Last Name's The Same But The Resemblance Stops There: Mark Stephenson (No Apparent Relation To Spanky Pete) Has Hearing Today For Domestic Assault...

Stock photo, Hennepin County Government Center, blog post by John Hoff



As regular readers of this blog know, Level Three sex offender and "Rule 9" frivolous litigant Peter Rickmyer is cooling his heels in the hoosegow, and it likely has something to do with the contempt of court proceedings rolling forward against him for serving his pseudo-lawsuits against this blogger and this blog. But word keeps trickling my way about the BROTHER of Peter Rickmyer, reportedly one Mark Stephenson.

Somebody with the name "Mark Stephenson" had an "initial appearance" hearing for an assault charge today. The man has had MANY charges and I think it's fair to say there are worrisome patterns like allegations of providing liquor to a minor, and prostitution patron in a public place.

But is this the brother of Peter "Spanky Pete" Richard Stephenson? I don't think so.

Don't get me wrong. Folks who seem to know Peter Stephenson a/k/a Peter Rickmyer say he has a brother, and one individual insists the brother's name is "Mark." But--unless this is a truly spectacular case of a "brother by another mother"--I don't think this guy who had a hearing today is the same guy.

I note no family resemblance or mannerisms. Except for lots of legal trouble and some of the stuff is sexual in nature.

Here's the legal low down...

82-T0-04-015378
SW 321520
STEPHENSON, MARK JAMES
07/16/1985
06/11/2004
- Washington-Stillwater
Petty Misdemeanor
Converted Closed
UNDERAGE CONS.NO M/VEH

27-CR-04-076272
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
12/15/2004
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
OFFERING A FORGED CHECK


27-CR-05-050019
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
08/02/2005
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
FURNISHING LIQUOR TO A MINOR

27-CR-06-077887
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
11/06/2006
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE

27-CR-07-022185
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
04/06/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
OBSTRUCTING LEGAL PROCESS
DISORDERLY CONDUCT

27-CR-07-032251
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
05/17/2007
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
OBSTRUCTING LEGAL PROCESS

27-CR-08-5896
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
02/05/2008
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Interfere with Emergency Call
Domestic Assault - Harm
Domestic Assault - Fear
5th Deg.Assault - Harm
Disorderly Conduct


27-CR-08-57915
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
11/20/2008
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Mabley, Daniel H.
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Assault-4th Deg-Peace Officer-Physically Assaults-G

27-CR-09-17887
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
04/01/2009
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Closed
Giving Officer False Name and Date of Birth
Theft

27-CR-09-62297
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
12/14/2009
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
Prostitution Patron in Public Place.

27-CR-10-50719
STEPHENSON, MARK ANTHONY
12/24/1961
10/30/2010
Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown
Crim/Traf Mandatory
Under Court Jurisdiction
DISORDERLY CONDUCT

One could sit and write all day about the random human drama of "initial appearances" in Hennepin County Criminal Court. Today, trying to track down a story with an actual North Minneapolis connection, that's exactly what happened.