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Just minutes after throwing the question out to the universe, the criminal history of Maurice Meeks made its way to me. Meeks was killed in a bizarre car-versus-porch incident, click here for more info.
Hawthorne Hawkman blogged about the criminal history of the alleged killer, but my question in a previous blog post was "what about the criminal history (if any) of the victim?"
Often, (but certainly not always) when murders take place in North Minneapolis, both the victims and the killers have rough records and long histories of mutual association. Maurice Meeks was no exception to this common pattern...
Without further ado, here is the history of no-account Maurice "Mo" Meeks, dead in an incident which was bizarre but, in its own way, hardly surprising:
MEEKS, MAURICE 04/25/1975 05/11/1993 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed 2ND DEG MURDER-UNINTENTIONAL 2ND DEG MURDER 25-T0-03-001688 R 998072 R 998072 R 998072 MEEKS, MAURICE 04/21/1975 03/10/2003 Goodhue Moving - Misdemeanor Converted Closed SPEED 83/55 VIOLATE INSTRCTNL PERMIT DRIVER SM AMT MARIJUANA 25-T8-03-001857 R 098762 R 098762 R 098762 R 098763 R 098763 R 098763 MEEKS, MAURICE 04/21/1975 03/14/2003 Goodhue Driving Intoxicated Converted Closed 4TH DEGREE DWI 4TH DEG REFUSAL TO TEST PERMIT VIOLATION STOP SIGN VIOLATION SEATBELT NO PROOF OF INSURANCE 25-T9-04-000968 R 104661 MEEKS, MAURICE 04/21/1975 02/09/2004 Goodhue Moving - Misdemeanor Converted Closed DAR 25-K3-04-000335 MEEKS, MAURICE NMN 04/21/1975 03/08/2004 Goodhue 5th Degree Assault -K Converted Closed TERRORISTIC THREATS ASLT-5TH DEGREE ASLT-5TH/FEAR BODILY HARM ASLT-5TH/FEAR BODILY HARM CRIM DMG-4TH DEGREE 27-CR-04-079021 MEEKS, MAURICE 04/ 25/1975 12/01/2004 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Southdale Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed 2ND DEG DWI -REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TEST 3RD DEG DWI -ALCOHOL DRIVE AFTER REVOCATION POSSESS SMALL AMT MARIJUANA-MV OBSTRUCT LEGAL PROCESS OR ARREST 27-CR-07-022697 MEEKS, MAURICE 04/25/1975 04/10/2007 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount
What more can be said? Another textbook example of "He who lives by the sword, by that same sword he shall surely die."
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6 comments:
It is a true loss to our community to lose a young man who had so much potential that was snuffed out so unfairly and cruelly.I say we outlaw cars but cars don't kill...people do.I say we out law people then but people don"t kill,cars and guns do.I am a jerk and actually hope that all folks who live like that also die like that....sweet justice punkmotherfuckers.
I'm sure he was a "good kid," and "trying to put his life together." *cough*
So, we got a 2 for 1 getting petty thugs off the street.
And for those asking for sympathy, it's been pushed to the limit. Ain't got any more for ya.
give all these thugs guns, send them to a field, and whoever's the last one standing wins the prize of being shot into a cannon sent straight for brooklyn center. good riddance.
do you have any info on mo meeks murder conviction? he was convicted and sentenced to 150 months, so apparently he had some "issues". the prison time did not seem to end his "involvement" with the law. who did he murder and why?
@Baby, No additional info being held back here.
Anyone else have additional background info?
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All You MotherFuckers DONT KNOW shit He Was MY Family , Leave The DAMN MAN AT PEACE , GET A LIFE ! HE WAS A GOOD PERSON , YES HE DID HAVE CRIMINAL HISTORY AND THAT WAS IN THE PAST if ANy Body got a PROBLME THIS IS LOLO HIS STEP DAUGHTER AND YES IM YOUNG AND SPEAKING THE TRUTH !
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