U.S. v. JOHNSON

Nos. 16-1459 and 16-1694.

875 F.3d 360 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin JOHNSON and Tyler Lang, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethany K. Biesenthal , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael E. Deutsch , Attorney, People's Law Office, Chicago, IL, Rachel Meeropol , Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Kevin Johnson.

Carol A. Brook , Geoffrey M. Meyer , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Tyler Lang.

Before Flaum, Kanne, and Williams, Circuit Judges.


Defendants Kevin Johnson and Tyler Lang traveled from California to a mink farm in Illinois where they released approximately 2000 minks from their cages and destroyed or damaged other property on the farm. While on their way to damage a fox farm, Johnson and Lang were arrested on state charges of possession of burglary...

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