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Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff
It's a small hood after all.
Though I've written a couple of articles about the two men killed at an illegal "after hours" Northside club, click here and here, it turns out I have a personal connection with homicide victim Demetrius (Meady) Harper and didn't even realize it...
Some time last year, one of the roommates at my house woke up the other roommate in the middle of the night.
"Come outside," said the first roommate. "You're not going to believe what happened."
Totaled, Like, TOTALLY
A vehicle, driven by somebody who was likely high or intoxicated, had hit two vehicles parked directly in front of my house. One belonged to my roommate. The other belonged to my OTHER roommate. One was a beater but it ran well enough, the other was practically new. Both vehicles were totaled.
Typical of my inexplicable luck--the kind of thing that saved me from a massive truck bomb at Forward Operating Base Gardez where I pulled endless guard duty near the front gate--I was somewhere else when random tragedy struck. My vehicle was unaffected. Every time one of my vehicles gets totaled, I get a fat check. This has happened, like, twice.
Anyway! A neighbor got in his vehicle and chased the suspect who had done the damage. The neighbor made a positive identification of the suspect as Demetrius Harper. But another neighbor came forward later as a witness. Oh, she too had seen what happened, so she said. And it wasn't Demetrius who wrecked the vehicles. She knew Demetrius, and it wasn't him. The whole accusation was a mistake and no doubt based upon some kind of RACISM.
Prosecutors declined to prosecute the case because, well, how would the jury sort out the issue of suspect identification? Ironically, if Demetrius had been prosecuted for the crime and gone to jail for a stretch, he'd probably be alive right now.
Baby Mama Drama
The vehicle in question was not registered to Demetrius but some other woman who was believed to be his girlfriend. I will get the name later; but it was NOT London Rozelle, the woman who identified herself to the Star Tribune as the mother of one child by Harper with another on the way.
QUESTION: Does the Department of Social Security require a blood test before paying out benefits to the alleged orphan child of a dead street thug?
I just thought I'd take a moment to ask that question out loud, because it seems like so many times when a thug dies some woman comes forward and says THAT WAS THE FATHER OF MY BABY! One thinks of Haywood Eaton as an example.
ANYWAY! One of my roommates is a private detective, a fact that comes in pretty handy when, for example, I'm trying to figure out where Jerry Moore lives and works so I can pursue him to the gates of hell, if necessary, to collect on the judgment he owes me. So constant and concerted efforts were made to locate an insurer for the vehicle in question and pursue a civil case not only against Demetrius Harper but the bar that (so my roommate believed) had "over served" him alcohol.
Death, Well, That's A New Legal Twist
These efforts to shake money out of Demetrius Harper and/or an insurance company or even some bar had not entirely ceased but were moving forward at a maddeningly slow pace. Harper's friends probably knew right where he was (so did at least one enemy, it would appear) but my roommate found Harper impossible to track down. I'd heard the name "Demetrius Harper" in association with the incident but it didn't stick in my mind. Then a few days ago my roommate called my cell phone, excitedly.
"DEMETRIUS HARPER!" he said, excitedly. "You wrote about him!"
"Yes," I said. "So...?"
"THAT'S THE SON-OF-A-BITCH WHO WRECKED ME AND (OTHER ROOMMATE'S) VEHICLES!"
Oh, I replied. Oh, hell.
And then my mind started to coldly calculate. Would Demetrius Harper's death make civil suit efforts more or less effective? Could his ESTATE be sued?
Thugs Of A Feather Flock Together
Who London Rozelle chooses to date and bear illegitimate children by is her business, mostly, and I probably wouldn't have anything to say about her at all about her if...
Well, if she didn't have a criminal record of her own. I find it interesting and relevant that she does. And so here it is.
