Tyler Baumann's 'Sides' of the Story

Can you explain Baumann's lieing? I recall that he knew about Johnston's death, but acted surprised when confronted by the police. There were also other numerous lies by Baumann. If Baumann was innocent, why does he lie and avoid the police?
Also, I am wondering if the reports are accurate that Johnston was carrying a knife. If they are from witnesses, are these witnesses friends with Baumann? Are we only taking Baumann's word for the "stabbing incident" in which he saw Johnston with a knife and then tried to take it away? From Baumann's reputation, and suspect character after the event, I don't think we can trust his word. That incidental stabbing story seems like a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, and is also hard to disprove by the opposition.

the knife story was made up by baumann and his scum attorney. not baumann friends, it was one of baumann friends who saw baumann run into the kitchen. the night he had his sentencing hearing the jugde told baumann the jurors knew he (BAUMANN) is the person who got the knife from the kitchen, but they didn't know what his intentions where after he got the knife, that's the only reason he got away with it.

Deputy, how could you feel good about the ruling? You are basing the death of Johnston on Baumann's story, which is ludicrous. And Johnston being drunk/intruding/etc alone is not enough to prove Baumann's innocence. Yes, this could have been avoided several times, but it does not mean that Johnston's party is to blame. You don't just stab somebody and get away with it (Again, discrediting Baumann's bullshit story). And you can't compare this incidence with the definition of the "Castle Doctrine." Johnston was provoked by Baumann's party with snowballs, coupled with the fact that he was drunk. What do you think somebody of his current status will do? Johnston might have put himself in a bad situation, but it does not mean that it is Johnston's fault he was murdered. Oh, and how incompetent are the police around here? Neglect to take fingerprints on the most key evidence of the trial (aka the knife). Stop eating donuts do your damn job.

How can people sit here and defend someone with a past like Baumann. If anyone knew the family of Ryan and how he was raised they would never think of questioning him. All the evidence points to Tyler and all of this is his fault. He has a past of stabbing, he lied to police, he was in the house, he is the only one who saw RYAN there...Isnt that all a little suspicious. Tyler's parents have been bailing him out since he was young. As far as the fight that occurred the night of the stabbing...it was a college brawl, most people are drunk at that point in the night, but to throw out the truth because of the alcohol is ridiculous. The people that saw the whole thing are being discredited. But the murderer obviously has all the facts. That is BULL! Even the judge thinks tyler is the killer, but the scum that made up the jury fell for all of his bull, Tyler's father probably paid them as well. If you would have seen tyler's father during the case you would have thrown up, he was practically taunting the Johnston family. I hope the people of the jury can't sleep at night for what they did. The guilt they must have.

We agree a terrible thing has happened here.
Folks need to move now with their lives, 12 unrelated jurors have made the final judgement.

I read these posts and think of a drunk driver running off the road and hitting a tree and being killed.
Do we blame the tree? After all, it did kill the drunk, but perhaps there is some responsbilitiy of the driver putting himself in that situation,perhaps?

Anyway, no matter what is said here folks will have their opinions and that will be that.
The trial is over and may Ryan rest in peace.

You have no idea what an impact this has made on so many people. Especially the family of Ryan "Karma" I think that your comparison to a tree and a drunk driver is unrelated to the situation that we have faced here. Karma is a bitch and it will come back to haunt Tyler and his family and just like what Ryan's mom said "I believe what goes around comes around".
Also there are all of these conversations of the night before and the fighting blah blha. well if you were there the night before you would have known that the fight wasn't revolving around ryan and it was a mistake and he was in fact let back in the bar when the bouncer realized that. He was not a violent person just a college guy

I know TB, and his parents, they are scum bags. Father was always trying to bend the rules in Youth Sports....Total A hole! TB was always weird, you know, never really fit in. He has definitely been brainwashed by his parents into thinking he can get away with anything!! I GUARANTEE THIS WON'T BE THE LAST NEGATIVE THING YOU HEAR OR READ ABOUT THIS FAMILY, TRUST ME!!!!!!!

I remember when Tyler told me he got stabbed and
then 2 weeks later, one of his "boys went and shot
him". Turns out that wasn't entirely true. Instead of one of Tyler's friends shooting the guy who stabbed Tyler, he sued the guy twice.

Tyler got away with murder.

Dear Karma,

Your comparison to the drunk driver, and the murder of Ryan Johnston is crazy! I am sure it is very easy for you to say, "lets move on folks." I am sure if it were your son, father, friend, cousin, who got murdered, you wouldn't be able to move on so easily. It has been almost 2 years now since Ryan Johnston was murdered. Please keep the family and all of those who loved him in your prayers.

Trial Observer wrote:

<quoted text> You were at the trial and heard all the evidence, right? Otherwise you don't know. Don't count on the media to give you the evidence. They left at 3:30pm ea. day to make their deadlines and missed most of the defense witnesses. They are only interested in headlines. Just look at their final headline. It was a murder trial. The final headline should have read BAUMANN NOT GUILTY OF MURDER CHARGE.

