Chardon School Shooting

[Numbers Guy]

T.J. Lane, accused Chardon High School gunman, appears in Geauga County Juvenile Court

CHARDON, Ohio — With grieving families seated in front of him, T.J. Lane sat Tuesday afternoon in Geauga County Juvenile Court and politely answered questions about his charges in the Chardon High School shootings that killed three students and wounded two others.

The 17-year-old faces six counts of delinquency, three by way of aggravated murder, two by way of attempted murder and one by way of felonious assault in the shooting that took place before classes began Feb. 27. Judge Tim Grendell asked Lane if he is aware of the charges against him.

"Yes," Lane replied, "I am, your Honor."

A police report indicates that Lane admitted to firing 10 shots from a .22-caliber semi-automatic Ruger handgun. Three of those bullets took the lives of Demetrius Hewlin, 16; Russell King Jr., 17; and Daniel Parmertor, 16. Lane told police that "he did aim high in the area of their head, so as they did not suffer upon shooting them."
Relatives of the victims attended Tuesday's hearing and watched from the jury box directly across from Lane. The teen showed little emotion during the brief hearing, where he was joined by his growing legal team. Three attorneys now represent the teen.

Lane lives with his grandparents, Jack and Carole Nolan, in Munson Township just outside Chardon. Lane attended Lake Academy in Willoughby, an alternative school for struggling students who need specialized attention. The bus to take him there leaves from Chardon High School each morning. Lane was waiting for the bus when the shootings occurred.

Another juvenile court hearing is scheduled for April 3 to determine whether Lane should be tried as an adult in Common Pleas Court. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. He cannot face the death penalty because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that executing juveniles is unconstitutional.
Geauga social service officials continue to resist media requests to release -- or even acknowledge -- case information about Lane. A hearing on that issue was also held Tuesday. Grendell said he will make a ruling on the matter within the next few days.
The judge did order the release of paternity records involving Lane's birth.

T.J. Lane's history in focus: Records indicate Chardon shooting suspect has troubled past

Trouble found 17-year-old Thomas "T.J.'' Lane long before he allegedly killed three Chardon High School students and wounded three other students in the Feb. 27 shooting at the school.

It was just after 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2009, when two deputies from the Geauga County Sheriff's Office arrived at the Munson Township residence of Jack and Carol Nolan.

According to the narrative provided by the deputies in incident report G09-19327, the Nolans were away from home that night.

Their daughter, Nancy A. Breuning, and son-in-law, John Breuning, both of Huntsburg Township, were at the Munson Township residence to keep tabs on the Nolans' then-16-year-old grandson, Adam Joseph Nolan.

Also at the home that night was another grandson, then-15-year-old T.J. Lane.

The Nolans are Lane's legal guardians.

The Bruenings had called the Sheriff's Office when Adam, who had a long history of drug abuse and was scheduled to begin rehabilitation for heroin addiction in a few days, began to behave erratically.

After the deputies thought they'd defused the situation and had left the premises, they were summoned again by Nancy Breuning. A scuffle had broken out between Adam and John Breuning. Lane joined the fray, restraining John Breuning while Adam punched their uncle.

Quickly returning to the scene, the deputies pulled Nolan and Lane off John Breuning.

The two boys were handcuffed, arrested, taken to juvenile detention and later charged with simple assault.
Lane ran afoul of the law again later that month when he punched another boy in the face and put the boy in a choke hold.

That incident came to light last week when Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Judge Tim Grendell authorized the release of Lane's delinquency records.

As the legal process for Lane moves inexorably toward a trial, the search for explanations for his alleged actions on Feb. 27 has become an issue.

Geauga County prosecutors last week asked Grendell to seal any records maintained by Geauga County Job and Family Services that pertain to Lane or any of the shooting victims.

Grendell has yet to rule on that request.

However, inspections of dozens of Geauga County Sheriff's Office incident reports obtained by The News-Herald offer portraits of the sometimes turbulent family life experienced by T.J. Lane, Adam Joseph Nolan and other siblings from relationships between Lane's father, Thomas Michael Lane Jr., and two women in his life.

GCSO incident reports for Thomas M. Lane Jr. include two for domestic violence.

The first was filed on Sept. 13, 1997. According to the GCSO narrative (01-97-013597), he threw a TV dinner at a woman and pushed her around in their Claridon Township home. He also verbally threatened to kill her before deputies arrived at the scene.

