Andrew Mickel
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Andrew "Andy" Mickel is a former resident of Springfield, Ohio
. He graduated from Springfield's North High School in 1998 and went on to serve three years with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division
before attending Evergreen State College and becoming a journalist with Indymedia.org.
On November 19, 2002, at 1:27 am, Mickel shot and killed Officer David Mobilio of the Red Bluff, California
Police Department. Mobilio was shot twice in the back, and once in the head at "very close range". A handmade "Don't Tread on Us
" flag was left beside Mobilio's body. There were no witnesses to the killing, and the crime would have gone unsolved had there not been Internet postings about the crime six days later. The postings read, "Hello Everyone, my name's Andy. I killed a Police Officer
in Red Bluff, California in a motion to bring attention to, and halt, the police-state tactics that have come to be used throughout our country. Now I'm coming forward, to explain that this killing was also an action against corporate irresponsibility." It was signed "Andy McCrae", an alias of Mickel's.
Mickel said that "prior to my actions in Red Bluff, I formed a corporation under the name 'Proud and Insolent Youth Incorporated', so that I could use the destructive immunity of corporations and turn it on something that actually should be destroyed." The name is taken from the novel Peter Pan
written by Scottish author J. M. Barrie
. Mickel wrote, "Just before their final duel and Capt. Hook's demise, Hook said to Peter, 'Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom.'
Mickel insisted on representing himself during his trial. His parents have been quoted as referring to their son as Theodore Kaczynski
, aka the Unabomber. They say that their son, like Kaczynski, is wrong but mentally ill and should be treated as such.
In April 2005, Mickel was convicted of one count of first-degree murder. He was subsequently sentenced to death, and is being held on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison
while awaiting his automatic appeal to the California Supreme Court.
In September 2009, The California Supreme Court, declaring that "In California, a criminal defendant has no right to represent himself or herself on appeal," appointed attorney Lawrence A. Gibbs to represent Mickel for his automatic appeal. In November 2010, Gibbs received an extension to file the appeal brief by January 14, 2011. Further extensions are possible.
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
. He graduated from Springfield's North High School in 1998 and went on to serve three years with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
before attending Evergreen State College and becoming a journalist with Indymedia.org.
On November 19, 2002, at 1:27 am, Mickel shot and killed Officer David Mobilio of the Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff is a city in and the county seat of Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 14,076 at the 2010 census, up from 13,147 at the 2000 census....
Police Department. Mobilio was shot twice in the back, and once in the head at "very close range". A handmade "Don't Tread on Us
First Navy Jack
The First Navy Jack is the current U.S. jack authorized by the United States Navy. The design is traditionally regarded as that of first U.S. naval jack flown in the earliest years of the republic.-History:...
" flag was left beside Mobilio's body. There were no witnesses to the killing, and the crime would have gone unsolved had there not been Internet postings about the crime six days later. The postings read, "Hello Everyone, my name's Andy. I killed a Police Officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
in Red Bluff, California in a motion to bring attention to, and halt, the police-state tactics that have come to be used throughout our country. Now I'm coming forward, to explain that this killing was also an action against corporate irresponsibility." It was signed "Andy McCrae", an alias of Mickel's.
Mickel said that "prior to my actions in Red Bluff, I formed a corporation under the name 'Proud and Insolent Youth Incorporated', so that I could use the destructive immunity of corporations and turn it on something that actually should be destroyed." The name is taken from the novel Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
written by Scottish author J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright...
. Mickel wrote, "Just before their final duel and Capt. Hook's demise, Hook said to Peter, 'Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom.'
Mickel insisted on representing himself during his trial. His parents have been quoted as referring to their son as Theodore Kaczynski
Theodore Kaczynski
Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski , also known as the "Unabomber" , is an American mathematician, social critic, anarcho-primitivist, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others.Kaczynski was born in Chicago, Illinois,...
, aka the Unabomber. They say that their son, like Kaczynski, is wrong but mentally ill and should be treated as such.
In April 2005, Mickel was convicted of one count of first-degree murder. He was subsequently sentenced to death, and is being held on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men in unincorporated San Quentin, Marin County, California, United States. Opened in July 1852, it is the oldest prison in the state. California's only death row for male inmates, the largest...
while awaiting his automatic appeal to the California Supreme Court.
In September 2009, The California Supreme Court, declaring that "In California, a criminal defendant has no right to represent himself or herself on appeal," appointed attorney Lawrence A. Gibbs to represent Mickel for his automatic appeal. In November 2010, Gibbs received an extension to file the appeal brief by January 14, 2011. Further extensions are possible.
External links
- Murder, Incorporated? (washingtonpost.com) - News Article
- http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/minutes/documents/SSEP3009.PDF - Records of the California Supreme Court
- http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/minutes/documents/SNOV1810.DOC California Supreme Court Minutes