Monday, December 12, 2011

Bond Denied In Teen Shooting Death

  • {Charleston, West Virginia}...In November, a grand jury indicted Michael Mandrell Johnson of Marmet and Marcus Dewayne "Money" Wesley on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 17 year old Leland Chace Miller. Investigators say, in August 2007, Miller was sitting on the steps of his home on Lewis Street when then 16 year old Johnson, wearing a bandana on his face, approached from behind and shot him in the back. Miller tried to run but was shot several times while 25 year old Wesley acted as a lookout. Monday, Kanawha County Circuit Judge Charles E. King denied Johnson's request for a $5,000 bail. A trial is scheduled for both men on February 27th.