, of Scottsdale, to say she will be exonerated.

"The public doesn't know the truth," said Smith, referring in part to many pages of evidence people haven't seen. "Once the truth comes out I will be proved innocent."

http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2010/09/17/20100917baby-gabriel-plea-deal-upsets-many.html

    

[Northern Rose]

Deal Possible For Smith In Baby Gabriel Case
A Key Player In Disappearance Might Be Bargaining With Prosecutors

PHOENIX -- Gabriel Johnson has been missing for nearly nine months and one of the people who last saw him might be cutting a deal.

Tammi Smith, the wife of the couple who has been involved in the Gabriel saga since the beginning, on Monday said her attorneys are looking at a possible plea bargain on her forgery charge.

Police said Smith used a phony name on paternity documents when Gabriel Johnson's mom, Elizabeth Johnson, was trying to keep the baby from his father, Logan McQueary.

Smith said she doesn't deny putting her cousin's name on the documents, but she said she it wasn't supposed to mean anything. She also told CBS 5 News she's not guilty of the forgery charge or the conspiracy to commit custodial interference charge.

Smith said she doesn't want a plea bargain because she expects her name will be cleared on all charges. Her next court date is set for Sept. 27.

Smith's attorneys wouldn't comment on a plea offer in this case, but said in any case it's certainly a possibility.

Meantime, officials still have not been able to find missing baby Gabriel Johnson. His mother, Elizabeth Johnson, remains in custody in Maricopa County in connection with his disappearance.

http://www.kpho.com/news/25091292/detail.html

[Nut44x4]

I thought we already knew this, but it is dated today...........

September 24, 2010 12:52 PM
Baby Gabriel's Mother Ruled Competent for Trial, Still Not Saying Where Child is

PHOENIX (CBS/KPHO) Baby Gabriel Johnson is still missing and his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, is still not talking to investigators about what happened to the infant, but Phoenix prosecutors have gotten one step closer to putting the young mother on trial - she's been declared competent to assist in her own defense.

Johnson disappeared with Gabriel on Dec. 26, 2009, but when police finally picked her up Dec. 30 in Miami, little Gabriel was nowhere to be found. The 23-year-old mother told police she gave the then 8-month-old child away to strangers in San Antonio, where her car was found. But she allegedly told a different story to the baby's father, Logan McQueary, in a text message, saying she had killed the baby and would tell him where to find Gabriel's "little blue body" when she was "safe" adding coldly "if the garbage don't [sic] come first."

She has since refused to speak to anyone about Gabriel's fate.

Elizabeth Johnson had previously been found incompetent in June, but a judge ruled Thursday that she's now able to understand the charges against her and assist in her own defense after she finished court-ordered treatment and therapy, according to CBS affiliate KPHO.

When Elizabeth Johnson disappeared she was reportedly in negotiations with a Tempe couple to adopt baby Gabriel in order to keep the child from McQueary. Jack and Terri Smith were quickly named as persons of interest in Gabriel's disappearance and were charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference. Investigators say Terri Smith signed her cousin's name on Gabriel's birth certificate in order to get McQueary out of the picture, KPHO reported in January.

But now Tammi Smith may be negotiating for a plea bargain, her next appearance is scheduled for Sept. 27.

Elizabeth Johnson has been in the Maricopa County Jail since her arrest, no court date has been set.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20017550-504083.html

[Northern Rose]

Baby Gabriel's mother found competent for trial (with video)


Both the defense and the prosecution now agree: The mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson is competent to stand trial.

The issue had been a matter of debate. In June, Elizabeth Johnson, 24, of Tempe, was found to be incompetent to understand the proceedings and to assist in her defense.


In August, a court-appointed doctor determined that Johnson was competent to stand trial.

At the time, her attorneys fought that ruling, and an evidentiary hearing on Johnson's competency was scheduled for Thursday.

Instead of continuing to argue the ruling, Johnson's defense team agreed on Thursday to skip the hearing and sign a stipulation that Johnson is competent. Her next court date is Monday.

"Miss Johnson does understand the proceedings" and is capable of assisting in her defense, Maricopa Superior Court Commissioner Stephen Holding said. "Therefore, she is competent to stand trial."

What was missing from the brief hearing was the defendant. It was at least the third hearing she has refused transportation to court, said her grandfather, Bob Johnson, of Scottsdale.

"The first time she barricaded herself in her cell," he said.
Since Johnson is on full restrictions for poor behavior at the Maricopa County Estrella jail and cannot receive visitors, her grandfather attends the hearings for a glimpse of her.

"I miss her," he said. "I'm here to let her know that I am still involved and that I still care."

MORE,,,

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/09/23/20100923baby-gabriel-elizabeth-johnson.html

[Northern Rose]

Baby Gabriel Mom Competent to Stand Trial; Defense Team Waives Competency Hearing

After months of debate over whether Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of Gabriel Johnson -- the baby who went missing last December -- is competent to stand trial, her defense team has waived a hearing on the matter.

