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Updated: 2:12 PM Mar 6, 2008
Michael Gibbs Charged With Vehicular Homicide; May Be Leaving State
Twenty-year-old Michael Gibbs is accused of hitting and killing 14-year-old Graham Johnson with his car. Posted: 11:00 AM Mar 6, 2008Reporter: Stephanie Ross Email Address: sross@kktv11news.com |
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Michael Gibbs arrived in court Thursday with his mom, step father and sister to hear the charges against him and to ask permission to leave the state for a treatment program in California.
Gibbs' lawyers asked Judge Robert Lowry to change the conditions of his bond to allow him to travel to California for an inpatient program there.
The parents of the victim, 14-year-old Graham Johnson, were in court as well and asked that Gibbs not be allowed to leave the state. They said that he was a flight risk and because of the crime involving a hit and run it would be inappropriate for him to be allowed out of the state.
The judge did grant the request of the defense and is allowing Gibbs to leave the state for the inpatient treatment facility, on several conditions.
Gibbs' bond will be increased from $10,000 to $50,000 and he will not be allowed to leave the grounds without court permission.
Gibbs is still required to make every court date in El Paso County while he is being treated and Judge Lowry will require a weekly status report on Gibbs' progress.
Charges were also filed in court and they include:
1. Vehicular homicide involving driving under the influence
2. Vehicular homicide reckless driving
3. Hit-and-run involving death
4. Reckless endangerment
5. Driving Under The Influence
6. Leaving the scene of an accident
7. Failure to report
8. Reckless driving
9. Driving without insurance
Gibbs will be back in court in May.
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Also met him in treatment. I've heard him share... he knows what he's done... that a little boy will never grow up because of him, that a family will never see their boy again, and Mike has to live with this. I know Robert, and he has dealt with his demons in a more open way. Mike shares with closer friends. Neither deed is unpunished, as is right. I still pray for them both.
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I have met this unremorsful sociapath at the treatment i was in for my alcoholism.he spendsnhis time playing basketball watching sports on tv and picking up on vulnarable young girls. He attends mandatory meeting not particapating and smiling. I am not just a jugemental person I killed an older woman in a car accedent 4 years ago and it takes every bit of strenght and speaking engagments about drinking and driving for me to live with myself. this will haunt him for the rest of his life as it has mine.
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have you seen the latest....michael is pleading NOT GUILTY to all charges....what a sad, sad story. How do you sleep at night Michael Gibbs?
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