We've posted on dad ANTHONY JOHNSON before. Now we find out that Dad was convicted of felonious assault against his girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter back in 1994. Sometimes fathers rights people make a big to-do distinction between fathers and boyfriends. But you know what? Sometimes scum is just scum. Scum doesn't necessarily perform DNA tests before it decides who it will beat up or kill.
Note that this dad was separated from the mom and that the 17-month-old son was killed while staying with Dad on a 3-day visit. And that Dad refused to return the boy when the mom returned to pick him up--probably because the kid was already dead.
http://www.cleveland.com/crime/index.ssf/2009/09/cleveland_policeanthony_johnso.html
Cleveland man accused of killing his 17-month-old son denied bond
by Donna J. Miller/Plain Dealer Reporter
Thursday September 10, 2009, 7:31 AM
UPDATED: CLEVELAND — A 35-year-old man accused of beating his 17-month-old son to death was arraigned this morning in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and held without bond.
Prosecutor Bill Mason is seeking the death penalty for Anthony Johnson, who is charged with aggravated murder, child endangering and being a repeat violent offender. Johnson was convicted of felonious assault in 1994 for beating his girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter in Warrensville Heights.
Anthony Jr. was at his father's house in the 12000 block of Miles Avenue for three days.
Anthony's mother left him there Aug. 10 and returned Aug. 13. Johnson refused to let her see the boy. He then drove him to Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights, where Anthony was pronounced dead on arrival.
Anthony died of brain damage from blunt force trauma to the head, but there were multiple injuries, including severe hemorrhages in the left eye, bruises on his face, back and thighs and tears to the anus, prosecutor's spokesman Ryan Miday said.
The case was assigned to Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold. Johnson's due back in court Sept. 21.
