Meranda Jean Erickson, Present During Death Of Landon J. Pederson At 2401 Ilion Ave. N., Was Convicted On Two Charges, But Two Charges Dismissed, She's Now In Prison...

The mainstream media seem to lose interest in a Northside homicide as quickly as the body cools off or a suspect is arrested but this blog...

I follow up. And follow up. And just keep following up.

Meranda Jean Erickson, who was present at the death of fugitive Landon J. Pederson at 2401 Ilion Ave. N., was facing a raft of serious charges as I reported back in mid-August. 

HOWEVER...

Meranda Jean Erickson, Present During Death Of Fugitive Landon J. Pederson, Is Charged With Burglary And Two Assault Charges Over Pistol-Brandishing Incident During Which She Yelled, Allegedly, "Who's The Bitch Now?" OH, And She Lives At YET ANOTHER Slumlord Mahmoud Khan Property...

Stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

Meranda Jean Erickson (DOB 2/11/84) was present at the recent homicide of fugitive Landon J. Pederson, whose last address was Swift County, Minnesota, but she is NOT charged in his death.

She is, however, charged over a lpistol-brandishing crime spree which is described quite colorfully and in detail in the criminal complaint, click here. 

According to police and prosecutors, the incident happened on March 27 when police were dispatched to the 1600 block of Sheridan Ave. N. on a report of a shooting. When officers arrived...

More On Meranda Jean Erickson, Suspect In A Shooting On Ilion Ave. N. At (Surprise, Suprise!) Yet Another Mahmoud Khan Rental Property...

Creative stock photo, graffiti near Oklahoma City Bombing
Memorial, blog post by John Hoff

This blogger would have written more about Meranda Jean Erickson, suspect in the shooting of DOC fugitive Landon J. Pederson, but I had to rush off to a meeting about Level Three Sex Offender concentration in North Minneapolis. A blogger's work is never done. JNS blog still had the name before any other media entity.

In fact...let me check something, here...

Yes, this blog is still the only media entity to publish her name, other than half a dozen "mug shot" websites, none of which actually has her mugshot. Some of those sites do have some interesting details, however, about a previous arrest...

Digging Into The Story Of This Morning's Shooting On Ilion Ave. N.

Creative stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

The female suspect in this morning's shooting on Ilion Ave. N. is Meranda Jean Erickson, DOB 2/11/84. Her address on the jail roster is 2401 Ilion Ave. N., which is the 2400 block, and so presumably the address where the shooting took place.

The man who died was Landon J. Pederson, a fugitive from Appleton, Minnesota. In the Star Tribune, a relative tried to cast Pederson as the hero and tragic victim of this incident, supposedly intervening in a domestic dispute...by kicking in a door and rushing upstairs.

More details to follow soon.