blog post by John Hoff
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ruled that "P.C.T.," a 16-year-old gang member, should be tried as an adult for a series of drive by shootings that left two people injured. The criminal complaint, available for the first time on JNS blog (click here for your own copy) involves a war between gangs known as the Taliban, YNT, Stick Up Boys and Skitz Squad.
The murder of Juwan Osborne (known as "Skitz") and the retaliatory house shooting that left 5-year-old Nizzel George dead were part of that gang war, as outlined in a Star Tribune article, click here.
The ruling by the State Court of Appeals strongly reversed a Hennepin County District Court ruling which determined Patrick Timberlake should NOT be tried as an adult. Word from a reliable source says this ruling is being appealed, presumably to the Minnesota State Supreme Court. But in the meantime, the criminal complaint became public and I obtained a copy. Both the complaint and the State Appeals Court ruling are full of details both informative and horrible about the North Minneapolis gang war which is littering our streets with dead.
I may follow up later and pull out these details. In the meantime, I would urge readers to check out both the criminal complaint and the court ruling.
Mother: TIMEKA VUAGHN DECEASED PER ST LOUIS PARK PD
ReplyDeletewww.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147265160.html
The latest death occurred Monday just after Sunday midnight in the 2900 block of Penn Avenue N. The victim, 28-year-old Timeka Vaughn of St. Louis Park, was shot to death in her car. Police responded to the area when several people called about shots fired.
According to the documents, both parents died violently, his cousin was killed right in front of him, he has a baby and faces serious legal issues, not to mention barely a junior-high level of education. At 16, is there any question why he is delinquent and suffers from anger and depression??
ReplyDeletecry me a river,9:54 am,your lame excuses for this piece of murdering shit tells me you are a relative or an enabler for young worthless fuck-ups. Too bad his parents weren't killed before they fucked and created this little bitch.
ReplyDeleteBitch you don't know wat the fuck you are talking about. Your parents should have died before they created your lame retarded ass. Get your facts straight before commenting on something apparently you haven't a clue about.
DeleteI don't approve of the way the previous comment was worded, but the essential message is one of personal responsibility instead of making excuses.
ReplyDelete9:18, YOU sound like the type of derelict that spawns the kind of kids you describe as a little bitch. Many people failed this kid, himself included. I merely pointed out the incredible amount of shit that this 16 year old, with a 16 year old BRAIN faces, which leads to an ever-growing pile of stupid decisions on his part. You don't have to be a relative or a bleeding heart to see that.
ReplyDeleteCan we all get along and agree this 16-year-old in question is acting in a profoundly STUPID manner?
ReplyDeleteNo excuses. I was out and about doin' dirt with a heroin addicted dad in jail and a mother who didn't give a damn. I blame NOBODY! to this day but my fucking self. You enablers get eaten for lunch on a continual basis. These "Kids" play you like the derelicts YOU are, asshole.
ReplyDelete9:03 you have one hell of an attitude problem.
ReplyDeleteyou might have seen it already and if not, go to You Tube and view Chris Rock- Black people vs. N****s(Bring the Pain) rings true back in 96 and rings true always. truly no excuses for pitying any fool,fool.
ReplyDeleteWorked with this kid, and unfortunatley, many of his relatives. Personable. Seen a lot. At the end of the day, just a bunch of scared kids. 16... Their comprehension of shooting a gun at someone is not the same as mine; where they grow up it's what you do before someone shoots you instead. Don't mean to sound like a bleeding heart, but the "lock 'em up" approach isn't working. Very few of these kids thrive on the violence. Most would choose a different life if they could.
ReplyDeleteWorked with this kid. Personable. Seen a lot. At the end of the day, just a bunch of scared kids. 16... Their comprehension of shooting a gun at someone is not the same as mine; where they grow up it's what you do before someone shoots you. Don't mean to sound like a bleeding heart, but the "lock 'em up" approach isn't working.
ReplyDeletebitch u know what it iz Free P.c.T. fuck u mean it's SKITZ SQUAD tel tthe world blow fuck u talkin bout
ReplyDeletewhat ya mouth when been doing this shit before this little ass boy was even killed so have that shit foe da birds
ReplyDeletefuck what u talking bout I am the founder and this will never stop an Johnny until we meet again just now keep ya pen and paper ready because its summer time fuck YNT and DT and TB free my hittas
ReplyDeleteYou have an open forum to say what you want to say.
ReplyDeleteSo it's going to be another long, hot, bloody summer? Is that what you're telling me?