Anthony John Ellis Pleads Guilty In Face-Slashing Attack On Jon Olson, Park Commissioner...

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post by John Hoff

I have been informed by the Hennepin County Prosecutor that Anthony John Ellis, who slashed the face of Park Commissioner Jon Olson while acting stupid and intoxicated, has pled guilty in the attack. No plea deal was offered; Ellis simply elected to do the right thing and save everybody the trouble of a trial. This is the first solid act of good citizenship I've heard of by Anthony Ellis and I can only hope he rehabilitates himself and emerges a better person. More than once I've been told this action was "out of character" for Ellis.

I should add that I met Jon Olson a couple weeks ago at Tootie's. Olson's wounds have healed amazingly well due to the...

Details From The Criminal Complaint In "Boxcutter Brutality" Incident...

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I have a copy of the criminal complaint against Anthony John Ellis, who allegedly carved up a guy's face for jumping in when Anthony was accosting a female in the parking lot outside T Shoppe Bar, allegedly. Click here for the criminal complaint.

The Pioneer Press story says "the attack happened at a bar" but it's more accurate to say the attack happened out in the parking lot of the bar, though the confrontation between the two men...

Digging Into The Story Of Anthony John Ellis, Who Committed "Box Cutter Brutality" At A Neighborhood Bar, Allegedly...

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The story of how Anthony John Ellis allegedly used a box cutter on the face of a guy who jumped to the aid of a female being beaten at a neighborhood bar...

That story wasn't big enough to make the pages of the Star Tribune. Go figure.

Luckily, the Pioneer Press picked up some of the slack, click here. And, of course, it's often the role of this blog to pick up the trail of bread crumbs left by the mainstream media and dig deeper into the story...