As the matter of fact I was at the trial, and I did hear all the evidence, and I was the President of the fraternity he was in and a good friend of his, and I WAS with him that night at the bar before he left. Don't tell me not to count on the media buddy, especially when you have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

This kid has been a trouble maker his entire life, I have spoken with people who know him personally. He was always nothing but a trouble maker. He was stabbed when he was 17, and had revenge in his blood ever since. It just so happens that RJ was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He didn't 'break' into anybodies house, he didn't go for a knife, and he certainly didn't attack Baumann. Baumann got his ass kicked outside, and used his built up rage for revenge, saw RJ in the house and decided it would be in his best interest to murder a 21 year old 4.0 engineering student with a 7.5" butcher knife with his own two hands.

I will forever have love and respect for West Virginia being that I graduated from WVU, but I certainly lost a lot of respect for the state after this one. This is a true example of one of the many flaws in our legal system. This kid KILLED another person, he ended his life for no good reason, but yet get I.M.? I'm sorry but this kid is GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER!

...I forgot to say, as far as the fight the night before, not a single punch was thrown.

Wow!! I just stumbled upon this story and read all I could, even spoke to a couple people who knew some of it first hand. The biggest problem I have with the whole thing is that some people think it is OK to get drunk. Then you can be drunk and start fights because of the time of day. And you can do this because you are a college kid. It just seems if you are a real nice guy and a great student you would not allow yourself to get drunk, start fights and somehow end up inside a house you are not invited to be in. Is there any dispute that Mr. Johnston was in a home he was not invited to be in? I did not see where anyone disputed that. Is there any dispute that Mr. Johnston was overly intoxicated? It seems everyone agrees on this point and the prosecutions autopsy had him at .12 and the defense at .18. Is this correct? Is there any dispute that Mr. Johnston was involved in several fights that night? I didn't see anyone dispute this fact. Is it correct that Mr. Johnston began the fighting, by pushing and throwing a punch at the location of his death? It seems this in not disputed by anyone and I was told was the evidence of the prosecution witness. Is this also correct? I am told that Mr. Baumann has no prior record. This is actually borne out by the people who did the report for the court before the sentencing. This is accurate information I trust. No one disputes this. Now Mr. Baumann did not know Mr. Johnston at all did he? I'm informed from different sources that Mr. Baumann did not engage in any fighting the night of Mr. Johnston's death. But one of the postings by one of Mr. Johnston's sympathizer's says Mr. Baumann got beat up that night. Is this accurate? I'm told the police took pictures of Mr. Baumann and he had no marks on his body or hands and these pictures were put into evidence. Is this right? This seems like a very tough case for a jury or any of us. What is this reference to the police not doing a fingerprint check, because of money? Is that true? I hope that didn't happen. We all count on the police to be fair to all. Every day we read about cases where people go to jail because the police do not do their job correctly or worse. I hope this isn't one of those. I just can't get away from this idea that you are allowed to get drunk and be unruly and because you are drunk you are not responsible for your actions and situations you create. It seems to me it would be best not to drink, not to get drunk at least and don't stay out late because that is when all the drunk people are allowed to be out and they will, have a right to be rowdy. Sad commentary on todays college scene I guess. I guess I just have too many unanswered questions. That is why we have a jury of people sit and listen to everything and then make a decision.

new reader aka tyler sis i think you, your dad, and brother have been doing one another to long. that's why your crazy like them.

Sure hope Tyler is getting, or will be getting physiciatric help he seems to be desperately in need of. The family as well.

I have known Tyler for a pretty long time. He is not a bad person and I honestly don't think he meant to kill Ryan. He's just a spoiled little rich boy who gets whatever he wants. Therefore, he thinks he can treat other people however he wants. His parents were always setting down rules for him which he deliberately broke because he just doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself. It's as simple as that. And his parents are not bad people either, yes daddy's a lawyer and they live in a mansion, but where I think they went wrong is to continue to enable him after he has repeatedly gotten into trouble. As some one who grew up with this person, trust me when I say that this isn't the first time he should have gotten into way more trouble than he did if it hadn't been for his parents bailing him out. Even though I think he didn't mean to kill anybody, he should have learned a tougher lesson than one year on a misdemeanor charge. I hope he doesn't screw up again, but the rate he's going, its inevitable. He just doesn't know when to stop. If you do something to piss that guy off, he's going to retaliate because he doesn't think before he acts.

This is not Tyler's first run in with the law.

I knew him personaly when I lived in the DC area.
he's been involved in many fights. he was considered a bully. he was even involved in another stabbing near DC.

His Daddy bails him out every time.

his dad is a hack attorney.

what I don't understand is how this little spoiled trouble maker can murder some one after a long line of simular offences and get less time than martha stewart (a non violent criminal)

where is the justice in this country?

no one is safe with this menace to society running free.

who will be Tyler's next victom?
you?
your child?
your wife or husband?

don't you feel safe knowing there is a murder walking the streets. an Habitual Violent offender.

keep this in mind Tyler....

you will be watched every step you take.

there are a lot of people out there that want you back behind bars along with your cell mate Leroy,
remember him Tyler? the one whom called you "wife" durring those late nights when you cried. the one whom held you tight. the one you called "daddy"

bet you didn't know there were cammeras in that cell did you?

keep your eyes out for Tyler's new porno
"Prison butt love 3"
starring tyler as the snot nose punk
and Co-starring Leroy "the Python" Jones