He later was found guilty of a felony assault charge springing from the incident.

The second was filed on April 5, 2002, According to the GCSO narrative (01-02-0096256), he verbally abused and physically attacked another woman over a period of nine hours in the presence of three young children.
Lane spent just under one year behind bars after being found guilty of attempted murder and felonious assault.

Many of the incident reports examined by The News-Herald resulted from calls made by Carol Nolan to GCSO to deal with problems arising from the actions of Adam Joseph Nolan.

According to GCSO records, he has arrests on a wide range of offenses including drug abuse and possession, violation of probation, public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Carol Nolan, contacted by telephone, politely declined to answer questions about her family or the aforementioned GCSO incident reports.

GCSO spokesman Lt. John Hiscox said deputies whose names were attached to the incident reports could not be interviewed as a matter of policy.

Its still so eery to see his pictures everywhere.

 

[JMcCurry08]

TJ Lane plead guilty to all counts. Sentencing will be March 19

 

[Huber.]

(Chardon) - T.J. Lane is wearing a white t-shirt with the word KILLER written on it. He's been smirking during his sentencing procedings and flipped the middle finger to the court.

Prosecutors say this and the t-shirt show that "he's an evil person".

Family members of the victims are now giving their statements.

Lane is the teenager who killed three students and wounded three others last year at Chardon High School.

Lane pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and other charges and could face life in prison.

He's not eligible for a death sentence since he was 17 at the time of the crimes. He'll be sentenced by Geauga County Common Pleas Court judge David Fuhry.



Read more: http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/...ml?feed=122520&article=11080537#ixzz2NzrXlbYf.

watch the sentencing here:
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=11080537

 

[Marcus]

watch the sentencing here:
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=11080537

Saw that posted on WKYC's Facebook. Absolutely disgusting. By the time he's through the prison system he's going to wish he had been eligible for the death penalty.

 

[Damage]

Killer t-shirt...:chuckles:

Life w/out parole.

 

[chrisrich91]

Gave the middle finger to the court room while swearing...wore a t-shirt that said "Killer".

I hope this kid gets raped and the shit kicked out of him in prison everyday until he dies.

 

[The Oi]

Thankfully, that kid's ass is going to be a black smoky hole by the time he's done. Does he not realize he's exactly what they look for in there?

Kid is toast. Good.

 

[BlueSeats626]

I'm sorry but how does a judge and the kid's defense team allow that kind of behavior in a courtroom in front of all of the families?

In a juvenile court nonetheless?

 

[Pyro]

I'm sorry but how does a judge and the kid's defense team allow that kind of behavior in a courtroom in front of all of the families?

In a juvenile court nonetheless?

Because not all judges are like the one in My Cousin Vinny?

 

[caf]

I'm sorry but how does a judge and the kid's defense team allow that kind of behavior in a courtroom in front of all of the families?

In a juvenile court nonetheless?

He was tried as an adult.

 

[Huber.]

Lane made one statement to the families of the victims. He said, "The hand that pulled the trigger that killed your sons now masturbates to the memory. (Extends middle finger) F*** all of you."




disgusting.

 

[CHEECHREBORN]

I believe that when it is time for sentencing; something that can be factored into the judge's decision is the defendant's remorsefullness. Not sure why Lane's attorney didn't go over that with him so maybe it coincidentally slipped his mind.

 

[caf]

I believe that when it is time for sentencing; something that can be factored into the judge's decision is the defendant's remorsefullness. Not sure why Lane's attorney didn't go over that with him so maybe it coincidentally slipped his mind.

Legally the state has to provide an attorney. There is nothing that say that that attorney has to do a good job. I'm sure Lane's attorney hated him as much as everyone else and wanted to see him rot.

 

[Chardon]

The balls on that kid... I would love to punch his teeth out.

 

[chrisrich91]

The balls on that kid... I would love to punch his teeth out.

What a dumbass. Does he not realize that this shit will follow him into prison? He's going to get absolutely destroyed by the inmates.

This is the only reason I'm against the death penalty...not because of the value of a human life or whatever. I would never want this kid to get the easy way out in the chair. Hopefully he gets brutally beat and sodomized for the rest of his life. Scum of the earth.