(Keep in mind not all of these charges may have resulted in actual convictions. If I was using a faster internet signal right now I'd probably try to show the result of each charge, but given the speed of the server I'm using at the moment, well, to heck with it)
27-CR-08-11599 ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE 03/13/1988 03/07/2008 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Downtown Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed TRAFFIC-DRIVERS LICENSE-DRIVING AFTER SUSPENSION DRUGS - POSSESS OVER 1.4 GRAMS MARIJUANA IN MOTOR VEHICLE
27-CR-09-43937 ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE 03/13/1988 09/01/2009 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Brookdale Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed Disorderly Conduct
27-CR-10-15979 ROZELL, LATRIECE ANTOINETE 12/19/1986 04/09/2010 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale Reilly, Denise D. Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed THEFT-TAKE/USE/TRANSFER MOVABLE PROP-NO CONSENT
27-CR-10-16043 ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE 03/13/1988 04/09/2010 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale Reilly, Denise D. Crim/Traf Mandatory Closed THEFT-TAKE/USE/TRANSFER MOVABLE PROP-NO CONSENT
27-CR-11-16948 ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE 03/13/1988 05/25/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale Abrams, Ronald L. Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction Theft-Take/Use/Transfer Movable Prop-No Consent Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Suspension Traffic Regulation-Uninsured Vehicle-Owner Violation
ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE 03/13/1988 07/21/2011 Hennepin Criminal/Traffic/Petty Ridgedale Abrams, Ronald L. Crim/Traf Mandatory Under Court Jurisdiction Traffic-Drivers License-Driving After Suspension
(She still owes $128 on the last charge. I managed to pull up THAT much, slow interent or not)
My MNCIS search also turned up a bunch of charges against somebody named Latriece Antoinette Rozelle, DOB 12/19/86. The name looks similar enough to be a relative (sister would be my guess) but, well, who knows?
I've heard it said there are only six degrees of separation between any two people in the world. In the case of Johnny Northside and Demetrius Harper, it's considerably less and...
It's a small hood after all.
Life is reasonably good as long as you live within your means and don't break the law. How goddamned hard is it to just not break the law? Don't be a drug addict or wretched alcoholic, don't break the law and don't buy shit you can't afford to pay for.
ReplyDeleteThis is very random, but the reference to Haywood Eaton reminded me that when I was out walking today, I saw there is graffiti on the sidewalk at that corner that said something about Haywood (I can't remember what exactly). Hopefully it wears or weathers off quickly.
ReplyDeleteI, for one, am tremendously glad that Meaty was involved in that accident so fate could bring Meaty to the Cheyenne Social Club on the night that lead was on the menu.
ReplyDeleteMeaty ate his share and now taxpayers don't have to worry about Meaty running up any more bills because Meaty croaked from his allergies. Meaty. Meaty. Meaty.
The more I look at this guy, the more I am glad that he is rotting in a box where he belongs. justice is a motherfucker, meathead. I hope yo' mama follows you so she can't have the opportunity to shit out another one like you. Peace out ,you dead stinking fuck.
ReplyDeleteHe still was a father yall dumb as hell. I hope GOD puts in his work for your hatred
Delete6:57 . . . Yes, we taxpayers won't be shelling out money directly to him. Unfortunately, we will still be paying for his kids. Oh and how long do you think it will take for his government checks (WIC, EBT, etc) to stop coming and being cashed by someone?
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who works for one of these departments and unfortunately, families of these people do not report the death right away and the system keeps issuing checks for months (and in some cases, years) after death!!!
Anyways, at least he is off our streets though! And no longer causing problems directly!!! He was not a good citizen/member of society.
