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The Star Tribune is reporting the name of one victim in the "after hours club" shooting at 3859 Fremont Ave. N. is Erick Felton, who is the son of the ex-husband of Monique White; the homeowner who fought to save her house from foreclosure with help from the Occupy Movement. As of this moment, the Strib doesn't have the name of the second victim (or if they do, they haven't confirmed it enough to publish the name) but they're reporting his nickname is "Meaty" and he's in his 30s, the father of "several" children.
This information does not contradict, and appears to coincide, with information published by this blog that the second victim was Demetrius Lee Harper, DOB 4/7/80. Harper went by "Meady" on his Facebook page (Meady Neverenough Harper) and "Meady" sounds a whole lot like "Meaty." Yeah, it's the same guy. Friends are already leaving "RIP" messages on his page.
So now it's time to publish his criminal record and prove the usual thing which doesn't really need proving, but bears repeating and emphasis. This guy was living...
...a lifestyle that was bound to end in prison or death. In fact, Harper had been sentenced to 110 months in prison (that's not a typo!) for attempted murder, with credit for 187 days served. No telling how much time he actually served in prison, but I'm guessing he did a great deal of weight lifting while he was there. Harper was sentenced in 2001 and then had a long break in criminal activity until 2011, when he was convicted of using the name and birthdate of another person to falsely identity himself to police. So it looks like he spent most of a decade in prison.
Here's all the charges ever made against him in Minnesota, listed below, and (below each entry) how those charges were resolved.
27-CR-98-101389 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 10/08/1998 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed OPEN BOTTLE, PASSENGER
Convicted. Had to pay a minor fine, but still couldn't even pull THAT off without the charge turning to a warrant at one point.
27-CR-00-035292 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 04/27/2000 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed CONTROLLED SUB CRIME 3RD DEG-POSSESSION
Pled guilty. Appears to have done 21 months in prison with credit for 190 days served.
27-CR-01-101680 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 12/11/2001 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE (INTENTIONAL) ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE
As discussed above, did hard time for this one.
27-CR-11-3558 211100388 211100388 211100388 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 02/07/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction Use the name and date of birth of another person to any police officer for the purpose of falsely id Driving after suspension Open bottle law; non-certifiable - possession in a motor vehicle - passenger
Ah, FREEDOM!!! It's a decade later and, not surprisingly, Harper tries to use somebody else's identity but he gets caught and convicted. The other two charges were dropped.
27-CR-11-13257 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 05/09/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction TRAFFIC-DRIVERS LICENSE-DRIVING AFTER SUSPENSION
Pled guilty. Got a year's probation but managed to violate probation.
27-CR-11-22692 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 07/21/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed Domestic Assault-Misdemeanor-Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear of Immediate Bodily Harm or Death Domestic Assault-Misdemeanor-Intentionally Inflicts/Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm Disorderly Conduct-Brawling or Fighting Assault-5th Deg-Inflict or Attempt Bodily Harm Assault-5th Degree-Fear of Bodily Harm or Death Offensive Conduct Ordinance
All charges were dropped except the "offensive conduct" charge, for which he pleaded guilty. Certainly the charges stemmed from some kind of domestic incident. Looks like he was sentenced to three days with credit for three days, but the prosecutor did go through the step of submitting a witness list and getting it in the court file.
27-CR-11-37616 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 11/17/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Suspension Traffic Regulation - Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use
Pled guilty to the driving after suspension, the other charge was dismissed. The judge was the Honorable Lloyd Zimmerman, a fine judge who took a stand against the outrageous conduct of attorney Jill Clark.
27-CR-12-391 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 01/05/2012 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction TRAFFIC-DRIVERS LICENSE-DRIVING AFTER SUSPENSION
Pled guilty. AGAIN.
27-CR-12-7623 HARPER, DEMETRIUS LEE 04/07/1980 03/14/2012 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Dormant DOMESTIC ASSAULT-MISDEMEANOR-COMMITS ACT TO CAUSE FEAR OF IMMEDIATE BODILY HARM OR DEATH Disorderly Conduct
Pled to disorderly conduct. The other charge was dismissed. Harper was on probation until July 10 of this year but managed to end his probation early by being shot dead.
In fact, he was wanted for a warrant that had been issued February 8.
One unidentifiable commenter left the following words on my blog post about "Meady."