Johnson was initially found incompetent to stand trial following a psychological evaluation back in June. In August, however, the state went back on its earlier finding and ruled that Johnson is competent.

Following that ruling, Johnson's attorneys requested a hearing. Today, they waived the hearing and agreed that Johnson's not nuts.

Johnson first made headlines in January after not appearing at a December custody hearing over her then-8-month-old son.  Johnson disappeared with the baby and went to San Antonio, Texas, where Gabriel was last seen alive.

While on the run, Johnson sent text messages to the baby's father, Logan McQueary, saying she had killed the baby and put his body in a dumpster.

She later recanted her claims and said she gave the baby to a random couple she met at a park in San Antonio.

Initially, Tempe police were optimistic that the baby was still alive but have since changed their tune as tips in the case slowed.

Johnson's been in the Maricopa County Jail system since her arrest. Initially, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claimed she was a model inmate.

Arpaio's tune soon changed after Johnson assaulted two other prisoners, was thrown in the jail's loony bin, and placed on Joe's "loaf" program.

If you're unfamiliar with Joe's loaf, click here.

Johnson's scheduled to be in court again on Monday.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/09/baby_gabriel_mom_competent_to.php

[seahorse]

Baby Gabriel Mom Competent to Stand Trial; Defense Team Waives Competency Hearing

After months of debate over whether Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of Gabriel Johnson -- the baby who went missing last December -- is competent to stand trial, her defense team has waived a hearing on the matter.

Johnson was initially found incompetent to stand trial following a psychological evaluation back in June. In August, however, the state went back on its earlier finding and ruled that Johnson is competent.

Following that ruling, Johnson's attorneys requested a hearing. Today, they waived the hearing and agreed that Johnson's not nuts.

Johnson first made headlines in January after not appearing at a December custody hearing over her then-8-month-old son.  Johnson disappeared with the baby and went to San Antonio, Texas, where Gabriel was last seen alive.

While on the run, Johnson sent text messages to the baby's father, Logan McQueary, saying she had killed the baby and put his body in a dumpster.

She later recanted her claims and said she gave the baby to a random couple she met at a park in San Antonio.

Initially, Tempe police were optimistic that the baby was still alive but have since changed their tune as tips in the case slowed.

Johnson's been in the Maricopa County Jail system since her arrest. Initially, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claimed she was a model inmate.

Arpaio's tune soon changed after Johnson assaulted two other prisoners, was thrown in the jail's loony bin, and placed on Joe's "loaf" program.

If you're unfamiliar with Joe's loaf, click here.

Johnson's scheduled to be in court again on Monday.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/09/baby_gabriel_mom_competent_to.php

Hi NoRose,

Grapeview says T has a plea deal?  No confirmation. 

http://boards.insessiontrials.com/showthread.php?p=14532988#post14532988

[seahorse]

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/04/baby_gabriel_moms_mcso_inmate.php


Baby Gabriel Mom's MCSO Inmate Assault: The Details and More on Sheriff Joe's "Loaf"By James King, Tue., Apr. 13 2010 @

 

Sheriff Joe says he probably wouldn't eat his "loaf," either.

​The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced yesterday that Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, had been moved from the jail's general population to the its loony bin after assaulting two other inmates and then refusing to eat some of Joe's "loaf."

Despite Sheriff Joe Arpaio's public touting of Johnson as the model inmate, Johnson assaulted the two inmates by spraying cleaning products in their eyes and was placed in Joe's controversial loa program.

As you read yesterday, the loaf program, according to the Sheriff's Office, was created about 10 years ago to "prevent inmates from assaulting detention officers and other inmates."

Loaf, according to the MCSO, is nonfat, dry milk powder, an assortment of fruits and vegetables, chili powder, and bread dough compacted into one solid brick-like thing, which Arpaio forces inmates to eat when they misbehave.

According to Arpaio's office, after she was placed in the loa" program, Johnson gave a detention officer a document she called "My Advanced Directive's Will," in which she said she was starving by refusing to eat Joe's loaf because it was full of rotten vegetables and worms.


After refusing to eat the loaf, Johnson was tossed in the nut house for "evaluation."

From the sheriff's description of his loaf, Johnson's refusal to eat it sounds perfectly sane to us -- and the sheriff seems to agree.

After refusing an interview with New Times, Arpaio spoke to KPHO, telling the station that while his loaf isn't very appealing, it's nutritious and edible.

Then America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" says he probably wouldn't eat it.

"I don't see any worms in there, but it's hard to tell, you know. Quite frankly, I don't know that I'd eat this," Arpaio tells KPHO.

But Elizabeth Johnson's refusal to eat the crap is grounds for a psychiatric evaluation?

Sorry, Joe -- we won't argue that Johnson doesn't belong in the loony bin, but...


