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    Johnny Mack Skeeto Calhoun - Florida


    Mia Chay Brown


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    Missing woman's body identified

    The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the body of Mia Chay Brown, 24, was found inside her burned 2000 Toyota Avalon Monday. Authorities said Tuesday they now have a positive identification.

    Capt. Harry Hamilton of the sheriff’s office said their primary suspect is Johnny Mack Skeeto Calhoun, 33. Calhoun appeared before a judge Tuesday morning on a charge of tampering with evidence. Hamilton would not elaborate on what that charge stems from, saying that it is an active and ongoing investigation.

    Calhoun’s bond is set at $20,000. If he bonds out, he will be transferred to Alabama as there are charges against him there. According to court records, Calhoun faces charges of possession of a controlled substance and of bond forfeiture in Dale County, Ala. after he was arrested in there on June 13. He was set to go to court on those charges in February.

    Brown, of Bonifay, was reported missing on Thursday. She was last seen around 8:15 p.m. at her work place. Brown was employed at Charle’s Store in Esto. Friends and family said she gave Calhoun a ride that night.

    Investigators said their search for Brown began as soon as her disappearance was reported. Hamilton said they were hoping for a different outcome, but they are now focusing on gathering evidence in the case to make sure the person or persons responsible are put behind bars.

    On Monday morning, Brown’s car was found in a wooded area in Geneva County, Ala. Later that afternoon the Avalon was pulled from the woods. Calhoun was also taken into custody Monday afternoon. Hamilton said he was found in his travel trailer in Esto hiding under a bed, and was taken into custody without incident. Calhoun’s travel trailer is now evidence in the case.

    Geneva County Sheriff Greg Ward said two game and fish officers with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources discovered the Avalon early Monday after receiving information that Calhoun was known to camp in the area. The wardens discovered a tent over the weekend, Ward said.

    “(Calhoun) had been known to camp in this area. They were checking to see if someone had been sleeping (in a tent) there and happened to see where some dishes had been knocked over. The vehicle was about 200 yards away from there,” Ward said.

    The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Alabama Fire Marshal and the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office were all involved in the search and early investigation.

    Brown said his department was notified on Monday by Geneva County sheriff’s authorities that the vehicle for which Florida law enforcement was searching had been discovered.

    On Tuesday, authorities from the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office and Alabama continued to look for evidence in the area where Brown’s car was found. They are utilizing canines experienced in article recovery. Investigators are continuing fingerprint and DNA testing as well.

    On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s crime lab will be processing Calhoun’s travel trailer. They are also assisting in processing other items related to the investigation.

    http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2010...le-ar-1249917/

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    Man charged for murder of Bonifay woman

    An Esto man has been charged with first-degree murder in the December death of a Bonifay woman.

    According to the State Attorney’s Office, a Holmes County grand jury indicted Johnny Mack Skeeto Calhoun of first-degree murder and kidnapping Friday.

    Calhoun, 33, of Esto is accused of killing Mia Brown, 24, of Bonifay, in December. Brown went missing Dec. 16 and her body was found inside her burned car in Geneva County, Ala., on Dec. 20.

    A panel of senior prosecutors will review Calhoun’s case to decide if the office should pursue the death penalty against him, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

    http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2011...an-ar-1484012/

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    Calhoun's sentence brings closure

    Judge Christopher Patterson delivered the final sentencing to Johnny Mack Sketo Calhoun at 1 p.m. Friday, May 11.

    The jury had convicted Calhoun of the first-degree murder of Mia Shay Brown and recommended the death penalty. At the time of the conviction, both sides were allowed to plea for or against the death penalty.

    Though reversals are rare, the judge has the power to overturn the jury’s decision if he sees an error. Patterson reviewed both arguments for more than a month before Friday’s final sentencing.

    Five minutes into the sentencing session, Patterson said that for the first-degree murder of Brown, Calhoun would be sentenced to death, and for the second charge of kidnapping. He would serve a 100-year imprisonment to be served in the Florida Department of Corrections.

    “The defendant shall be remanded to the Florida Department of Corrections for execution of his sentence,” Patterson said. “May God have mercy on your soul.”

    Calhoun had the same reaction to the sentencing that he did when he walked into the courtroom so many times before, somber and unresponsive.

    “He’s had a year to think about this,” said State Attorney Glenn Hess. “He knew when he first walked into court what he had done and what his sentence would be.”

    Hess said with the help of modern technology and the immense cooperation of all the emergency, forest and law enforcement agencies, the case was able to “come together efficiently and justice could be executed swiftly.”

    Members of the Brown family said they were relieved the painful ordeal was over.

    “The death of my daughter has impacted my family and myself in countless ways,” said Nancy Williams, Brown’s mother. “Minds are forever etched with pictures and testimony of a life cut short in a horrific inferno. Mia, her family and friends are not the only victims; everyone who has had to participate in viewing this monstrous treatment of humanity is a victim, too.”

    She said for her, the healing process starts now, with closure found in the final sentencing of Calhoun.

    “I would’ve have preferred that he receive a life sentence in solitary confinement, but this will have to do,” Nancy Williams said.

    James Williams, Brown’s father, said he felt justice was served. “It’s a life for a life,” he said. “He said he gave his life to God, and now it’s time for him to man up and lay down his life for the life he has stolen.”

    A scholarship has been set up in Mia Brown’s name at Bethlehem High School. For those who are interested in donating, an account is set up at the First Federal Credit Union under the Mia Shay Brown Scholarship.

    “This is the best way we can honor her memory,” Nancy Williams said. “Helping others as we know she would have done herself.”

    http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/sen...ia-spears.html
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    State Supreme Court Upholds Conviction & Sentence In Mia Brown's Murder

    TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and sentence of a Holmes County man who burned a woman alive.

