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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Michael Barry Shoe.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Three and a half years ago, Jeffrey Johnson was murdered
as his home in League City in June of twenty
twenty one. The man who was charged and arrested, Devon Jordan,
(00:24):
was granted a bond, which he posted, and he was
out on multiple bonds having murdered somebody until the trial
started October twenty eighth, just a few weeks ago. He
should have never been on the street in the first place.
(00:46):
This is where this whole thing goes wrong. During the
crime spree of Devon Jordan two weeks before he killed
Jeffrey Johnson Josh Sandoval. In both cases, he followed the
(01:07):
He followed the victims to their homes to rob them,
but the robberies were botched and he murdered them. Should
have never been on the street again. Should have been
thrown away. Well, we got a guilty verdict, which doesn't
(01:28):
bring Jeffrey Johnson back, but it's a step in the
right direction. Amy Castillo is Jeffrey Johnson's sister. Amy, Welcome
to the program.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
No, I'm sorry, I'm not his sister. I was. I'm Josh.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I'm sorry you're Josh Sandeval. I'm sorry. I did know
that I'm looking at my nose. I was thinking of
my own brother and imagining the grief my mistake. You're
Josh's sister. You were in the courtroom when the verdict
came back, and I know you said to Randy Wallace, who,
by the way, Randy Wallace has done a wonderful job
(02:06):
on this story. Randy Wallace at Fox twenty six as
part of their Breaking Bond series, that you were told
you couldn't react. I have a problem with that. But
how did you feel knowing that this monster had been convicted.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Oh, it was just a huge weight lifted off our shoulders.
I had been praying relentlessly for a very long time,
and then when the trial started, hearing both sides, I
was there for a little bit of the days, and
going back on Tuesday yesterday and hearing the verdict, I
(02:44):
just was. I was very excited to hear that the jury,
the jury was right. You know, they made the right decisions.
I was a little nervous, but I know, I just
I prayed a lot, and they made the right decisions,
and I was I was just very excited, And yeah,
(03:08):
I couldn't. I couldn't respond react. I just mouthed like
thank you or yes or something to that effect, and
I just started crying.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Were you by yourself?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
No, I wasn't by myself. I had my husband with me,
and I was there to support mister Johnson's family. Number One.
I know that this was their their case, this was
their father and their husband, and I didn't want to
step on anybody's toes, but I just wanted to show
them my support. And they knew who I was from
the commercials, and then I also, you know, introduced myself
(03:42):
and told him who I was, and they knew my
brother's name, and so they understood. While we were all
there together, it was mister Johnson's family as well.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Tell me about Josh Sandoval, Who was he? What kind
of person was he? Tell me what y'all did together?
Tell me about your bond.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Well, I was ten years older than my brother, so
I kind of took care of him, and I have
really good memories of taking care of him and baby
fitting him, and he was just the cutest little baby
in the whole world. And he grew up to be
such an amazing person, and he loved to play basketball,
(04:22):
he loved hanging out with his friends. I mean, he
just did you know, typical young twenties stuff. Just everybody
loved him. He could never do anything ill towards anybody.
He was always laughing, cracking jokes, just a smile on
(04:44):
his face, just all the time. He just was an
amazing person. And it saddens me that I don't get
to see him smile or laugh anymore. I don't know
what his future would have been because he was murdered
(05:05):
at twenty eight.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Tell me what happened.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Well, he was targeted and followed home and when they
went in through their garage, his garage, and I'm not
sure how it all happened, but he was shot and
they ran off and the person that was there in
(05:32):
the town home with him called the ambulance. He was
shot in the heart. One of the last things he
said was till my till my girlfriend, I love her,
till my mama, I love her. And then he never
said seeing it.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
And then when you have to process that, he goes
off and killed another person and does what he's done
to your family to another family, and you see Harris
County judge and a Galveston judge letting him out to
walk the streets pending his trial.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
I can't I can't imagine how that has to feel.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
I mean that the sense of I don't know, is
it betrayal, is it frustration?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Is it confused?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Can you help me understand that?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
It's definitely confusion. I understand what you know. Judges have
to do, or I think they have to do, but
it's it's it does feel like a backstab to set
(06:49):
a bond at such a price that they could afford it.
You know, I'm under the impression that they have discretion
when it's capital murder, so why not say no bond?
He bonded out both times, so obviously this person could
(07:09):
have had the opportunity to walk around and be in
public with everybody else. I just feel that it was
a shame that they didn't take into consideration his past.
I guess activity to see, maybe this person shouldn't be
(07:29):
out because we know what he's doing when he's not
in jail. So it did just feel like we were
not cared about.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
I guess you've spoken out.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
You have.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Of course people will criticize you for that, but you
don't seem to care. It's more important, and you have
shared your story, which is incredibly compelling, and I think
that in so doing you have honored your brother Castillo,
and I think you've shown incredible courage, and I hope
you have inspired other people. This is our country. We
(08:07):
have to fix it, and that means we can't hide
and wait on someone else to do it. I know
this has been very difficult for you, but on behalf
of a lot of people, I want to.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Say thank you, Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
If you like The Michael Berry Show and Podcast, please
tell one friend, and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(08:42):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our website,
Michael Berryshow dot com. The Michael Berry Show and Podcast
is produced by Ramon Roeblis, the King of Ding. Executive
producer is Chad Nakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(09:07):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Our assistant listener and superfan contributions are appreciated and often
incorporated into our production. Where possible, we give credit, where not,
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
(09:38):
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Three
The Michael Barry Shoe.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Three and a half years ago, Jeffrey Johnson was murdered
as his home in League City in June of twenty
twenty one. The man who was charged and arrested, Devon Jordan,
(00:24):
was granted a bond, which he posted, and he was
out on multiple bonds having murdered somebody until the trial
started October twenty eighth, just a few weeks ago. He
should have never been on the street in the first place.