Yea n he tried to kill somebody that's why he's dead now n that's the truth as I look at it he got wat he had coming his buddy should have died also instead of Eric but meady was a big bully on the north side maybe even a killer in this case I say good job to the resident of mpls who stood his ground to meady point blank n somebody tell his sister to call me lbs
55 comments:
A day after JNS blog readers knew the name and scores of details about shooting victim Demetrius Harper, the Star Tribune has, well, his name.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/196711591.html
Fuck meady
Rip meady love you johnny northside ur a fukin jerk jack ass wit no life .....live urs cuz u sure aint saving any by doing this...and he was family
Fuck Johnny north side and who ever else that got something bad to say about Meady... You bitch ass niggas couldn't say shit when he was around and now that he gone you bitch ass niggas wanna grow a backbone you bitch made niggas is soft as FUCK just like home made cookies lol everybody know this was a good man he loved his family everybody go thru things in life you can't judge nobody from their past so please before you try to talk bad about somebody get your fucking facts straight you fake ass FOX NEWS REPORTER people like you piss me off go find a girlfriend and get a life
Man meady a hoe he tried to punk mafuckas dats wat he get Imma say it one more time fuck dude..... My lil niggas hot sauce they blow yo top off standing outside of my house trying to do drop offs REST N PISS MEADY N IF U A LOVED ONE GO HOP OFF THE BRIDGE ON BROADWAY ONTO 94 lol no swagg having ass nigga ol baby boy step dad looking ass nigga all hail the nigga that did him n..... MEADYK ITS A GOOD DAY ;-)
Nobody desevers to die specialy over no dum shit so mfs talking bout he deserved he was a good person wit a good hart but come on we on the north side an everybody knows wat goes on
Johnny, you should be ashamed. It is obvious even from here that we do not need north side, sorry, norph side blogging. What is needed are people running wild free, rob & steal, father countless children, not have a job, deal drugs a shoot out with anyone who gets in the way, molest children and endanger anyone who would ever disagree with such a life style. How dare someone decide that is unacceptable behavior & want to make a change to their environment.
It would seem to me that some would want you to believe that because this is the north side, this is all acceptable and we should shut up & keep to ourselves. Well, sad to say some of us out there have made a real investment on the North side & we intend to push forward for a positive gentrification. Let's not let ignorance beget ignorance. The worst part of this? Some bully pissed off the wrong person and paid for something we will never know about. But this does not put it to rest, it just shifts the balance of power and creates a vengeful environment that the true majority of decent, respectful and honest people have to deal with.
Fuck you.. I wouldn't wish death on my worst enemy and only God gets to determine if that's what he gets i hope your death is much more public so this ass whole can post and tell the world what a Dick you was fucking fag
And just because you have a past don't make you a bad person God called those boys home i hope y'all get to make it..
A person with a good heart who beats on his loved ones...
WOW ! ITS SAD TO HEAR MY PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY TALK BAD ABOUT EACH OTHER, IM SAD FOR ANY AND EVERYBODY WHO IS CONSUMED BY VIOLENCE REGARDLESS OF RACE RELIGION OR CREED ! WE ARE KILLING OUR OWN CHILDREN DAILY, AND IF WE DONT CARE ,THEY DONT CARE EITHER ! WHEN WILL WE AS YOUNG PEOPLE WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT HATE, AND ALCOHOL DONT MIX ! IT BECOMES A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION AMOUNGST OUR PEOPLE ! I WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK PEACE AND NON -VIOLENCE WITH HOPES THAT IM NOT ASSASSINATED NEXT FOR TRYING TO SAVE MY PEOPLE THAT ARE MARKED FOR DEATH HERE IN MPLS, MN. IVE NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING BUT PEACE AND UNITY, AND I SHALL CONTINUE TO DO SO, IM SAD I COULDNT SAVE THE 2 WE LOST, BUT I PRAY I MAY BE USED BY GOD TO SAVE 2000 THIS YEAR BLOODY LOOKING YEAR 2013, MPLS YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS , PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOURS ! MINISTER K.G WILSON -NATIONAL PEACEACTIVIST MPLS, MN. 3-10-13
To the commenter at 12:29
Let me get this straight. Having a past doesn't make you a bad person?
Well, then I suppose there are no bad people at all, since everything people are judged for has happened in the past. I guess under your definition a person is only bad at the very moment they are doing something, and then 30 seconds later, when it's in the past, they're not a bad person because, after all, that was the past.
12:29: "God called those boys home."
1. We can't be blaming but we just always be failin.
2. God pulled the trigger, shit happens.
3. Shit always be happenin, god only knows why.
Do you have a similar excuse for chimos and sex offenders? Maybe "If it's hard it thinks for itself?"
