Devonte Coppage, Who Died In St. Paul Over A $300 Drug Deal, Documented His Life On Facebook...

Facebook photo, used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, and public safety exceptions to copyright,

blog post by John Hoff

Devonte Coppage, who was named by this blog before any other media source as the victim of a failed drug deal in St. Paul, was like many other young urban individuals with extensive criminal records who die by homicidal violence or (on a different day, when somebody else gets the drop) commit homicidal violence; in that he extensively documented his life on Facebook.

So here we go again, and it gets old before it even starts...

Nitelen Jackson, Northside Felon And Prolific User Of Facebook, Is In Prison Until 2015...

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

Nitelen Jackson, who first came to the attention of this blog when an anonymous commenter dropped his name, and then became something of his own blog subtopic, is now in prison.

I was looking at the jail roster recently and noticed he'd been "released" to other authorities. I dropped a comment upon one of the many blog posts I've written about him (who can forget the "Nine Days And Nights Of Nitelen?") about his release from jail, and as luck would have it...

Arnaz Thompson Tried To Swallow 12 Baggies Of Cocaine, Officers Made Him Spit It Out, Allegedly...

Creative stock photo, (Mmmmm, pie) blog post by John Hoff

When Brooklyn Center police pulled over a vehicle due to its registered owner having a suspended license, the guy at the wheel (Arnaz Thompson) was speaking with a bulge in his mouth and there was "the crinkle of plastic."

Officers asked defendant to open his mouth and saw individually wrapped baggies of...

Day Four, Count Down To Incarceration, Nitelen Jackson And DeCari Antonio Starr, a/k/a "Pudda"

Photo from Facebook profile of Nitelen Jackson, used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

This blog is counting down the days until Nitelen Jackson turns himself in to serve a 45 day sentence for theft, posting something each day. This is a tribute to the Minneapolis Police Department who work so hard to get thugs off the streets, only to have the revolving door of justice turn them loose to commit more mayhem.

On the first day of Nitelen, this blog published intense-yet-almost-indecipherable discourse about Nitelen passing a paternity test, click here. Day Two featured the actual criminal complaint which involved a tragically stupid attempt to steal Ralph Lauren clothing, click here. Day Three featured bud, bud, and also more bud. 

On this, Day Four, I'm publishing photos which show Nitelen's tributes to DeCari Antonio Starr, a/k/a "Pudda," whose murder is still unsolved.

However, it seems like the identity of his murderer may not be unknown. One young person posted a promise on Facebook, "your killer dieing (sic) this year."

Anyway, Nitelen's page is full of photographic tributes to "Pudda," and here are some of them...

(REVISED POST) DeCari Antonio Starr Revered On The Streets, His Murder Still Unsolved...

FB photo from the profile of Ant BoopEnd LowEnd, used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

In the course of researching numerous FB profiles while digging into the story of Kyle Hickman and Jaylin Dubose, I found myself looking deeply into the online "social media" record of a gritty urban lifestyle. It was a fascinating mental journey.

One question I found myself asking, over and over.

WHO IS "PUDDA?"

One thing is for sure, I thought to myself...