Numerous Civil Cases Were Prelude To Alleged "I'll Show You Crazy" Knife Wielding Freak Out By Shirlynn LaChapelle...

Facebook photo, used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff; see note regarding this photo at end of blog post

A couple days ago, this blog brought readers exclusive info about the purported "knife-wielding freak out" of prominent citizen Shirlynn LaChapelle, who has been involved in such noteworthy Neighborhood projects as the (defunct) Northside Marketing Task Force, tornado recovery fundraising, and sitting on the advisory board of the Neighborhood Hub to name just a few. In the background of the story of the bizarre (alleged) incident is a strange "house of mirrors" of civil cases. Where on earth does this mirror lined rabbit hole lead? And how far do I dare to follow it?

One odd aspect of the "freak out" story is....

"Prominent Person" Shirlynn LaChapelle Was Arrested And In Jail For Alleged Assault, Other Details Are Spotty...

Creative stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

This is what I know, and it's spotty. But sometimes when a prominent person is involved, or MAY be involved, a journalist goes with what he's got and breaks the story.

On September 26, as this blog does approximately once a month, I published the Hennepin County jail roster to capture that data like pretty flowers pressed between the pages of thick and heavy books, to preserve the data for posterity.

This morning, an anonymous commenter pointed out that Shirlynn LaChapelle was on the roster and asserted the arrest was for assault. (There should be an "alleged") in there.

I checked to verify the name was on the roster before publishing the anonymous comment...

8/29/2012.21:10 2012026403 LACHAPELLE, SHIRLYNN.NMN 9/18/1951 9654 HARBOR LANE N, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 9/20/2012.23:53 2012026357

 Yup, there it was. After I published the comment, in my own comment I pointed out that I didn't know WHAT the arrest was for, and asked for more information.

This might have been the end of it. After all, what do I care if...