Johnson v. Vandergriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOHNNY A. JOHNSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:23-cv-00845-MTS ) DAVID VANDERGRIFF, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Twenty-one years ago this month, Petitioner Johnny Johnson took six-year-old Casey Williamson to a concrete pit in an abandoned factory where he attempted to forcibly rape her. After pulling down his pants and exposing himself to her, Johnson tore Casey’s underwear off her and forced her to the ground. Johnson pinned her to the ground while he rubbed his penis on her leg. Casey resisted…