Maybe guns and booze and drugs and thugging and pimping and robbing and hanging around after hours with other criminals sent them (and many others) to an early grave. Blaming or putting this on god is part of the problem.
Johnny Northside,
You do yeoman's work with this blog. You spotlight the fact that (as was said above) guns and booze and drugs and hanging around after hours will send you to an early grave. Even if you don't thug or pimp or rob, doing drugs means being fairly closely connected with serious drug criminals. I had to look up "3rd degree possession" (since "Meady" had been so convicted). You all should know that 5 hits of acid or 3 grams of cocaine or 50 "molly" pills is 3rd degree possession and can carry a sentence of up to 20 years. http://www.myminnesotadefenselawyer.com/criminal-offenses/drug-possession/ It's like wrestling an alligator - there are just some things you shouldn't do.
Fuck all yall fucking hating ass bitches talking bullshit about my baby daddy.. Yall don't knw shit about him nd if he was here yall bitches wouldn't have shit to say stupid fucks..
There comes a day that we will all be judged, and prayerfully when you dsy come you won't have to look up from hell because you sin wsd do perfect. Only one without love in his/her heart can say that this is what one deserved. If God gived us all what we deserve we would all be pushing up daisies. Family this to shall psss, and God will strengthen us. It does not hurt to read all the bad things from a stranger on the outsidr looking in. It hurts to know that the people of this world are heartless. The great book tells us that we should not put our mouth on others, I sm praying for the heartless. Everyone had a day that we will face the father, and prayerfully your heart is repented and God wont have to speak you deserved it. I am praying that this convict your souls as you read this to do and be better.
You bitch ass niggas on here talking shit but ain't gonna never say who you are bitch ass niggas scared all you can do is get on the Internet and be anonymous lame ass niggas fake ass Internet thug if you really that hard say who you is so we can meet up dont be scared now ....RIP LORD MEADY
WE LOVE YOU BRO
To meady bm is u the one he beat down??? Brother K.G I look up to u I even meet u n if I could see u now I would tell u in the most respectful way he deserved it honestly it was either him or a brother that he was going to kill for not being vice lord.... Looks like it backfired THANK LORD!!!!!
10:19 is a fraud since black people never say "stupid fucks". They would choose a less white sounding insult. 7:04 AM. is definitely realistic enough and doesn't sound as though they miss Meaty. They seem downright giddy that meaty has become a vegetable.
I wonder if the star on his left shoulder is rotting yet. I will state that he did not dishonor(as his back tells us) and thankfully kept his word. The "great book" is full of murder so 3/11/13@ 1:03 can sleep peacefully knowing that their comment has the durability of vapor.
I love all the people trying to defend "Meady" saying he was a good person and didn't deserve to die . . . then in the next sentence saying if he was here he would basically kick your ass or kill you . . . How does that make him a good person again?
Just clearing out the hood for more gentrification. RIP Hood Rat.
WOW... I am sooooo embarrassed by my people! Lord help us!
Johnnny's a white man?! He need study his white killing whites issue because they kill just as much, and there's be mass killing or killing there grandparents, mom and dad serial killers, divorce killings. It's stuff Black don't do sooo study your own kind. Oh and we kill white men don't know what they talkin bout
To the poster at 7:21 . . . I think it is ironic that you complain about everyone posting their comments anonymously then posted your comment anonymous as well.
NO ONE DESERVES TO DIE TO EVERYBODY SLANDERING A DEAD MAN NAME U WILL B JUDGED ONE DAY TO SO WATCH UR WORDS AND IF THE MF WHO DID THIS IS READING THIS U WILL HAVE UR JUDGEMENT DAY TO BY A JUDGE OR GOD....LIVE BY THE GUN U DIE BY IT REMEMBER THAT SO DONT B SURPRISED IF UR GUNNED DOWN SOON U JUST SHORTED UR OWN LIFE...NOW EVERY SCARY MF GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS MAN NOW THAT HE PASSED AWAY BUT WHEN HE WAS HERE ALL U MF WAS QUIT.....IT'S TO LATE DUMB ASS HE CAN'T HEAR U WHEN U HAD UR CHANCE TO SPEAK U KEPT QUIET NOW HE GONE SO SHUT THE FUK....HE'S NAME LIVES ON CUZ OF MFS LIKE Y'ALL AND JOHNNY NORTHSIDE CAN'T KEEP HIS NAME OUT Y'ALL MOUTHS...AND BCUZ OF FAMILY WHO LOVED HIM DEEPLY....REST IN PARADISE MEADY WE LOVE AND MISS U IT'S STILL NOT REAL TO ME I WAS BY UR HOUSE THE OTHA DAY AND WAS WAITIN FOR U WALK IN ANY MINUTE....WE MISS YOU TRYING MY BEST TO STAY STRONG
Well now. Here is a surprise.
