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Teen Charged in Bartender Murder

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Condace Pressley
@ May 8, 2009 2:48 PM
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(WSB Radio)  -- A 17 year old Atlanta teen has been arrested and charged with the January 7, 2009 murder of John Henderson, a bartender at the Standard Restaurant and Spirits in Grant Park.

Atlanta Police say Johnathan Redding was already in police custody Thursday night when he was charged with Henderson's Killing.

Detective Keith Meadows told reporters that it was Redding's Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun that led to his being charged with 22 crimes including felony murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery.

Two days after Henderson's murder on January 9th, police say Redding and three other teens were involved in a home invasion.  Police say during that break-in, the homeowner, armed with an semi-automatic rifle fired at Redding striking him in the shoulder.

Police say Redding dropped his weapon as he fled the home.  Because police were conducting ballistic tests on weapons in crimes committed after Henderson was killed, they were able to connect Redding to the murder at the Standard and also to an armed robbery in the parking lot of the Standard two and a half weeks before.

Police Chief Richard Pennington told reporters in an afternoon news briefing that Redding sough medical attention for his shoulder injury and was hospitalized for some time.  During the three months after Henderson's murder, detectives went about the work of building a case against Redding.

Since Redding's discharge from Grady, he's been in the Atlanta City Jail on charges stemming from the alleged home invasion on January 9th.   Police charged Redding in the home invasion  on April 10th and charged him with the Standard shooting Thursday night.

Pennington says Redding is not cooperating with authorities.  He's believed to be a member of a gang known as "30 Deep."

Police are looking for three additional suspects all about 17 years old in connection with John Henderson's death.

Henderson was shot during a robbery at the Grant Park area bar where he worked, Standard Food & Spirits. He was shot multiple times despite complying with robbers' demands, according to investigators.

The killing took place as Henderson and another bartender were getting ready to close the bar, on Memorial Drive, when four to five armed men broke through the bar's glass door.

The popular bartender's death drew intense media attention and public interest. The $50,000 reward posted in the case was nearly twice as large as any reward in the two-year history of the Crimestoppers Atlanta program.

Chief Pennington says the reward is still available and hopes it may encourage others to help police flush out the remaining three suspects in Henderson's death.

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  • teen caught
    why do whites have to suffer for 400 years of enslaving theses savages and bring drugs into their communities? Whites are so much better than blacks because they started senseless racism with all other nations. Whites are better because they gave this young man the gun that blacks ultimately dont control this industry. whites are better at being subtle savages and are self made and self proclaimed better than blacks. Whites are just better because God created them and not blacks.
    Whites are better because they have blood and blacks don't.
    Whites be proud of their accomplishments of still being able to affect the present from their past actions. Whites are better because they sound more like savages than blacks...but aren't.
  • Teen Finally Caught and Charged in vicious crime
    Comments in this thread are right on target. You guys "get it". Good for you all. The mainstream news media is covering up black on White crime in America, so that they can continue to push the idea that diversity/multiculturalism is a good thing for White America. The crime stats alone show this is not the case.

    What black on White crimes nowadays show too is the viciousness of the crimes being committed. It doesn't matter if you comply with this new breed of black criminal, you are still likely to get tortured and murdered anyway. These creatures kill simply for the pleasure of seeing Whites get murdered and nothing more.

    And for those of you who still don't "get it" just imagine what the crime stats would be if Whites didn't stay out of mostly black areas of town where crime is rampant? The only reason why more Whites don't end up dead at the hands of these savages, is that Whites avoid them like the plague. Whites honor the "NO GO" zones in our city and stay out of them for their own safety and well being.

    Yes, carrying guns and staying away will help. But ultimately, once Whites are outnumbered and there is nowhere to run, we will simply be sitting ducks for these predators.

    What are we going to do people?

    Once again, I dare WSB to show the courage to print this comment. If not, I can always show up with a sign in front of your station, which I am more than happy to do. In fact, I'm looking forward to the day when I will have no choice but to do it.
  • Make him talk
    Waterboard that piece of garbage.
  • Teens murdering bartender
    I hope some Judge has the balls to fry this waste of oxygen and his three ghetto homey bros too!!! And then put them 30 Deep!!! Bet their mamas are proud of them too!!!
  • teen charged
    This punk will be REAL popular when he gets to prison.Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just sayin'.
  • Another hate crime
    Most of inter-racial violent crime in America is perpetrated by blacks on whites. This is just another exhibit.
  • thug
    This thug deserves nothing less than what he has dished out....no plea deals... put the needle in his arm & send this sack of crap to hell....
  • Make sure to charge him with a hate crime too.
  • "suspect" arrested
    What a worthless piece of human garbage.
  • POS
  • Murdered Bartender
    This POS needs a date with Ol' Sparky
  • No surprise here
    don't tell me its a black boy who killed him?! How can this be with the messiah bringing peace and joy to our country.
  • teen charged
    The only reason that the home owner isnt my hero is that he didnt get a head shot off, and save the tax payers a heap of money for incarserating this parasite of humanity.
  • No surprises
    Any surprises on the demographics of the perp? Not for me.
  • Had it not been for the armed citizen....
    that was able to shoot back, this murderer would still be out there victimizing people. Proof that an armed society is a safer society.
  • bartender murder
    If Redding won't cooperate with the cops, let him take the fall and get the full punishment for the crime. At least it gets one thug (threat to society) off the streets. My guess is that he won't cooperate since he's a gang member and a snitch would be killed in prison.
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