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Handerchief Color Sparked Attack by Gang Members - Two Convicted of Malicious Wounding

Edward "Boonie" Johnson, a 17-year old Hampton resident, was found guilty Dec. 2 of maiming by mob and malicious wounding in the beating of two airmen at a McDonald's restaurant in February.

Although a juvenile at the time, Johnson was tried as an adult. He was the second person convicted in the McDonald's beating, which involved several people beating up the two airmen from Langley Air Force Base. Another person arrested in the beating was a 16-year-old juvenile who was sentenced as a serious offender and will remain in custody until he's 21.

Both victims were in their early 20s, with one suffering a broken nose and a broken cheekbone after getting stomped and kicked in the head, Holt said.

The incident, witnesses said, began over the color of the handkerchief one of the airmen had in his pocket. Colors of bandannas and handkerchiefs often are affiliated with certain street gangs.

Circuit Court Judge Christopher W. Hutton will sentence Johnson on Feb. 9.

Maiming and malicious wounding both carry a range of five years to 20 years. Aside from the two charges he was convicted of, Johnson was acquitted of gang participation and assault and battery by mob. Johnson has four other charges pending against him in a mob assault outside Club Atmosphere in Hampton. He faces a trial next month on charges of maiming, conspiracy, robbery and gang participation.

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Mr. Stelly regularly appears in the courts of the City of Richmond, Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Goochland County, and Hanover County.

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