SMFH this shit is sad ass hell this man is dead and gone and you still trying to blog about him. Bitch you really need to get a fucking life cause you making yourself look petty, stupid, and ignorant. At least if your going to post some shit about somebody get all your facts straight first. He was not even the one driving that vehicle or it wasn't his girlfriend car or nobody that associated with him that's why the case got dismissed you fucking clown. And as far as you posting my record its only petty ass traffic that's getting taken care of and I'd irrelevant to anything going on you just trying to make yourself look good and its making you look like an asshole you really need to just do us all a favor n kill yourself cause you don't have a fucking life anyway and no this is not the babymomma that commented on your first blog cause I don't respond to ignorance but seeing my name and info on this blog made me want to give you the fucking facts cause clearly you don't have them correct so a word of advice let this man rest in peace, make sure you got your facts straight before posting bullshit slandering people's name before somebody sue your petty ass and go find you a fucking life of your own
ReplyDeleteSMFH this shit is sad ass hell this man is dead and gone and you still trying to blog about him. Bitch you really need to get a fucking life cause you making yourself look petty, stupid, and ignorant. At least if your going to post some shit about somebody get all your facts straight first. He was not even the one driving that vehicle or it wasn't his girlfriend car or nobody that associated with him that's why the case got dismissed you fucking clown. And as far as you posting my record its only petty ass traffic that's getting taken care of and I'd irrelevant to anything going on you just trying to make yourself look good and its making you look like an asshole you really need to just do us all a favor n kill yourself cause you don't have a fucking life anyway and no this is not the babymomma that commented on your first blog cause I don't respond to ignorance but seeing my name and info on this blog made me want to give you the fucking facts cause clearly you don't have them correct so a word of advice let this man rest in peace, make sure you got your facts straight before posting bullshit slandering people's name before somebody sue your petty ass and go find you a fucking life of your own
ReplyDeleteSMMFH I can see right now you have no fucking life cause you still trying to blog about a person who is dead and gone. And the reason for posting my record was? It ain't shit but some petty ass traffic that's getting taken care of by ME so if you gonna post some shit post it all. Not to mention you posting shit you don't even got your facts straight on because he wasn't even driving that vehicle that night nor was it a girlfriend of his he was in his own fucking vehicle that he purchased that's why the case got thrown out you fucking clown if you gone blog about somebody make sure you know the whole fucking story before somebody sue yo dumb for slander. You really need to do us all a favor and go kill yourself cause your lifeless anyway if you life consist of talking about the dead letting the wrong shit bother you. Also a word of advice, get your facts straight before trying to blog about someone, if you gon tell a story tell it all not just little parts to make someone look bad and most importantly GET YOU A LIFE OF YOUR OWN cause you making yourself look petty, ignorant and stupid. And for the record if you post my info because you think I was the bm that posted on your first blog I'm not because I don't respond to ignorance and I'm not just his bm I am his WOMEN and the only reason I responded to this bullshit because you had no idea of what you where talking about
ReplyDeleteUh huh...
ReplyDeleteIn whose name was the vehicle?
Was there insurance? I am guessing there wasn't, was there?
And tell me again why the case got thrown out?
london you are a mamas boy with yo' dick strate the fuck up mamas ass, incestual bitch
ReplyDeleteWow. You must be hitting something very close to get that much wind from London.
ReplyDeleteLondon . . . Please don't ever post anything again without using proper punctuation! It is annoying, hard to read, and honestly, people stop reading after the first 2 lines anyway.
ReplyDeleteDat bitch sound kind of mad that da dick she used to be eaton is now being eaton by maggots and the truth be hurtin like a mutha fucka' dat the same maggots wouldn't even look at the stank fat bitch if they was starvin' take yo' medicine ho'
ReplyDeleteAt Johnny it don't matter whose name its in or if it have insurance it wasn't his, he was't driving and it ain't have shit to do with him. And for the muthafucka talking bout you tired of reading what I post Bitch it wasn't for yo dumb ass to read I was telling johnny get his facts straight not you so go find yourself some business and the bitch who comment last go kill yourself cause bitch you don't even fucking know me why you talking like you do
ReplyDeleteDon't post on the site, it's garbage! You lie for attention and you are sick! It's so sad that you create shit for attention. I diagnosed you. You were molested and you're mad at the world. Go seek help! I know you didn't have a father but it's not our fault your mother laid with every milkman. What's funny is you could talk about this man's children,but you didn't mention that he took care of all of them. Hmmm...But you didn't know that! You hateful and sick...Peace to you johnny northside cause you're dead to us.
ReplyDeleteBitch you don't know me, why you be talkin' to me like you do.. johnny you be dead to us...he loved his chidren so much that he be workin hard at nuttin'..it aint shit to do with him. Didn't any of you illiterate inbreeds go to school even for a little while? Talk to me London, does your snatch still produce garbage on demand?
ReplyDeleteI do not approve of the tone and vulgarity of that comment but have published it as part of substantive discussion about important issues of the day.
ReplyDeleteI just flat out fucking hate Johnny period..... he is so retarted who slanders the dead??? Cant wait to you get killed so everyone can put your life out there and slander your name... Hurry up snd sit in the nearest corner and slit your throat.... Ignorant biTch RIP to all that this sad fuck done disrespected....
ReplyDeleteSlander - the act of making a false statement to damage someone's character.
ReplyDeletePlease stop using this word, commentators. Obviously you don't know what it means.
Oh, also -- the record had "traffic" stuff.. AND THEFT. Thanks. Theft hurts people, too. Crime is crime, so STFU.