The man charged with murder over the cruel death of Gold Coast woman Kelly Wilkinson has previously faced legal issues back in the US, it can be revealed.
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Subscriber only The former US marine accused of killing his estranged wife, Queensland mum of three Kelly Wilkinson, filed for bankruptcy in the US and also faced minor legal issues in Ohio stemming from a petty theft charge and a speeding violation. US Federal records showed that Brian Johnston - originally from Creston, Ohio - and Wilkinson filed for bankruptcy in 2012 with the case not closed until 2018. State records also showed that Johnston pleaded guilty to a petty theft charge in 2005 for which he reportedly served no jail time and, in 2006, he was charged with a minor misdemeanour of speeding for which he was fined US$50 ($A64.91).
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Queensland police must respond to every domestic violence incident in person under a new directive set by a taskforce reviewing police protocols.
An internal taskforce, spearheaded by Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd, was convened in the days after Doreen Langham perished in a house fire in February alongside her ex-partner, Gary Hely.
Doreen Langham is believed to have died in the unit fire at Browns Plains.
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In the weeks leading up to the suspected murder-suicide, Ms Langham had provided with a dossier of information about her ex-partner.
Crime by Tiffany Bakker
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Subscriber only The former US marine accused of killing his estranged wife, Queensland mum of three Kelly Wilkinson, filed for bankruptcy in the US and also faced minor legal issues in Ohio stemming from a petty theft charge and a speeding violation. US Federal records showed that Brian Johnston - originally from Creston, Ohio - and Wilkinson filed for bankruptcy in 2012 with the case not closed until 2018. State records also showed that Johnston pleaded guilty to a petty theft charge in 2005 for which he reportedly served no jail time and, in 2006, he was charged with a minor misdemeanour of speeding for which he was fined US$50 ($A64.91).
Crime by Tiffany Bakker
Premium Content
Subscriber only The former US marine accused of killing his estranged wife, Queensland mum of three Kelly Wilkinson, filed for bankruptcy in the US and also faced minor legal issues in Ohio stemming from a petty theft charge and a speeding violation. US Federal records showed that Brian Johnston - originally from Creston, Ohio - and Wilkinson filed for bankruptcy in 2012 with the case not closed until 2018. State records also showed that Johnston pleaded guilty to a petty theft charge in 2005 for which he reportedly served no jail time and, in 2006, he was charged with a minor misdemeanour of speeding for which he was fined US$50 ($A64.91).