First off, thank you all for signing. I know I sound like a broken record, but this is important to me and John deserves someone fighting for him. 

Recap: We filed for the PCR back in May (2025) and the trial Judge denied it. PCR is based on NEW evidence, in which we have. Her reasoning "the appellate court denied the last appeal". Umm, okay. I don't think that's how it works, but here we are. 

His Attorney filed the PCR appeal in October and submitted the brief Monday, Dec 1st! Check it out if you can. Few key points he made:

1. search warrant is dated for August 3rd, yet they retrieved the footage July 31st. Illegal seizure. 
2. The search warrant lists "ammunition or instrumentalities. Not a dash-cam, and not the data from the dash-cam. Fun fact, in order to retrieve digital data the courts need a SEPERATE warrant for the digital data. Something they didn't do. Illegal SEARCH and seizure. 
3. The estranged wife was on the porch watching her husband get brutally beat BUT testified that she "was in the house doing dishes". Never pointed out during trial. 
4. The detective on the case testified that on August 3rd he had the search warrant signed and went to Schultz towing to search John's car. "That's when we discovered a tow-guard dash cam". 
5. The State filed a response brief to his PCR and stated, "the dash cam wasn't removed but disabled the day before the search warrant to prevent it from being remotely destroyed". Yet the detective just said "we discovered the tow guard dash-cam AUGUST 3rd". Who's lying and where's the chain of custody?
6. The individuals attacking John, had handheld metal pipes. Which proves their attack was premeditated. Yet those weapons, were never pointed out at trial
7. The JURY came forward admitting they would have voted not guilty if they would have understood the jury instructions. Instead of asking for a mistrial, they were rushed out of the room by the clerk of courts. 

I know most people don't have compassion for incarcerated individuals. I get it, I do. I also hate to say "we're" different, because we're not. This could have happened to ANY father who was trying to protect his daughter and grandson. John isn't guilty of murder. 

I told John from the start, if this was an open and shut case and the jury found him guilty, I'd walk. I'd support him mentally, but I'd ultimately move on with my life and send the occasional letter to see how he is. However, that's not what happened. We can prove a brady violation, prosecutorial misconduct, and potentially IMPEACH the detective's testimony. YET, the courts continue to deny our evidence. 

Please consider signing and sharing so I can bring awareness to John's case!!