Jail For Wesley Gubbin, Who Dumped His Oh So Distinctive Camouflage Truck In North Minneapolis After A Fatal Hit-And-Run

Creative stock photo taken in Washington, DC this summer, blog post by John Hoff

There are hundreds, thousands of actual and alleged criminals with some connection to North Minneapolis that I could write about. But there's just something about Wesley Gubbin that sticks in my craw...something about the way Gubbin seemed to make certain ASSUMPTIONS about our North Minneapolis neighborhood when he dumped his hit-and-run vehicle in this neighborhood after running down an elderly man on a bicycle.

Mainstream media have reported on his plea bargain right before trial, click here. But I requested a copy of the criminal complaint and wanted to make more details available. First of all, click here to view the actual criminal complaint.

According to the allegations in the complaint (and keeping in mind Gubbin did plead guilty) Gubbin was residing at 1508 Madison St. NE on or about November 12, 2011. On that day, Minneapolis police were dispatched to West River Parkway, just south of the Franklin Avenue Bridge on a report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian....

Wesley "The Child" Gubbin Seems To Have Dodged Both Civil And Criminal Proceedings Over Fatal Hit-And-Run...

Stock photo, blog post by John Hoff

This blog...and perhaps ONLY this blog...dug deeply into the story of Wesley Gubbin, a no account trashy type person who (allegedly) ran down an elderly, religious man who was riding a bicycle, then tried to dump the hit-and-run vehicle in North Minneapolis.

Click here for my first blog post on the topic. Click here for my second. 

Recently, I received an inquiry about what had happened to Gubbin and so I started digging into the story again. What I found out was disappointing...

More Details, Criminal Record Of Wesley "The Child" Gubbin, Who Dumped His Oh-So-Distinctive Hit-And-Run Vehicle In North Minneapolis...

Stock photo, Afghanistan, blog post by John Hoff

In my previous blog post, I was able to find the online court record of Wesley Gubbin; who attempted to dump his vehicle in North Minneapolis after fatally running down an older gentleman on a bike.

However, I wasn't able to flesh out the story of what happened with each charge because, well, the online records just weren't pulling up. Today the internet gods are smiling on me in Afghanistan and so I was able to get the rest of the pertinent info...


Here are those old cases, AGAIN, this time with the resolution of each included:


27-J4-01-063589
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS
05/15/1984
08/23/2001
- Hennepin Juvenile
Delinquency - Felony
Converted Closed
ASSAULT SECOND DEGREE
ASSAULT SECOND DEGREE

This was a juvenile case back in 2001. Result was "care, custody, control" returned to parents, and C ("child") to have no contact with victim(s).

The following note was made on the case:

CHILD CAME IN ON TWO CHARGES FOR ASSAULT 2ND DEGREE. PARENTS TEND TO THINK THAT CHILD IS NOT A FLIGHT RISK AND REQUEST. THE LESS RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE. CHILD DENY ALLEGATIONS AND CONTINUE FOR PRE-TRIAL.

Wesley Gubbin, a/k/a "The Child," was "adjudicated delinquent" on one of the assault charges, the other was dismissed.

This OTHER really amazing note was made on the case:

"PURSUANT TO NEGOTIATION, CASE #J3-01-065852 (REVOKED PLATES AND NO PROOF OF INSURANCE) WAS DISMISSED, COUNT 2 OF CASE # J4-01-063589 (2ND DEGREE ASSAULT) WAS DISMISSED AND CHILD ADMITTED COUNT 1 OF CASE #J4-01-063589 (2ND DEGREE ASSAULT)IN THAT ON 8-21-01 IN NORTHEAST, MINNEPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY CHILD CHASED A CAR CONTAINING 2 GIRLS AND HIT THE CAR DELIBE..."

I assume that truncated word is "deliberately." And so began the criminal career of the bad seed Wesley Gubbin. He was placed on probation, made to perform unpaid service to the community, had to write a letter of apology to the victim, and had to pay restitution.

27-CR-04-041475
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS MCKEOWN
05/15/1984
06/28/2004
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
AID/ABET BURGLARY-3RD DEGREE
TRESPASSING

Three years later, The Child was up to his old tricks, and this time got convicted in a grown up court of law for trespassing. However, an "aid and abet third degree burglary" charge (which was a felony) got dismissed. Since Wesley actually pleaded guilty on the one charge, it's easy to see this was probably a plea bargain.

02-T0-04-027451
X 763029
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS MCKEOWN
05/15/1984
08/26/2004
Anoka
Moving - Misdemeanor
Closed-Physical File Destroyed
1ST DAS M

Whatever the heck this was, it seems to be some kind of moving violation. He pled guilty and was fined $100, plus a surcharge of $60 and costs of $10. The case file was "destroyed per retention schedule." I bet it would have been useful to the prosecutor who will handle this hit and run, but oh well.

02-TX-04-038229
X 789696
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS MCKEOWN
05/15/1984
12/20/2004
Anoka
Moving - Misdemeanor
Closed-Physical File Destroyed
NO MN DL M

I want to make a leap hear and supposed "NO MN DL M" stands for "no Minnesota drivers license, motorcycle." It seems reasonable, since the very next thing he was charged with involved a motorcyle. In any case, it was another moving violation, Gubbin pleaded guilty, and he was sentenced to 90 days, which seems to have been stayed, one year of unsupervised probation, a $1000 fine ($700 of it stayed, sweet!) and the usual $70 of surcharges and costs.

I tell you, those surcharges add up like video late fees.

One sees a pattern forming, here, and part of the pattern was Wesley messed up again and again but the system never came down very hard.

48-VB-05-2218
MLCT008446
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS
05/15/1984
08/30/2005
Mille Lacs
Crim/Traf Non-Mand
Closed
Off-highway motorcycle-Operate on a a public highway

This happened in Mille Lacs county. Real country boy stuff: taking a vehicle meant for "off highway" use on a public roadway. There was a mere $50 fine, but Gubbin also paid a criminal surcharge and law library fee. Notably, he paid a bench warrant charge of $50...which appears to mean he didn't bother to show up at one point.

27-CR-06-016277
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS MCKEOWN
05/15/1984
03/10/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
POSSESS SMALL AMT MARIJUANA

Now comes the inevitable demon weed. One suspects weed was a big part of Wesley's life since the first juvenile incident, and this was simply the first time he got popped. He pleaded guilty, paid a fine big enough to purchase five dime bags, and then got reamed, as usual, on the criminal surcharge and law library fee.

27-CR-07-101648
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCIS MCKEOWN
05/15/1984
07/19/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Southdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Assault-5th Degree-Fear of Bodily Harm or Death
Assault-5th Deg-Inflict or Attempt Bodily Harm

Wesley initially pleaded not guilty, then changed his plea. One count was dismissed, however.

The pattern is clear. Long ago Wesley learned to plea bargain and to trade a guilty plea on something for a break on punishment.

62SU-CR-08-4626
908131361
GUBBIN, WESLEY FRANCISMCKEOWN
05/15/1984
08/14/2008
Ramsey Criminal/Traffic/Petty Suburban
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Disorderly Conduct-Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene

ONCE AGAIN, he initially pleaded not guilty, then changed it to guilty. ONCE AGAIN, a slap on the wrist: A mere $100 fine plus "video late fees."

Wesley Gubbin has been gaming the system his whole adult life, and a little prior to his adult life. This guy needs to go to prison for a while where he can think very hard for a very long time.

The fact he turned himself in is part of a pattern, much too lengthy, of trading systemic cooperation for light sentences.