Ryan D. Johnson dies in House Fire
Johnson was a 20-year-old graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School with a reputation as a computer wizard when he paid $933,000 for a Granger Road home in bath Township that was listed at $1.1 million.
Two years after the purchase, police reports indicated Johnson had done $100,000 damage to the 4,200-square-foot house.
According to court documents, police responded to the address numerous times. In the spring of 2004, police reported he smashed a 2-month-old Volkswagen Gbc cq Gec Touareg through the security gate of his house, plowed the car into a tree then beat it with golf clubs and boulders.
They also found a Mercedes SL500 parked in Yellow Creek under a bridge next to the house.
The next day, Johnson drove the Touareg into the creek because, ‘‘It’s my birthday,’’ he told police. The vehicles were worth more than $100,000, police said.
He was admitted to St. Thomas Hospital on physician’s orders following the incident, a township official said at the time.
Johnson, who was still smashing the SUV when police arrived, said he did it in an effort to prove to his ex-girlfriend that money meant nothing to him.
In April 2004, a neighbor called police and signed a warrant against Johnson for turfing backyards behind a Wye Road house.
The next day, police found him breaking windows and beating his living room walls with a sledge hammer.
In May 2005, Johnson was declared incompetent to stand trial on a charge of contempt of court. In June, a judge ordered him to receive 60 days of inpatient care for mental illness.
A 2005 motion for foreclosure against the Granger Road property stated Johnson owed more than $200,000 in delinquent mortgage payments, interest and back taxes.
In 2007, the house, built in 1991, was subsequently sold in a sheriff’s sale for $380,000, according to court records.
Johnson, who said he ‘‘always worked with computers’’ in a news article about the purchase of the house, refused to divulge his annual income. He said he made money designing Web sites and Internet advertising.
I didn’t know this guy, but chances are a few people who read this site did.
R.I.P Homey.
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rip rj2
rip rj2
R.I.P.
Uh, such a bad luck. That’s when I sometimes think about. In all this pursuit to get more money, will it get cursed and I won’t be able to live a happy and satisfied life, but end up like this?
Dam real sad
looks like he didn’t have smoke detectors in the house
rip ryan
Wow, too much money and didn’t know how to act with it. Sad story.
Ryan D. Johnson = Alter Ego of Ryan Eagle?
don’t even comepare the two
rip rj2
Its really very sad..
RIP rj… you’re going to be terribly missed by us all. may He take you and grace you with all that you deserve.
also @davor; ryan most definitely enjoyed his life. he had some ups and downs but conquered everything with tenacity and confidence. he was making his way back to the top and 2010 was going to be his year. not just two weeks ago many people gathered to celebrate the coming of the new year with him. he had a lot of plans and goals to reach and i have no doubts he would have done so. he lived his life to the fullest and held nothing back, a very caring and generous guy to all those that were lucky enough to meet or know him.
a true legend never dies.
RIP Rj2
He was definitely a generous wholesome guy. Would help anyone with anything. RIP to Rj²
Sounds like my life before I got sober.
*sigh*
RIP RJ2
“RJ2, aka Ryan Johnson, a brilliant programmer. 10 years ago, before spam was illegal, we used to raise hell on AOL. I was able to pull $4,000/week, he was pulling in $15,000/week. When your 18 and making that kind of money for doing pretty much nothing, you tend to use alot of illegal substances. He freaked out from too much acid, thats what happened.”
part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAscBzlM-PE
and part 2 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e8XhM94gMs
RIP rj2
He said he made money designing Web sites and Internet advertising.
didn’t know him, but RIP… does make you think…
That sucks. RIP
Holy shit, was that the guy who made Firetoolz? I loved that prog.
RIP
Was a genius indeed. R.I.P.
RIP
rip rj2….damn.
ouch.. that sux :( god bless this guy
I used Firetoolz. RIP
RIP, we love u man
RIP long live AOL