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Mississippi is mourning a younger lady after her abusive ex-boyfriend tracked her down and brutally beat her to demise.
Earlier this month, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen met an evil destiny after her ex-boyfriend Bricen Rivers, 23, was mistakenly launched from jail. Sure, you sadly learn that proper. You see, Bricen was arrested again in December of 2023 after reportedly beating Lauren whereas on trip in Nashville. For that purpose, Lauren’s family members didn’t need her abuser to be let loose of jail as a result of they feared her life could be at risk.
Nonetheless, seven months after his December arrest, he was let loose on bond. Lauren’s father Dr. Lance Johansen spoke to WLOX earlier this month revealing an official from the “district lawyer’s workplace in Nashville” referred to as him to tell him that Bricen had been let loose of jail. He mentioned:
“He was speculated to report straight to a GPS firm and be placed on a GPS monitor and he was to not go away Davidson County. However as quickly as he was launched, he didn’t report back to that GPS monitoring firm, and he has not been heard from. I needed to verify Lauren is protected.”
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He texted his daughter about it, however mentioned her response didn’t sound like her, so he went to examine her location on the Life360 monitoring app and noticed that it had been turned off. He reported her lacking to Hattiesburg police shortly after, and ultimately was in a position to find her automotive by way of OnStar in “the center of a cemetery.” Eerily, that was the second that he knew “she was useless.” He instructed the information station:
“After we received there, her automotive was in the course of the cemetery and she or he was behind the automotive wrapped up in sheets and trash baggage. She was mainly crushed to demise. Her face was smashed in, her head was smashed in, she was brutally crushed to the purpose she couldn’t see out of both eye when she lastly died and there was a number of holes in her head. I helped the coroner raise her physique out of the automotive. It was simply mutilated.”
How completely devastating.
In one other interview with WDAM over the weekend, the grieving father offered extra horrifying particulars of the situation she was present in:
“He beat her so badly that her cranium and her face just about grew to become fractured from the remainder of her physique. He mainly beat her till the entrance of her head got here off. No human being deserves to have this occur to them.”
Holy s**t…
That poor younger lady. What an inhumane and sickening destiny to fulfill. Bricen has since been arrested and charged with first-degree homicide, grand larceny auto, and tampering with proof. He confronted Forrest County Choose Homosexual Polk-Payton on Friday, the place he was denied bond.
A Davidson County Felony Courtroom clerk admitted to WDAM that errors have been made relating to Bricen’s launch earlier this month. And whereas it’s too late to save lots of his daughter, Dr. Lance feels some aid understanding that the 23-year-old is behind bars:
“Nicely, I already really feel some aid understanding that that he’s on this detention facility. So, that is some justice for me. And I’m assured that he’s by no means going to see the sunshine of day once more. This man’s not carried out killing individuals, and if he has an opportunity, he’ll kill someone in in jail.”
How horrible. Our hearts exit to all of Lauren’s family members and we hope to see Bricen face the legislation to the fullest diploma. Relaxation in peace, Lauren.
Should you or somebody you understand is experiencing home violence, assist is obtainable. Take into account calling the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or textual content START to 88788, or go to https://www.thehotline.org/
[Images via Lauren Johansen/Instagram & Harrison County Sheriff’s Office]
