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Ex-Texas A&M WR hacks and kills random Dallas jogger with machete

Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:10 pm
Posted by Restomod
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:10 pm
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Random killing...
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Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
50502 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:11 pm to
Sad situation
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
37425 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:11 pm to
I expected this thread from one of our lurkers
Posted by Here4Beer
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:12 pm to
Very sad. Thoughts and prayers to the victims family. He was let go from the team in 2012 due to some mental issues, he obviously is not all there
Posted by randomways
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
12988 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:12 pm to
I understand this is SEC-related and we never shy away from talking about the misdeeds of ex-SEC athletes, but it always feels tawdry posting horrible stuff like this on SEC-R. I don't think you're trying to troll the fanbase, but it stills feels off somehow.
Posted by Sig
dallas
Member since Oct 2010
2035 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:13 pm to
We all speculated he had mental issues after randomly running away one day. Sad that he lost it totally.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:13 pm to
FWIW this kids has been rumored to have a bunch of mental issues
Posted by Nguyening
SEMO
Member since Jun 2013
9057 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:14 pm to
Caught 3-4 passes in the Bama win in '12 and went missing for few weeks, showed up in Dallas and never came back.

Basically had a mental breakdown, and has apparently had a lot of mental issues since. Spent some time in jail for stealing from a family member.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
60080 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:14 pm to
Really sad
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:14 pm to
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few weeks
was it really a few week? i remember it as just a day or two
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46505 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:14 pm to
This is the guy who mysteriously dissappeared after the Bama game in 2012, was found in his friend's basement a few days later and left the team. We never really got an explanation but the rumor was he is a schizophrenic.

If true, this isnt all that surprising. Sad story for sure.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98774 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:14 pm to
quote:

We all speculated he had mental issues after randomly running away one day. Sad that he lost it totally.


Is that who it is? I remember that. Crazy.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
144923 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:15 pm to
yep. thomas johnson. was a 5* recruit and was having a solid freshman year before quitting
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 6:16 pm
Posted by Restomod
Member since Mar 2012
13493 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:15 pm to
I vaguely remember this guy other than being a stud recruit. Sad for everyone involved.
Posted by p_bubel
San Antonio
Member since Jan 2014
463 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:18 pm to
Read elsewhere:

quote:

I guess this can be made public now. Johnson suffers from schizophrenia. He didn't take his medication while at A&M. Like many with his condition, once his medication got his delusions under control he thought he was cured and stopped taking his meds. That led to him walking away from A&M. His mother was not helpful in finding him. I doubt his family was ever much help with his condition. Just a sad deal all the way around.

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Posted by Rich Kotite
Coaching Hall of Fame
Member since Jan 2014
2211 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:20 pm to
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Sad for everyone involved.


Yeah, it's just as sad for the guy that got murdered and his family as it is for the A&M wacko.
Posted by cardboardboxer
Member since Apr 2012
34330 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:22 pm to
Very sad. Thoughts and prayers for the family.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42604 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:22 pm to
quote:

yep. thomas johnson. was a 5* recruit and was having a solid freshman year before quitting


Damn sounds like Janzen Jackson all over again.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98774 posts
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:23 pm to
That's just sad.
Posted by cyde
He gone
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:23 pm to
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 6:25 pm
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