DENY CAITLIN LEASURE'S KILLER EARLY RELEASE/PAROLE

Our precious, beautiful daughter, Caitlin, age 20, was killed on March 26, 2006, by a drunk driver. Marlon Dewayn Johnson, driving the wrong way while intoxicated on I-95 outside of Savannah, Georgia, hit the vehicle in which Caitlin was a passenger head-on. Johnson is a repeat, habitual DUI offender, with a record dating back fifteen years to when he was eighteen. Caitlin and her boyfriend, Morgan, who was seriously injured, were innocent victims of this man's total disregard for life and the law.

On December 1, 2006, Johnson pled guilty to felony vehicular homicide (DUI) and felony bodily injury (DUI). Judge John Morse sentenced him to 15 years for each felony charge, with "10 years to serve." The remainder of his sentence (20 years) will be probated.

HOWEVER, JOHNSON WILL PROBABLY NOT BE INCARCERATED FOR 10 YEARS. THE GEORGIA BOARD OF PAROLE & PARDONS, CAN AT ANY TIME, GRANT JOHNSON CLEMENCY, AND RELEASE HIM.

We are extremely concerned because Johnson has currently served three years of his sentence. Therefore, he may be eligible for parole at any time - the average length of a prison sentence in Georgia is 1 year.

We are also fearful that once paroled, Johnson will slip through the cracks. Because he is an Alabama resident, Alabama will be responsible for monitoring his parole/probation, not Georgia. We do not want him to "disappear" due to interstate bureaucracy, incompetence, and politics.






We need your help and are asking you to do 3 things:

1) Sign the petition - it takes just 30 seconds. (Make sure you uncheck the box if you do not want to be notified about other petitions on this site).

2) Forward the petition to family, friends, co-workers. The more signatures we collect, the louder the message we send to the Board. You will be able to forward it after you sign.

3) Send an online Victim's Impact Statement to the Board explaining how this crime and Caitlin's death have affected you. Your statement will become a permanent and confidential part of Johnson's prison case file. Include all concerns you want taken into consideration by the Board relating to parole/probation. The information you'll need to complete the statement is below*.

Click here to complete the online statement - you DO NOT have to be a family member to submit a statement.

          *case# - 620595
          *county - Chatham
          *sentence date - 12/1/2006
          *offenses - vehicular homicide, bodily injury
          *Caitlin's DOB - 2/3/1986



Thank you & may God bless you!!
Joe, Erin, & Nicole