Rufus O. Victor, Killer Of A Mother And Two Children, Release Date 2038...

DOC mugshot, therefore public domain, blog post by John Hoff

In the year 2038, poor and war torn Afghanistan will be an economic powerhouse, (the South Korea of Central Asia) wooly mammoth will once again roam the Siberian tundra after being brought back to life by clever Russian scientists, my son Alex Hoff will be the billionaire owner of the world's foremost robot manufacturing company, and Rufus O. Victor (who killed a mother and two children while fleeing the police in North Minneapolis) will...

...emerge from prison, his dreadlocks now completely gray.

True, it may not be news that somebody's mug shot has finally appeared on the Minnesota Department of Corrections offender locator website, but it seems like these images are not crawled by Googlebots. And I think anybody searching for an image of Rufus O. Victor should be able to find his mug shot conveniently, and readers of Johnny Northside Dot Com should see how Rufus looked before the big iron door went slam.

Look closely at his eyes in the frontal photo.

Is that a TEAR I see?

Who do you feel bad for, Rufus? The mother and two children you killed? Or your own sorry self?

Another Memorial Goes Up In North Minneapolis, This Time Where Rufus O. Victor Killed A Family Of Three...

Photo and blog post by John Hoff

Above is an image of the memorial which went up yesterday at the scene of a deadly crash, where Rufus O. Victor killed a family of three while driving a stolen car.

What is there to say beyond that? Throw the book at this guy.


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Illinois Vehicle Involved In Deadly North Minneapolis Crash?

Star Tribune Photo, click here for original story, blog post by John Hoff

The image above is from the Star Tribune, and posted here only for purposes of First Amendment commentary and criticism. This image was with the Strib story about Rufus O. Victor, the no-account career criminal who crashed a stolen car and killed three people; a mother and her two children.

Look closely at the photo and what do you see? Is that an Illinois license plate about three feet to the right of the bottom of the man's bucket, upside down? I say it appears to have the following numbers: (Unknown digit covered completely by snow, then possibly a "0") 3 0934. Snow obscures most of the word "Illinois" and yet that does not appear to be a Minnesota plate. Note the blue tint on the bottom of the plate, distinctive to Illinois license plates.

I hope I'm not...

...seing the vehicular equivalent of a face in Martian rock, something which seems to be there but maybe isn't. But after playing with the image a lot, zooming in on it, etc. I come to the same conclusion: that's an Illinois license plate there at the crash scene. Three cars were involved, so which car did it come from?

JNS BLOG EXCLUSIVE: Criminal Record Of Rufus Onel Victor, Who Killed A Mother And Two Children In North Minneapolis...

Stock photo and blog post by John Hoff

If I'd been an hour later, or if Rufus Onel Victor had been an hour earlier, I may very well have encountered him while driving on I-94 with my son. Allow me this opportunity to publicly praise the Lord. An hour after I passed by the Dowling Avenue exit on I-94, Victor took that exit while being pursued by state troopers. He crashed into two vehicles (one of which was occupied) killing a mother (Amanda Jean Thomas) and her two children, click here for news article.

Rufus Onel Victor has a criminal record as long as my arm, and here it is...




27-CR-02-012044
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
11/18/1981
09/09/1999
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE

27-CR-03-052554
1021596596
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
07/29/2003
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
NO VALD DL IN POSSESSION

27-CR-03-062214
VICTOR, RUFUS ONE
08/28/2003
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
TRESPASSING

27-CR-05-044016
105624357
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
07/18/2005
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
TAMPERING WITH SECURED BICYCLE PROH

27-CR-06-024792
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
04/12/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
TRESPASSING

27-CR-06-067064
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
09/28/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
THEFT
TRESPASSING

27-CR-07-015167
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
03/12/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
TRESPASSING

27-CR-07-030915
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
05/14/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
THEFT

19-T6-07-067979
5 642516
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
06/09/2007
- Dakota-Apple Valley
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
SHOPLIFTING

62-T7-07-015389
907190569
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
06/21/2007
Ramsey Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Petty Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
TRESPASSING

27-CR-07-106838
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
08/02/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Theft

62-T8-07-019595
907169099
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
08/31/2007
Ramsey Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Under Court Jurisdiction
TAMPER WITH AUTO

62-T8-07-020195
907220158
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
09/12/2007
Ramsey Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Non- Traffic Misdemeanor
Under Court Jurisdiction
TRESPASS-DWELLING,BUILD

27-CR-07-129227
2070363664
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
12/20/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Disorderly conduct in a public or private place.

27-CR-08-19869
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
04/22/2008
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Receiving Stolen Firearm
Prohibited Person In Possession of a Firearm
Burglary Second Degree Dwelling

27-CR-08-49712
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
10/03/2008
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Theft of Motor Vehicle-Felony

27-CR-09-41742
1090424530
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
08/20/2009
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Theft-Take/Use/Transfer movable property without consent

27-CR-09-44265
VICTOR, RUFUS ONEL
09/02/2009
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Barnette, Toddrick S.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Burglary-1st Degree
Receiving Stolen Property

I also checked the record of Amanda Jean Thomas, who appears to have a birthday of April 4, 1981, and turned up minor traffic charges: one incident of failure to obey a stop sign, unlawful acceleration, and amplified sound from vehicle (all from one incident), and two speeding tickets. Not a meaningful police record.

I will be the one to give words to what many people will think, but hesitate to say out loud: it's too bad Rufus O. Victor wasn't killed in that crash, instead of the mother and her two children. If this man ever walks out of jail alive, it will be a failure of the legal system.