Steroids blamed in Johnston case
By Nicole Sequino, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Saturday, April 22
NORTHAMPTON ? A forensic psychiatrist for the prosecution testified yesterday that Bryan R. Johnston, a Dalton native accused of shooting his former friend to death, was not suffering from a paranoid delusional disorder but was instead exhibiting symptoms of steroid use.
Dr. Michael Welner, a forensic consultant based in New York City, said he ruled out the possibility that Johnston was mentally ill because his delusions that the Mafia and others wanted to kill him arose after heavy drinking or cocaine use.
Instead, Welner claimed that Johnston displayed the behavior of irritability, irrational thought, agitation, aggressiveness and paranoia from the use of anabolic steroids.
WAIT? He was juicing, coking, drinking and doing whatever the fuck else he could to cloud his judgement. BUT it was definitely the steroids? Well that makes sense, because nobody every killed anyone else while under the influence of other drugs and alcohol. Yup it must have been the steroids. ROID RAGE! Grrrrr! RRRRAAAA! YELLL!