(00:46):
This is where this whole thing goes wrong. During the
crime spree of Devon Jordan two weeks before he killed
Jeffrey Johnson Josh Sandoval. In both cases, he followed the
(01:07):
He followed the victims to their homes to rob them,
but the robberies were botched and he murdered them. Should
have never been on the street again. Should have been
thrown away. Well, we got a guilty verdict, which doesn't
(01:28):
bring Jeffrey Johnson back, but it's a step in the
right direction. Amy Castillo is Jeffrey Johnson's sister. Amy, Welcome
to the program.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
No, I'm sorry, I'm not his sister. I was. I'm Josh.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I'm sorry you're Josh Sandeval. I'm sorry. I did know
that I'm looking at my nose. I was thinking of
my own brother and imagining the grief my mistake. You're
Josh's sister. You were in the courtroom when the verdict
came back, and I know you said to Randy Wallace, who,
by the way, Randy Wallace has done a wonderful job
(02:06):
on this story. Randy Wallace at Fox twenty six as
part of their Breaking Bond series, that you were told
you couldn't react. I have a problem with that. But
how did you feel knowing that this monster had been convicted.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Oh, it was just a huge weight lifted off our shoulders.
I had been praying relentlessly for a very long time,
and then when the trial started, hearing both sides, I
was there for a little bit of the days, and
going back on Tuesday yesterday and hearing the verdict, I
(02:44):
just was. I was very excited to hear that the jury,
the jury was right. You know, they made the right decisions.
I was a little nervous, but I know, I just
I prayed a lot, and they made the right decisions,
and I was I was just very excited, And yeah,
(03:08):
I couldn't. I couldn't respond react. I just mouthed like
thank you or yes or something to that effect, and
I just started crying.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Were you by yourself?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
No, I wasn't by myself. I had my husband with me,
and I was there to support mister Johnson's family. Number One.
I know that this was their their case, this was
their father and their husband, and I didn't want to
step on anybody's toes, but I just wanted to show
them my support. And they knew who I was from
the commercials, and then I also, you know, introduced myself
(03:42):
and told him who I was, and they knew my
brother's name, and so they understood. While we were all
there together, it was mister Johnson's family as well.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Tell me about Josh Sandoval, Who was he? What kind
of person was he? Tell me what y'all did together?
Tell me about your bond.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Well, I was ten years older than my brother, so
I kind of took care of him, and I have
really good memories of taking care of him and baby
fitting him, and he was just the cutest little baby
in the whole world. And he grew up to be
such an amazing person, and he loved to play basketball,
(04:22):
he loved hanging out with his friends. I mean, he
just did you know, typical young twenties stuff. Just everybody
loved him. He could never do anything ill towards anybody.
He was always laughing, cracking jokes, just a smile on
(04:44):
his face, just all the time. He just was an
amazing person. And it saddens me that I don't get
to see him smile or laugh anymore. I don't know
what his future would have been because he was murdered
(05:05):
at twenty eight.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Tell me what happened.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Well, he was targeted and followed home and when they
went in through their garage, his garage, and I'm not
sure how it all happened, but he was shot and
they ran off and the person that was there in
(05:32):
the town home with him called the ambulance. He was
shot in the heart. One of the last things he
said was till my till my girlfriend, I love her,
till my mama, I love her. And then he never
said seeing it.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
And then when you have to process that, he goes
off and killed another person and does what he's done
to your family to another family, and you see Harris
County judge and a Galveston judge letting him out to
walk the streets pending his trial.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
I can't I can't imagine how that has to feel.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
I mean that the sense of I don't know, is
it betrayal, is it frustration?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Is it confused?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Can you help me understand that?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
It's definitely confusion. I understand what you know. Judges have
to do, or I think they have to do, but
it's it's it does feel like a backstab to set
(06:49):
a bond at such a price that they could afford it.
You know, I'm under the impression that they have discretion
when it's capital murder, so why not say no bond?
He bonded out both times, so obviously this person could
(07:09):
have had the opportunity to walk around and be in
public with everybody else. I just feel that it was
a shame that they didn't take into consideration his past.
I guess activity to see, maybe this person shouldn't be
(07:29):
out because we know what he's doing when he's not
in jail. So it did just feel like we were
not cared about.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
I guess you've spoken out.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
You have.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Of course people will criticize you for that, but you
don't seem to care. It's more important, and you have
shared your story, which is incredibly compelling, and I think
that in so doing you have honored your brother Castillo,
and I think you've shown incredible courage, and I hope
you have inspired other people. This is our country. We
(08:07):
have to fix it, and that means we can't hide
and wait on someone else to do it. I know
this has been very difficult for you, but on behalf
of a lot of people, I want to.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Say thank you, Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
If you like The Michael Berry Show and Podcast, please
tell one friend, and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(08:42):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our website,
Michael Berryshow dot com. The Michael Berry Show and Podcast
is produced by Ramon Roeblis, the King of Ding. Executive
producer is Chad Nakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(09:07):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Our assistant listener and superfan contributions are appreciated and often
incorporated into our production. Where possible, we give credit, where not,
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
(09:38):
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
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