 

[trimmonthelake]

http://crime.about.com/b/2010/09/27/court-rules-baby-gabriels-mom-competent.htm
Court Rules Baby Gabriel's Mom Competent
Monday September 27, 2010
A woman accused of kidnapping and custodial interference in the "Baby Gabriel" case has been ruled competent to stand trial by an Arizona court commissioner. Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steve Holding upheld an earlier ruling by two court-appointed doctors who examined Elizabeth Johnson, mother of baby Gabriel Johnson.
Gabriel was last seen Dec. 26, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. He was 8 months old at the time.

Attorneys for Elizabeth Johnson had appealed the ruling because they did not receive the doctor's report concerning her competency until the day of the August 12 hearing.
Custody Dispute Gone Bad

"We wanted additional time to review the report and have our experts take a look at it," defense attorney Nicholas Alcock told reporters. "We wanted to be in a position to digest
what the findings in the report were. We have submitted that report to the judge, and basically, it is our belief, as is our client, not to cause any unnecessary delay in the proceedings."

Johnson, 24, is being held on $1.1 million bond on charges of kidnapping, child abuse, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.

Locked in a custody dispute over Gabriel with the infant's father, Logan McQueary, Johnson sent him a text message saying that she had killed the child, stuffed his body in a diaper bag and put him in a dumpster.

Landfill Searched for Baby Gabriel

 After she was arrested, however, Johnson told police that she gave baby Gabriel to a couple that she met at a park in San Antonio. Since that statement, Johnson has refused to cooperate with police in trying to locate the baby. It is not known if Gabriel is dead or alive, although investigators searched a landfill in response to the text messages she sent to McQueary.

Another hearing is schedule in the case today to set a timeline for the trial.
See Also:
Court Upholds Decision That Missing Kid's Mom Is Competent for Trial  http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/cop_shop/article_63693e00-c76f-11df-a627-001cc4c002e0.html

[Northern Rose]

Women in case of missing Ariz. baby to be in court

PHOENIX — The mother of an Arizona baby missing since December and his would-be adoptive mother are scheduled to be in a Phoenix courtroom Monday morning.

Elizabeth Johnson and Tammi Peters Smith are scheduled for pretrial conferences in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Johnson has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, child abuse, and custodial interference in the disappearance of her son Gabriel, who was 8 months old when he was last seen in December in San Antonio.

Police don't know where the boy is or whether he's alive.

Smith, a north Scottsdale woman who wanted to adopt Gabriel, has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.

Police say she is not connected to the boy's disappearance.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7219582.html

[Northern Rose]

Well look who showed up to her court hearing! #ElizabethJohnson is in the courtroom for the first time in months.

http://twitter.com/elizabetherwin

[Northern Rose]

Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing Gabriel is in the courtroom. She and Tammi Smith will have their pre-trial conferences this morning.

http://twitter.com/JavierSoto3TV

[Northern Rose]

Both Elizabeth Johson and Tammi Smith scheduled in court today, but will either of them show up? And will either strike a plea?
about 4 hours ago via MOTOBLUR   

Elizabeth Johnson is in court...she's sitting patiently waiting for her case to be heard. Still no sign of Tammi Smith. 16 minutes ago via Twitter for iPad

http://twitter.com/reporterjmiguel

 

[Northern Rose]

Women in case of missing Ariz. baby to be in court   (video)

http://www.azfamily.com/video/?sec=507087&id=103854534

[Northern Rose]

   Gabriel Johnson's father Logan McQueary wouldn't even look @ Elizabeth John when he entered the courtroom.

http://twitter.com/JavierSoto3TV

[Northern Rose]

So EJ is actually in court
Enima woman in a no show
and I still have not found a station that is streaming court today.  I want to see EJ and Enima Woman eye each other down if Enima Woman shows up.

       

[Northern Rose]

Women In Baby Gabriel Case To Be In Court
Pretrial Conferences Set For Elizabeth Johnson, Tammi Peters Smith

September 27, 2010

PHOENIX -- The mother of an Arizona baby missing since December and his would-be adoptive mother are scheduled to be in a Phoenix courtroom Monday morning.

Elizabeth Johnson and Tammi Peters Smith are scheduled for pretrial conferences in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Johnson has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, child abuse, and custodial interference in the disappearance of her son, Gabriel, who was 8 months old when he was last seen in December in San Antonio.

Police said they don't know where the boy is or whether he's alive.

Smith, a north Scottsdale woman who wanted to adopt Gabriel, has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.

Police said she is not connected to the boy's disappearance.

http://www.kpho.com/news/25176717/detail.html

[trimmonthelake]

Thanks for the updates NorthernRose!   

[Northern Rose]

Elizabeth Johnson's case continued until October. Tammi Smith a no show..the only reason given "change of attorney." 11 minutes ago via Twitter for iPad

http://twitter.com/reporterjmiguel