On August 17th, 1989 Putnam County Deputy Sheriff John D. Janey was killed in the line of duty by Robert M. Gray. Deputy Janey was shot 3 times by Gray, with the 3rd and final shot being an execution-style shot to the Deputy's left jaw/ear exiting out from behind of the Deputy's right eye, as Deputy Janey laid dying on the ground. Gray was convicted of 1st degree murder, and sentenced to life with mercy. So every 3 years the Janey family along with Law Enforcement fight to keep Gray behind bars where he belongs. With every signature there is a voice saying that this killer should be denied parole in 2017. Please support this petition and the Janey family. Thank you.
Updates
June 22, 2017
we just hit one thousand signatures and i am completely blown away by the response. thank you so much for standing with the janey family to make sure this killer stays where he belongs.
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 22, 2017
June 21, 2017
we are almost at the one thousand mark and hitting that number would be huge for the family. if you have a second please blast this out on your profiles so we can get over the hump today.
March 27, 2016
the momentum behind this is really picking up and it shows that people have not forgotten what happened to deputy janey. it means so much to the family to see this kind of support for keeping him behind bars where he belongs.
Reached 100 supporters
March 3, 2016
664 Comments
John was a good friend in High School, He was a very caring & friendly human who put his life in front of keeping law abiding citizens safe...... To grant this person parole would be a slap in the face to all law enforcement families......
I am am LEO wife and a dispatcher for almost 20 years. When this man was murdered, our country lost a hero, a family lost a lifetime. No parole! He shouldn't be allowed to live his life after taking the life of a police officer.
WV does not have the death penalty & I respect the people of WV for that decision although I am for the death penalty. Gray was given life "with mercy" so he should spend the rest of his life in prison for executing Deputy Janey.
DENY PAROLE! This monster Robert Gray took the life of my children's God father, my best friend . Robert Gray had no mercy on John, why should he be given mercy. HE COMMITTED MURDER!!! He should remain in prison for the duration of his life! NO MERCY! NO PAROLE!
I was there that night on the VFD. He should not be let loose on society. Please respect the family and police officers everywhere be denieing parole to someone who can ambush and then shot a dying man point blank.
I was in prison with Bob at St Marys. he had dementia really bad. I know what he did was absolutely detestable, but he was no longer in a right state of mind. He should have never died in prison, but be at home with his family with his mental illness. Now hes dead. being in prison and being denied paroled so many times doesnt bring your loved ones back. im sorry for your loss, but I also have compassion for people who dont even know who they are any more.
Hell no NO parole for a piece of dirt like this he deserves to die in prison he should die the exact same way he killed that deputy by a gun he’s eating up tax payers money eating sleeping using running water the tax payer is paying for this garbage and he killled a man that was trying to uphold the law and bring this trash to justice if he’s ever given parole someone needs there head and or heads examined thoroughly no killer should ever be set free ALIVE after he dies in prison he should be cremated and his ashes thrown in the sweat may god have mercy on the deputy’s soul I hope he can Rest In Peace knowing his family is still fighting for justice for him and fighting to keep that trash off the streets
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On August 17th, 1989 Putnam County Deputy Sheriff John D. Janey was killed in the line of duty by Robert M. Gray. Deputy Janey was shot 3 times by Gray, with the 3rd and final shot being an execution-style shot to the Deputy's left jaw/ear exiting out from behind of the Deputy's right eye, as Deputy Janey laid dying on the ground. Gray was convicted of 1st degree murder, and sentenced to life with mercy. So every 3 years the Janey family along with Law Enforcement fight to keep Gray behind bars where he belongs. With every signature there is a voice saying that this killer should be denied parole in 2017. Please support this petition and the Janey family. Thank you.
Updates
June 22, 2017
we just hit one thousand signatures and i am completely blown away by the response. thank you so much for standing with the janey family to make sure this killer stays where he belongs.
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 22, 2017
June 21, 2017
we are almost at the one thousand mark and hitting that number would be huge for the family. if you have a second please blast this out on your profiles so we can get over the hump today.
March 27, 2016
the momentum behind this is really picking up and it shows that people have not forgotten what happened to deputy janey. it means so much to the family to see this kind of support for keeping him behind bars where he belongs.
Reached 100 supporters
March 3, 2016
664 Comments
I'm from Putnam county. Raised there. I remember when this happened and how it affected the community. He does not deserve parole. He did not give Janey a choice so why should he have choices? Any person who takes another's life deliberately should see bars for the rest of theirs.
John was a good friend in High School, He was a very caring & friendly human who put his life in front of keeping law abiding citizens safe...... To grant this person parole would be a slap in the face to all law enforcement families......
I am am LEO wife and a dispatcher for almost 20 years. When this man was murdered, our country lost a hero, a family lost a lifetime. No parole! He shouldn't be allowed to live his life after taking the life of a police officer.
WV does not have the death penalty & I respect the people of WV for that decision although I am for the death penalty. Gray was given life "with mercy" so he should spend the rest of his life in prison for executing Deputy Janey.
DENY PAROLE! This monster Robert Gray took the life of my children's God father, my best friend . Robert Gray had no mercy on John, why should he be given mercy. HE COMMITTED MURDER!!! He should remain in prison for the duration of his life! NO MERCY! NO PAROLE!
I was there that night on the VFD. He should not be let loose on society. Please respect the family and police officers everywhere be denieing parole to someone who can ambush and then shot a dying man point blank.
I was in prison with Bob at St Marys. he had dementia really bad. I know what he did was absolutely detestable, but he was no longer in a right state of mind. He should have never died in prison, but be at home with his family with his mental illness. Now hes dead. being in prison and being denied paroled so many times doesnt bring your loved ones back. im sorry for your loss, but I also have compassion for people who dont even know who they are any more.
Hell no NO parole for a piece of dirt like this he deserves to die in prison he should die the exact same way he killed that deputy by a gun he’s eating up tax payers money eating sleeping using running water the tax payer is paying for this garbage and he killled a man that was trying to uphold the law and bring this trash to justice if he’s ever given parole someone needs there head and or heads examined thoroughly no killer should ever be set free ALIVE after he dies in prison he should be cremated and his ashes thrown in the sweat may god have mercy on the deputy’s soul I hope he can Rest In Peace knowing his family is still fighting for justice for him and fighting to keep that trash off the streets
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I'm from Putnam county. Raised there. I remember when this happened and how it affected the community. He does not deserve parole. He did not give Janey a choice so why should he have choices? Any person who takes another's life deliberately should see bars for the rest of theirs.