Friday, November 8, 2013

JNS Blog Will Take Solid Steps To Emphasize News About North Minneapolis Crime Families...

MN DOC mug shot, therefore public domain, James 
Leon Ferguson, blog post by John Hoff

This blog has a new emphasis: There are crime families in North Minneapolis. Their existence, actions, and what to do about "crime families" was an issue in the most recent mayoral campaign. 

The election is over, but the issue is not going away. This blog has published a purported list of the crime families, and I am working on digging up more info. Right now, I am assembling a long article about the Ferguson crime family, a leading member of which is pictured above.

The emphasis of this blog will even go beyond digging up information. It will extend to HOW information is dug up and the priority in which it is presented...

Tonight I wrote an article about Wanda Nunn, who has achieved brief and delightful infamy as "The Fleeing Nunn." The reason this article happened is because of Wanda's last name, which is believed to be that of a North Minneapolis crime family.

You see, NORMALLY I go through the jail roster, looking for Northside addresses, then checking to see if there are serious charges. Other factors comes in, as well, like whether the name has been written about before or if I recognize the address as the property of a notorious slumlord.

Also, I start at the top of the jail roster and work my way down from A to Z. Of course, I rarely make it all the way to Z. So if your name is "Adams," and you're a Northsider who commits a serious crime (allegedly) it's very likely I'll write about you. If your name is starts with a "Z," well, you might escape from the net.

Sometimes I start from the bottom of the roster just to even things out but not very often; since starting at the end of the alphabet feels unnatural, like eating with the wrong end of a spoon.

That WAS how it worked. But from this point and into some unknown point in the future, I will be using a different approach, as follows:

FIRST, I will look at the jail roster for names that match known crime families.

THEN, I will see if the name is associated with a North Minneapolis address.

THEN, I will see if the crime is serious.

If all three elements are met, I'll probably write about the case. I can worry about OTHER names, other crimes, after I fulfill my emphasis on crime families. This approach may catch individuals in the net who coincidentally have one of the "suspect surnames."

Oh, well. They're still accused of a crime. It will still be a solid story.

So what do I expect should HAPPEN with these crime families? What do I want public officials and the families themselves to DO?

Easy. Public officials, including our newly-elected mayor, need to DO SOMETHING about this multi-generational criminal dysfunction and its impact on the Northside. As for the families, they need to straighten up and fly right. The UPRIGHT members of the family (there may be a few) should exert influence on the lost sheep. And the lost sheep should stop dragging down the rest of the flock who shares the same bloodlines.

Now, excuse me. I am off to pore over the jail roster looking for half a dozen or so surnames. 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

your dumb the fergusons are clearly southsiders everyone knows that except you i guess...

Johnny Northside! said...

And yet Ferguson progeny, the Slaughter-McCaskel clan, well, they run in North Minneapolis, don't they?

Anonymous said...

I really appreciate your work & diligence Johnny.The jail roster is overwhelming. It will be very helpful to know if some of those criminal families live in the rental house next to me or on my block . There have been some very scarey tenants next door & down the block but I don't know who they are or what their history or associations are.

Anonymous said...

Stop being esoteric so I don't have to search around to understand what you're saying.

prog·e·ny
noun \ˈprä-jə-nē\

: a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of someone

: the young of an animal or plant

: something that is the product of something else

Anonymous said...

They did run their terror from the southside way back when.Just as the makeup of south Minneapolis has changed,they have moved around. Was the list of so called families ONLY Northside? As if what happens in one part of Minneapolis stays there.Like we have a border or the great wall. Not hardly.

Anonymous said...

Anon 9:45 AM, you learned a new word. That's a good thing.

Anonymous said...

Start holding the Mpls. police, including the worthless 4th precinct, accountable. MPD is worthless. The only thing they're go for is sodomy and bigotry. FUCK THE POLICE!!

Johnny Northside! said...

I am publishing the "f*** the police" comment as part of the discussion.

But I strongly disagree with the comment. MPD, especially the Fourth Precinct, is doing a great job. GOD BLESS the Fourth Precinct, I say.

Anonymous said...

The Ferguson family are southsiders not northsiders..but fuck them also..#RIP Ty Crack..YNTk/TBK

Anonymous said...

mn.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19930618_0003.MN.htm/qx

Johnny Northside! said...

That's a good link. So good I'm using it in a story that's still in the draft stages but, yeah, let's put it out there. Why not? James Leon Ferguson, one of the patriarchs of the Ferguson crime family.

Anonymous said...

Al Flowers brought dope from Mom Ferguson back in the day when she lived on 5th Avenue and 37th.

Johnny Northside! said...

Who is Mom Ferguson? Do you have a first name for your unsupported allegation? No critical tone intended by my characterization of the allegation, please, if you know something tell me more...

Anonymous said...

Fuck u nigga and ty crack that nigga was a rat bastard Soowhoop to da b gang p.i.l j dawgy

Anonymous said...

So did byran heron brought dope from mom ferguson to when she stayed on 5th

Anonymous said...

Quit talkin to dude he tryin to use this shit fo a case

Desha said...

Lmaooo wtf