Kicked Out: The Disappearance of Jarrod Johnston
After an argument with his grandmother, the 18-year-old stormed out of the house, never to be seen again.
The summer of 2007 was supposed to be fun for the Johnston children. They would spend it in their hometown of Yazoo City for an overdue reunion with their old friends. Young Brittany Johnston was most excited to be staying with her grandmother, but her step-brother, Jarrod, seemed unusually quiet. Perhaps he was lost in thought about finally seeing his girlfriend Kacie again; it had been months since he and his family left Yazoo City for Kentucky. While the move separated the two by miles, they continued the relationship long distance. He’d also made arrangements to stay at a friend’s house instead of his grandmother’s. His budding independence as an 18-year-old was starting to bloom, and he wanted to spend more time on his own.
Jarrod had quite the past. His parents split when he was just a toddler and he was placed in the custody of his father, Stephen Johnston, who quickly remarried. His wife, Lisa, had children from a previous relationship who became Jarrod’s stepsiblings.
Growing up, his parents always knew that he was intelligent for his age. He had learned to read and write around the same time he learned to speak. However, when…
