Aug 14, 2018 4 min read

WAYNESBURG – A Tennessee man said his involvement in a shooting earlier this year in Waynesburg was fueled by a drug addiction and he plans to turn his life around while in prison.

Cody D. Jannenga, 21, was sentenced to 78 months to 15 years in prison Tuesday, to be served at the same time as any sentence he is currently serving for separate crimes committed in Tennessee.

“I’m not sure it’s the solution, but it’s the proper punishment,” Greene County Judge Lou Dayich said after sentencing Jannenga. “Good luck to you.”

Greene County District Attorney Marjorie Fox indicated the victims had been notified of the plea agreement, which dismisses the most serious charge of attempted criminal homicide. Jannenga pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery along with one charge each of aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit robbery, theft and harassment. His Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program calculation is 65 months, and Fox approved a waiver of his ineligibility.

Both Dayich and Jannenga’s attorney, Gary Graminski, made sure that Jannenga understood the severity of his sentence. But Jannenga said the lengthy sentence would give him a chance to address his longstanding issues with drugs.

“You know you need time to address these things,” Graminski said.

“I messed up,” Jannenga said. “I’m going to take this opportunity to change myself for the better and I’m very sorry to the victims.”

During the hearing, Jannenga indicated he had never undergone inpatient treatment for his addiction, but felt he needed to. He told the judge his issues with heroin began when he was 12 and had wrestled with it ever since.

Victim Johnathan C. Fannon suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his leg at his home, 53 S. Morris St. in Waynesburg. He and fiancée, Brandi Stump, and their 16-month old child had just arrived home when two armed men knocked on their door, around 10 p.m. March 26.

“I want everything, give me everything,” Jannenga told Stump.

Stump recognized Jannenga because she had previously sold him Subutex pills. Fannon began to wrestle with the other armed intruder, later identified as Kody Alan Scott, and Jannenga shot Fannon in the leg. The scattered shot left multiple entry wounds, Fox said during Tuesday’s hearing, resulting in a lot of blood loss.

Jannenga punched Fannon in the head at least 10 times with metal knuckles, leaving scars around his eye and forehead. Fannon eventually gave up and handed over a bottle of his prescription Subutex.

Fannon returned to work two weeks after the shooting, against medical advice, to help care for his young child.

Scott was quickly arrested after the incident, and Jannenga went to Tennessee with his mother, Fox said, and his actions there resulted in additional criminal charges. Jannenga later said he violated his parole going to Pennsylvania. He turned himself in about a week after the incident.

“It is clear to everybody in this case that Mr. Jannenga and Mr. Scott have serious drug issues,” Fox said.

Fannon told Fox he and Stump were evicted due to the crime and requested restitution for the eviction and storage fee to house their items, but Fox did not approve that request.

Jannenga requested upon his release, his parole would be transferred to his mother’s residence in Michigan so he could “stay on track and not fall back on old habits.” Dayich said that decision would be totally up to the state parole board.

Scott, who is Jannenga’s co-defendant, is still awaiting disposition in his case related to the March 26 incident, as well as an unrelated DUI case. Scott appeared in court briefly Tuesday to request a continuance through his recently-appointed public defender, Jennifer Dickquist. Scott wanted more time to consider the agreement.