New Study Suggests Religion May Help Criminals Justify Their Crimes
...far from causing offenders to repent of their sins, religious instruction might actually encourage crime. The authors surveyed 48 “hardcore street offenders” in and around Atlanta, in hopes of determining what effect, if any, religion has on their behavior. While the vast majority of those surveyed (45 out of 48 people) claimed to be religious, the authors found that the interviewees “seemed to go out of their way to reconcile their belief in God with their serious predatory offending. They frequently employed elaborate and creative rationalizations in the process and actively exploit religious doctrine to justify their crimes.”
7:21 tell me who u is n I'll have yo phone number n we can meet boy I'd do u dirty yo hood don't need another loser to step up n get his bluff called stfu n go get yo shirt made bitch he a outfit now n worm food nlbs so wat up who dis lil lord... Fuck meady eat my meaty LAME......
this is his auntis in st.louis ,mo and I LOVE MY NEPHEW VERY MUCH AND IM SO EMBARRASSED OF MY BLACK PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT EACH LIKE THAT MY THE LORD LOOK DOWN ON ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT IN THIS WORLD GOD LOVE YU BUT DID YU LOVE YUORSELF
This is for all those talking shit about my cuzin meady fuck ya'll self especially u johnny northside bitch ass reporter
I am happy to keep publishing everybody's comments. Talking on the internet is better than shooting. Next bunch of comments will be approved around noon so don't get impatient if you don't see the comments right away.
To all the young men (regardless of race) from the inner city that start issues with each other and then think that the only way to solve your problems is with violence . . . keep perpetuating the stereotype. And then blaming the rest of the world for your situation.
Please, whatever you do, DON'T try to make a change because that would make you look like a punk or a "bitch" and God forbid, you wouldn't want that!
7 24 name please
What's really sad is that nations like North Korea, Iran, etc are threatening to destroy America and kill all Americans . . . why don't they just wait a little bit and let us do it to ourselves!
Our murder rate is 4 times that of China and they have over a billion more people than we do!
Does anybody else see the "Dishonour" or am I missing something?
So a thug named "Meaty" was shot by a thug named "Hot Sauce"? This is the juiciest McMurder EVER!
I'm confused, Meady or Meaty? I want to make sure I get it right on the sympathy card I'm sending.
Anyone who believes the friends and relatives of Meady are posting here aren't very smart. With a little work of surfing facebook it is easy to determine that if someone posts in an ebonic tone on their facebook, they would here also. Nice try but all you're doing is trolling.
lol 909 about Mickey Ds. They be sellin the McGangBang too jes BING dat chit.
lol 9:09!!! That was McAwesome!!!
Have they caught or said who the shooter was? In the story it said there were 50 to 100 people there. Some one had to have witnessed the shooting or known who the shooter was.
NOONE DIDNT" SEE NOTHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God, knows every move we as humans make , so no matter our paths in life .god knew before us..so yes god called them home. t hey made the differences and served their purpose in the peoples lives that was important. whether we as the public like what they were doing or not.
I agree with 12:29
Two irrelevant pieces of shit are now decaying and rotting immensely and iam loving it. Encore all of you sidewindin',blamin'sorry ass fools.
Good excuse anonymous 1:49 am. That's all there is anymore, excuses.
I hope he wasn't shot in the McRib!
dis fools family was crying like a mug and the sole badass fucked around too long and be deader than a motherfuck. lol my niggaz cuz that family waddnt shit nohow and dat "SNITCH" be smellin and "eaton" dirt.
FUCK MEADY HES A DEAD DICK DOG
A comment rejected which is nothing more than, basically, hurling curses at Meady.
Why haven't you posted my comment? Seems like censorship to me!
Vicki
Why haven't you posted my comment! Seems like sensor ship to me!
Vicki
You literally can't even SPELL "censorship."
I stand corrected. It appears in a follow up comment you corrected your spelling. Good for you. Please keep working at it.
Oh, my goodness. Ever since I found out Demetrius Harper is the guy who wrecked the vehicles of BOTH my roommates, I've found my objectivity slipping. I know I should probably reject the abusive comments about him; him being dead and all.
But I find...myself...slipping.
Hitting...
Publish...
Button...
Remember that face.. You will see it again.........
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