JNS BLOG EDITORIAL: Why Is Mainstream Media Ignoring Recent Murder Charge In "After Hours Club" Double Homicide?

Image of Demetrius Harper from his Facebook page, used
under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog
post by John Hoff


When a double murder happened at an illegal "after hours" nightclub in North Minneapolis, the mainstream media was all over the story. There were stories about the shooting itself, stories that identified the two dead men, stories about relatives of victims mourning the dead, even a story about the owner of the nightclub (Maurice Harrison) and his history of problems with the city.

So you would think that when prosecutors release a criminal complaint naming both of the alleged shooters and detailing the circumstances, media sources BESIDES The Adventures of Johnny Northside would report these details?

(Click here for this blog's coverage naming the two suspects)

Yeah, I'm kind of stumped on this phenomenon of media silence, as well...

JNS BLOG RED HOT SUPER EXCLUSIVE: Cory J. Bryant Charged With Murder Of Erick Felton In "After Hours Club" Double Homicide, Alleged Co-Conspirator Named In Criminal Complaint...

Photo from RIP Erick Felton Facebook tribute page,
used under First Amendment Fair Comment and 
Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

Click here for the criminal complaint with incredible details and allegations about the "after hours club double murder" which claimed the lives of Erick Felton (pictured above) and Demetrius Harper. The complaint accuses Cory J. Bryant of killing Felton and some guy named Dominique Deshon Sinkfield of killing Demetrius Harper.

As revealed late last night, Bryant is being held on a million dollars bail over the murder charge. I do not have any information right now on Sinkfield but will be digging into that.

More commentary to follow in a subsequent blog post. You read it first on Johnny Northside Dot Com. 

Cory J. Bryant, Uncharged Suspect In The Killing Of Demetrius Harper And Erick Felton, Faces Criminal Charges Over A Facebook Photo...

Creative stock photo, Camp Shelby, MS, blog post by John Hoff

Cory J. Bryant, revealed EXCLUSIVELY by this blog to be a suspect in the murders of Demetrius Harper and Erick Felton at an illegal "after hours" drinking club, is facing charges for Aggravated First Degree Criminal Stupidity, as follows:

Though not legally allowed to be in possession of a firearm, he posted a photo on Facebook that showed him in possession of a gun.

Bryant has not been charged with murder in the killings of Harper and Felton, though he was detained for "Probable Cause Murder" on March 13 and then released. Bryant is innocent until and unless proven guilty though the suspicions of the police are interesting and blogworthy.

According to the criminal complaint, click here, on March 8 (the day of the Harper/Felton shooting) police were called to "a known location" in Minneapolis...

JNS Blog Reader Digs Up The Name "Cory Jarrell Bryant" As Suspect In Death Of Demetrius Harper, Erick Felton In "After Hours Club" Shooting...

Photo, blog post by John Hoff

In a blog post yesterday, I discussed how my attempt to find information about a suspect in the "after hours club" murders of Demetrius Harper and Erick Felton led me to scour the jail roster, looking for somebody who had been arrested on March 13 for Probable Cause Murder, trying to turn up a name based upon a sparkly little clue dropped in a story written by a mainstream journalist.

I wasn't able to find the information I was seeking but in the course of my quest I actually turned up a fairly interesting Southside shooting that nobody else had written with the bloody, messy detail it deserved.

Now a reader/source using a different search method ("Dogpile?" What the heck is THAT?) has apparently turned up data online about an arrest for "PC Murder" on March 13...

A Strangely Close Connection Between JNS Blog And Homicide Victim Demetrius Harper, Plus The Rap Sheet For His Baby Mama, London Rozelle...

Photo from Facebook page of Demetrius Harper (Meady
Neverenough Harper) used under First Amendment Fair
Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

It's a small hood after all.

Though I've written a couple of articles about the two men killed at an illegal "after hours" Northside club, click here and here, it turns out I have a personal connection with homicide victim Demetrius (Meady) Harper and didn't even realize it...

Criminal Record For Erick Felton, One Of Two Shooting Victims At Lawless "Black And Gold Room" After Hours Club...

Creative stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

The Star Tribune is reporting one of the victims at the recent "after hours club" shooting was a young man named Erick Felton, age 23. The illegal, unregulated business was apparently called the "Black & Gold Room" though it had no business signage on the exterior.

Like the other victim, Demetrius Harper (who was reportedly a cousin) Erick Felton was no stranger to the criminal court system. Here is his rap sheet from online court records...

Criminal Record Of Demetrius Harper, Reportedly One Of Two Shooting Victims At Lawless North Minneapolis "After Hours" Club...

Photo from Facebook profile of Demetrius Haper,
used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism

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...

Unconfirmed But Widespread Info On Facebook Names Demetrius Harper As One Of Two Killed At Lawless "After Hours" Club...

Facebook image used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism,
(Copyright? We don't need no stinking copyright!) blog post by John Hoff

Twenty-two hours ago, a participant on North Talk Facebook page was all, like, "Gee, we haven't had a murder for a while in North Minneapolis."

To which I replied, "AAAAHHHHHHH!!! Don't say that. You will jinx us."

Fifteen hours ago came stories in the mainstream media about two men dead in a shooting at 39th and Fremont at an illegal "after hours" establishment which had reportedly been frequented by members of a motorcycle club...