Should "Ferguson" Be Listed Among Northside Crime Families? Source To JNS Blog Makes A Detailed And Convincing Argument, PART ONE...

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by John Hoff

A respected member of the community sent me an email after my "Six Crime Families Of North Minneapolis" article, asserting that my list was missing a very important surname:

Ferguson.

My source laid out a long, complicated and bloody tale about the Fergusons with enough detail and citations to sources that I am convinced. Ferguson is one of the crime families. Here is the tale, as told by my source and supplemented by my digging where my source's tale led.

The first place the tale led was prison...

JNS Blog Will Take Solid Steps To Emphasize News About North Minneapolis Crime Families...

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

This blog has a new emphasis: There are crime families in North Minneapolis. Their existence, actions, and what to do about "crime families" was an issue in the most recent mayoral campaign. 

The election is over, but the issue is not going away. This blog has published a purported list of the crime families, and I am working on digging up more info. Right now, I am assembling a long article about the Ferguson crime family, a leading member of which is pictured above.

The emphasis of this blog will even go beyond digging up information. It will extend to HOW information is dug up and the priority in which it is presented...

JNS BLOG EXCLUSIVE: Naming The Six (Possible) North Minneapolis Crime Families Hours After Polls Close On Election Night...

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About a year ago, a respected community leader (RCL) told me something like, "John, I know you're the only one willing to dig into this story I am about to tell you." The RCL proceeded to tell me half a dozen "crime families" were responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in North Minneapolis. The crime families had generations of dysfunction and it appeared they taught crime skills to their offspring like a profession.

I obtained the surnames of the families, one of which was (of course) Gomez.

In fact, it was my stories about the Gomez family, documenting three generations of crime, which made that RCL believe I'd be able to get to the bottom of the story of half a dozen crime families. (Click here, and here) 

HOWEVER, hearing of the pattern and assembling the facts isn't as easy as assembling facts and then perceiving the pattern...

Dashaunta Dmar Gomez Charged With Being A Felonious Couch Potato, He Is (Almost Certainly) Part Of The Six Crime Families Of North Minneapolis...

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and Criticism and public safety exceptions, blog post by 
John Hoff

After the polls close but before Election Day is over, JNS blog will be publishing a list of what I believe are the Six Crime Families of North Minneapolis. The existence of The Six was discussed in the mayoral race by Don Samuels, mayoral candidate.

But one of the families, for sure, is the Gomez family. And here's the latest on Dashaunta Dmar Gomez, who has crime running through his blood so thick he recently managed to get himself arrested on a felony for sitting on a couch. 

Click here for the criminal complaint.

Police and prosecutors allege...

Probation Hasn't Worked Out So Well For Dashaunta Dmar Gomez, He's In Jail And Charged With Possession Of A Weapon...

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Fair Comment and Criticism and public safety
exceptions, blog post by John Hoff

Well, JNS blog saw THAT coming a mile away. It was June 9, 2012 when I said I wouldn't wager "a handful of dryer lint" on Deshaunta Gomez being successful on his probation. 

Jail roster info, brought to the attention of this blogger by an anonymous commenter, confirms that Deshaunta Gomez is sitting in jail charged with...