No, it didn't happen in North Minneapolis and the victim didn't live here, either. (In fact, useful data captured by my very own jailhouse roster posting indicates he lived at 3205 Boone Ave. S.)
But after I saw an article about Daniel James Hart, age 32, who died in a stabbing in front of Sex World, I checked his Minnesota Courts online record. Well, his record was so long it leaked off the bottom of the screen and I had to drill for it with my computer mouse.
Realizing I was sitting on top of useful info which needed to be part of the public discourse about this homicide, I decided to ever-so-briefly depart from the usual neighborhood parameters of this blog and toss it out there...
This merely lists CHARGES, some of which may have been dismissed. (A non-North Minneapolis case simply isn't worth the extra effort to research each of these individual charges)
Since there is mention of him being a convicted felon (therefore ineligible to be in possession of a pistol) there is probably at least one federal case out there, as well. (I'm not going to look for THAT, either. You're getting short shrift, here, Mister Hart. It's a shame every neighborhood doesn't have bloggers as prolific as those in North Minneapolis)
Here, Mister Hart, is your life...such as it was.
27-CR-97-053926
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
06/26/1997
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
FELON IN POSSESSION OF A PISTOL
FLEEING A PEACE OFFICER IN MOTOR VEHI
27-CR-99-099542
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
10/05/1999
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OPEN BOTTLE-DRIVER AS MISD
OPEN BOTTLE-DRIVER AS MISD
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
27-CR-99-101008
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
10/11/1999
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
1ST DEG PROPERTY DAMAGE
27-CR-00-006578
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
01/21/2000
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
ASSAULT 5TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC)
27-CR-00-069926
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
07/24/2000
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
OBSTRUCT LEGAL PROCESS OR ARREST
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
27-CR-01-039703
1010371589
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
05/11/2001
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
27-CR-01-098594
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
11/29/2001
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Southdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
27-CR-02-019163
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
03/07/2002
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Southdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DWI - 3RD DEGREE
DWI-REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO TEST
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
27-CR-02-048110
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
06/17/2002
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DWI 2 DEG UI ALCOHOL
DWI 2 DEG .10 + WITHIN 2 HRS OF DRIVING
OPEN CONTAINER IN MV-DRIVER
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
02-T4-02-033202
x 627790
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
12/11/2002
Anoka
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
THEFT M
27-CR-02-098963
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
12/12/2002
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
CARELESS DRIVING
HIT & RUN/UNATTENDED
27-CR-03-005803
1020703458
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
01/23/2003
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION
02-KX-03-005298
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
05/27/2003
Anoka
Gross Misd - DWI
Converted Closed
.01% GM 2ND DEG DWI
.01% GM 2ND DEG O.10%
.01% GM 3RD DEG DWI
.01% GM 3RD DEG O.10%
M DAR
02-T4-03-021173
X 309008
X 309008
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
06/19/2003
Anoka
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
DAR M
NO PRF INS/N OWN M
27-CR-05-074664
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
11/21/2005
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
27-CR-06-049523
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
07/21/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Domestic Assault-GM-Subsequent Violation of Subd. 1 w/in 5 Yrs of Discharge or Disposition
Obstruct Legal Process or arrest
Fleeing a Peace Officer By a Means Other Than a Motor Vehicle
27-CR-06-049595
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
07/21/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Domestic Assault-GM-Subsequent Violation of Subd. 1 w/in 5 Yrs of Discharge or Disposition
Emergency Telephone Calls/CommunicInterfere with 911 Call
27-CR-07-023878
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
03/26/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Cancellation
27-CR-07-012309
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
05/18/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Wernick, Mark S.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Assault-3rd Degree-Substantial Bodily Harm
27-CR-11-5180
HART, DANIEL JAMES
03/26/1979
02/22/2011
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Swanson, Stephen D.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Domestic Assault
Domestic Assault
And the moral of the story is?
Well, it's the usual moral: if you're NOT the scum of the earth, your odds of being murdered in Minneapolis drop dramatically to the land of the statistically unlikely.
Pure speculation follows: this was self-defense by a would-be robbery victim, who doesn't want to come forward because, well, what was he doing out there in front of Sex World?
