Wednesday, May 30, 2012

What Is Up With The All The Nonexistent Addresses On The Hennepin County Jail Roster?

Stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

Juanio NMN Deleon, whose purported date of birth is 3/4/86, is sitting in jail this moment facing possible controlled substance charges. There's also a "hold" on him from the Aitkin County Sheriff's Department, with bail set at $6,000.

Deleon's address, according to the jail roster, is 2211 Fremont Ave. N.

That address doesn't actually exist...

...according to online Minneapolis property records. A Google search for the address produces only 3 duplicative hits from a website called "walkscore dot com" which appear to be based upon some kind of error. Real addresses not only show up in city and county records, but produce numerous hits on Google as they generate taxes, public complaints, mortgage foreclosures, and so forth. There's no way around the fact 2211 Fremont Ave. N. is a fictional location. And yet the roster says it's where Deleon is alleged to reside.

This is not an isolated example on the Hennepin County jail roster. I frequently dig into these addresses, and I frequently find "nonexistent" addresses. If somebody being incarcerated at the jail opens up their mouth and spits out such an address, they're either lying, mistaken, or both.

Yes, you could be both. You could be LYING about where you live, and MISTAKENLY believing the address you're providing actually exists. It's like being a lying dirt bag. Which are you? The dirt? Or the bag? Well, it seems like you could be BOTH.

It's possible some of these nonexistent addresses are the result of typographical errors made by jail personnel. If so, these errors are happening far too often. The reported address of a detainee at the jail is valuable data, and if it's being "fat fingered" into the keyboard over and over, then whoever has those fat fingers needs some supervisory attention. I'm far more inclined, however, to believe it's simply a case of lying dirt bags doing what they do, which is lie.

But providing false information to police about your identity (to include address, birthday) is against the law. So how is it individuals pass through the jail all the time, (probably) telling big whopping lies about where they live, and yet they pass through the system without apparent detection or consequences? Jailhouse roster data is valuable data. What if one of these (alleged) dirt bags later committed a murder, and police were trying to locate this person? Their last reported address from a recent arrest might be the only clue to their whereabouts.

That is a rather dramatic example, but there's obviously a REASON addresses are collected from arrestees in the first place. A job worth doing is worth doing right. And if dirtbags lie about their addresses, they deserve additional charges.

I've called out this issue before in blog posts. Many times. But it appears I need to call it out more prominently, in bloggy headlines, and create a little meta tag called "Nonexistent Addresses On Hennepin County Jail Roster."

Deleon is a bad man. Here's his rap sheet, not all of which represent convictions, but some of them do.


01-T9-04-003446
RJ 003730
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
08/18/2004
Aitkin
Speeding-Petty Misd
Converted Closed
SPEED 85/55

01-KX-05-000209
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
03/23/2005
Aitkin
Solien, John R.
Gross Misdemeanor
Closed
Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle

01-T6-05-001177
RJ 003221
RJ 003221
RJ 003221
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
04/04/2005
Aitkin
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
SPEED 69/55
EXPIRED REG
NO PROOF INSURANCE

01-TX-05-002266
C 013498
C 013498
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
06/13/2005
Aitkin
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Closed
DAR
Traffic Regulation - Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance when Operating Vehicle;Misd

62-T1-05-016405
905191320
905191320
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
06/30/2005
Ramsey Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
DAR
NO PROOF OF INSURANCE MIS

48-VB-05-2884
mlct 1007042
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
12/15/2005
Mille Lacs
Crim/Traf Non-Mand
Closed
Liquor-Consumption by persons under 21

48-CR-06-1261
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
05/10/2006
Mille Lacs
Ruble, Steven P.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Drugs - 3rd Degree - Possess 3 Grams or More Cocaine/ Heroin/ Methamphetamine
Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Revocation
Damage to Property-4th Deg-Intentional Damage-Other Circumstances

01-K1-06-000660
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
09/08/2006
Aitkin
Solien, John R.
Felony
Closed
Receiving Stolen Property
Felon Convicted Crime of Violence - Firearm Violation
Felon Convicted Crime of Violence - Firearm Violation
Possess Pistol/Assault Weapon-Conviction of a Violent Crime within 10yrs
Possess Pistol/Assault Weapon-Conviction of a Violent Crime within 10yrs
Machine Guns and Short-Barreled Shotguns-Acts Prohibited-Own/ Possess/ Operate
Receiving Stolen Property

(Note that all those charges were dismissed EXCEPT the stolen property charge, for which he pleaded guilty. One of the best plea bargains I've ever seen. Well played, Deleon)


01-CR-07-407
C 016282
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
07/23/2007
Aitkin
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Domestic Assault-Misdemeanor-Intentionally Inflicts/Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm

01-CR-07-717
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
09/11/2007
Aitkin
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Domestic Abuse; Violates no contact order within 10 years of previous conviction

01-CR-08-172
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
01/28/2008
Aitkin
Solien, John R.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Receiving Stolen Property
Receiving Stolen Property

01-CR-08-1757
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
12/09/2008
Aitkin
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Harassment-Stalking-Intent to Injure

02-CR-11-638
02061140900
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
01/26/2011
Anoka
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
THEFT-TAKE/USE/TRANSFER MOVABLE PROP-NO CONSENT

03-CR-11-1888
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
08/29/2011
Becker
Irvine, Peter
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Dormant
Traffic - DWI - Refuse to Submit to Chemical Test
Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Revocation
Give Peace Officer False Name/Birthdate/ID Card

60-CR-12-290
DELEON, JUANIO
03/04/1986
02/08/2012
Polk
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Revocation

Impressive! And yet he passes through the Hennepin County jail, coughs up a nonexistent address, and that's just fine?

I don't expect Deleon to be anything but a bad man. But the personnel working at the jail are good guys, and among many other things being a good guy means giving a rip about doing a good job. Letting detained dirtbags cough up fake addresses without detection or consequences doesn't count as "doing a good job."

Hennepin County jail authorities?

FIX THIS!!!!!!!

Thanks in advance.


5 comments:

Julie said...

It seems odd that the jail doesn't have access to some kind of database that can recognize an invalid address, maybe using the property look-up function that is available once. (Not sure if there would be an issue because the property look-up seems to be run by cities versus the county.)

Johnny Northside! said...

Well, actually the city and county duplicate their property systems, each showing different information. If I want to know about TAXES for a property, I go to the county site, which is actually accessible from the city site. Just click on "taxes" while looking up a property on the city site.

But I still don't see what would keep jail personnel from using either site, or Google, or whatever to make sure an address is real.

Oh, also, take for example Carmen Gomez who was in jail recently. Her birthday changed by ONE DAY. That was no TYPO.

But birthday information is already in MNCIS. So birthday information can be verified, too, and not just addresses. Though this kind of inaccuracy seems much more common with addresses instead of birthdays.

The only argument against it seems to be "we are busy doing something else. We don't have time."

Not enough time to make sure people in jail aren't lying about where they really live? WTF?

Anonymous said...

As opposed to immature bloggers who *always* tell the truth, right?

Johnny Northside! said...

Steering the topic back where it belongs:

Lying dirt bags being booked into the jail. Take the time to confirm their purported addresses have a basis in reality or just let their deception slide?

Discuss.

Johnny Northside! said...

Or, to quote Keith Reitman:

I, um, well, what I mean, I, let me think, uh uh um.