    Johnny Mack Skeeto Calhoun was sentenced to death, plus 100-years, for the brutal murder of Mia Brown.

    Calhoun kidnapped the Esto store clerk in December 2010. He put brown in the trunk of her car alive, then drove to Hartford, Alabama where he set the car on fire.

    All death penalty cases in Florida are automatically appealed. After the sentencing in May 2012, State Attorney Glen Hess said he was confident the case would stand up.

    http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/S...230076651.html

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    In today's orders, the US Supreme Court DENIED Calhoun's certiorari petition.

    http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.a...es\14-5351.htm

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    Judge rejects murder suspect's request to suppress statement

    A judge denied a motion Monday to suppress the statements of a murder suspect who argued deputies continued an interview after he asked for an attorney.

    Johnny Mack Sketo Calhoun is scheduled for trial in February for allegedly killing 24-year-old Mia Brown. His attorney, Kim Dowgul, argued during a hearing last month that Calhoun’s statements to investigators with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office should be suppressed because Calhoun requested an attorney early in a Dec. 20, 2010, interview.

    Judge Christopher Patterson ruled investigators were not required to stop questioning Calhoun, Patterson wrote, based on previous court cases.

    During the interview, Calhoun claimed he’d been kidnapped and held captive on the day of Brown’s death. Brown’s body was found Dec. 20, 2010, in the trunk of her burned car. She had been missing since Dec. 16.

    Prosecutors believe she was still alive when the car was set on fire. Calhoun faces the death penalty if convicted.

    http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/cal...d-suspect.html

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    Murder Trial Set to Begin Monday in Holmes County

    Jury selection is set to start Monday in the murder trial of an Esto man accused of killing a Holmes County store clerk in December 2010.

    In Bonifay Monday morning, Circuit Judge Chris Patterson will oversee jury selection for the murder trial of 34-year-old Johnny Mack Calhoun.

    Calhoun is accused of killing 24-year-old Mia Brown.

    Investigators say he held brown for three days before putting her in the trunk of her car, driving to the Hartford, Alabama area and setting the car on fire. Brown died in that fire.

    NewsChannel 7 will cover the jury selection, which may prove to be difficult because of the case's notoriety. The state has said it will likely seek the death penalty if Calhoun is convicted.

    http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/M...139662873.html

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    Opening Statements Take Place in Johnny Calhoun Murder Trial

    Bonifay - "This whole situation began with somebody agreeing to give somebody a ride," Assistant State Attorney Brandon Young told the jury.

    "But the question will be how much sense will this all make in the end?," Defense Attorney Kimberly Dowgul asked the jury.

    Attorneys for both sides in the Johnny Sketo Calhoun murder trial had strong opening statements Wednesday.

    "You're going to find the defendant guilty as charged of kidnapping and first degree murder," said Young.

    "Does it all, when you take both sides, fit together?," asked Dowgul.

    The state told jurors evidence will prove Calhoun murdered Mia Brown in 2010. The defense, however, seemed to imply Calhoun's girlfriend at the time, Brittany Mixon, framed him.

    "When he walks in there the second time after Ms. Mixon has been there, there's now a shotgun that belongs to Johnny Mack," Dowgul told jurors.

    Following opening arguments, the state called up its first witnesses.
    Among them was Brown's husband Brandon Brown.

    "What did you do when you realized she hadn't made it home?," Young asked him.

    "I started calling her family to see if she may have went over there or something," said Brown.

    Convenience store clerk Sherry Bradley also took the stand. She claimed Calhoun came into her store the weekend Brown was murdered.

    "I noticed he had scratches on his hands and the blood had dried," said Bradley.

    Seven others testified Wednesday. Calhoun's girlfriend was not one of them. She and nine others could take the stand as soon as Thursday.

    The state is expected to wrap up its case by Wednesday. The defense would then take over Monday. The state is seeking the death penalty.

    http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/O...140076763.html

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    Johnny Calhoun's Ex-Girlfriend Testifies in Murder Trial

    Thursday's testimony began with one of Johnny Sketo Calhoun's former classmates Darren Batchelor. He became the second witness to place Calhoun at a gas station in the area the same weekend Mia Brown was murdered.

    "Have you ever seen Mr. Calhoun at Ms. Sherry's store?," State Attorney Glenn Hess asked Batchelor.

    "Yes sir I have," said Batchelor.

    "How many times have you seen him there?," asked Hess.

    "One," said Batchelor.

    Alabama Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Boudreau, who performed Brown's autopsy, was next to testify. He told jurors Brown was alive when her murderer put her in the trunk of her own car and set it on fire.

    "You can see soot embedded in the mucus blanket of the airway. What that does is tell you that this person was breathing smoke," said Boudreau.

    Then Brittany Mixon, Calhoun's girlfriend in 2010, took the stand. She testified finding Brown's purse and someone's cigarettes and wine in Calhoun's trailer the weekend he and Brown disappeared.

    "How long were you in that trailer?," Defense Attorney Kimberly Dowgul asked Mixon.

    "Long enough to see the purse, get the purse, see the wine, get the wine and the cigarettes and get out," said Mixon.

    Mixon denied planting any evidence, but during cross examination, the defense questioned her character.

    "You were leading him on because he had money," said Dowgul.

    "I could say I was leading him on because he had money, but Johhny Mack was my friend, and he was my best friend," said Mixon.

    The state plans to call six more witnesses Friday, then rest its case. It's not clear if Calhoun will take the stand.

    http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/J...140225453.html

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