Man Convicted Of Beating Century Resident Over Unpaid Drug Debt

August 25, 2015

A local man has been sentenced to jail time for beating another man with a pipe in a Century street over a drug debt.

Johnnie Leethomas Carter, 34, was sentenced to 150 days in the county jail, his driver’s license was revoked for one year and he was ordered to pay $920 in fines and costs by Judge Ross Goodman for felony possession of crack cocaine and felony aggravated battery causing bodily harm.

The 61-year old victim told Escambia County deputies that he was walking  in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Mincy Court in Century when he was attacked by Carter. The victim said Carter drove up, got out of his car, and struck him several times in the face with his fist before hitting him in the back of the head with a metal pipe.

The victim told deputies, according to an arrest report, that Carter beat him because he had not paid up for a previous drug deal. He said he could positively identify Carter from the neighborhood and previous drug deals.

The victim was transported by Escambia County EMS to Jay Hospital with a bloody nose, a profusely bleeding busted lip and a large knot and cut on the back of his head.

Deputies located Carter a short time later and placed him under arrest during a  traffic stop at Jefferson Avenue and Pond Street. On Carter’s person, deputies reported finding a plastic bag containing what tested positive for crack cocaine.

Deputies also seized his 2007 Lincoln MKX and $523 in cash.

Comments

14 Responses to “Man Convicted Of Beating Century Resident Over Unpaid Drug Debt”

  1. Niknak50 on August 26th, 2015 9:17 pm

    Hopefully, Mr Carter will learn from this experience. That is, in the future, he should only do business with credit or debit card customers. You see what he got for being a nice guy and letting this man buy his drugs on credit?

  2. molinoman on August 25th, 2015 9:10 pm

    @Cricky, ever hear two wrongs don’t make a right? They are both on the wrong side of the law. That is all the logic needed.

  3. NO Excuses on August 25th, 2015 3:50 pm

    They both need to be in jail as far as I’m concerned. The users keep the suppliers in business.

    Pay for your drugs! (Sarcasm intended.)

  4. Bill on August 25th, 2015 3:16 pm

    Wow, Imagine that….two more thugs, dealers, doppers off the street in Century. Unheard off.

  5. 429SCJ on August 25th, 2015 2:31 pm

    Don’t smoke crack, or else pay your bills.

  6. chris on August 25th, 2015 12:09 pm

    Y’all are missing the point. The popo seized the man’s LINCOLN! How much is that worth?

  7. Cricky on August 25th, 2015 11:25 am

    So we’re mad at the judge for giving this drug dealer 150 days in jail but we’re not mad at all that this fine, upstanding, elderly citizen committed a theft in the first place?

    I fail to see your logic.

    Old or not, he’s a thief who abuses illegal narcotics.
    Crack dealer or not, Johnnie was a victim too.

  8. haley on August 25th, 2015 10:26 am

    Am I reading this right? 150 days in jail? Amazing.

  9. concerned on August 25th, 2015 10:08 am

    What about abuse to an elderly person???????

  10. Bob C. on August 25th, 2015 8:16 am

    Anyone ever KNOW of a judge actually being Voted Out of office?

    @ Jane Doe….drugs from production to ultimate user are eroding this, and many other nations.
    I do stand for medical marijuana for those in need, yet am totally against the other stuff.
    Of course there are always the DUI folks.

  11. Starla on August 25th, 2015 8:14 am

    I know both of these guys and have warned them many times about their behavior. Johnnie needs more than 150 days behind bars. He is not listen at all.

  12. Jane Doe on August 25th, 2015 7:21 am

    You should actually be more disappointed at the person doing the drugs the street runs both ways .

  13. Pensacola Pete on August 25th, 2015 6:53 am

    We need to remember judges like this at election time.

  14. Disappointed on August 25th, 2015 4:43 am

    Only 150 days in jail? He could have killed that guy. He got off with a slap on the wrist. Disgusted and disappointed at our judges.

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