Monday, December 19, 2005

U2@Cleveland






Shelly and I got to get away to Cleveland over the weekend of Dec 10 to see U2 play at Gund Arena. Excellent show (aside from a few rude and drunk fans).

Their setlist:
City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
Elevation
Gloria
I Still Haven’t Found What I'm Looking For
Beautiful Day
Original of the Species
Sometimes you Can’t Make it On Your Own
Love and Peace or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bullet The Blue Sky
Miss Sarajevo
Pride in the Name of Love
Where the Streets Have No Name
One
Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
With or Without You
Stuck in a Moment Instant Karma
Yahweh
40

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Another teen arrested and charged with murder of Eric Mansfield

A second person has been charged with the murder of Eric Scott Mansfield.

Anthony Lateze Robinson, 18, of 705 High Rigger Court, surrendered to police on Dec. 12 on charges of criminal homicide and robbery. Robinson’s bond was set at $200,000.

On Dec. 7, Dionvelt Miller, a 16-year-old Maplewood High School student, was arrested and charged with charged with criminal homicide, aggravated robbery and two counts of unlawful weapon possession in the murder of Mansfield.

In a detention hearing on Dec. 9, Metro Juvenile Court Referee Mike O'Neil listened to testimony by Metro Detective William Stewart and made the decision to detain Miller until trial. Prosecutors are asking that he be tried as an adult. A Jan. 20 hearing will be held to determine whether Miller should be prosecuted in Criminal Court, as opposed to Juvenile Court.

Mansfield, 33, was fatally wounded while behind the wheel of his silver Volkswagen Jetta at Chapel and Greenwood Avenues on Friday, Nov. 11. The investigation indicates that Miller and Robinson intended to rob Mansfield and take his car. When Mansfield stopped at the intersection, Miller approached the driver’s side of the vehicle and Robinson approached the passenger side. Both were carrying handguns. Mansfield accelerated in an effort to get away from the two armed robbers. Miller fired one shot fatally wounding Mansfield. That shot, according to detectives, ripped through the lower part of Mansfield's heart, tore through his left lung and lodged in his spine. Mansfield drove a short distance before pulling to the side of Chapel Avenue between Douglas and McKennie Avenues. He was found unresponsive by his partner, O&AN staff writer David Miller (no relation to Dionvelt Miller).

Minutes after the two murdered Mansfield, they approached Cesar Navarro, 31, and robbed him of his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban as he and a friend sat listening to the radio in the 1500 block of Cahal Avenue.

A $27,000 reward was offered through CrimeStoppers for the arrest and conviction of Mansfield’s murderer. Warner Brother Records ($25,000), Out & About Newspaper ($1,000) and CrimeStoppers ($1,000) each contributed to the reward money.

“East Investigative detectives have done a tremendous job in taking two dangerous teens off our streets and out of our neighborhoods. A tip to Crime Stoppers made a quick arrest possible in this case, demonstrating just how important the eyes and ears of the community are to law enforcement,” said Chief Ronal Serpas. “The arrest of these two young suspects shows why it is imperative for the community and the families of children and teens to be actively involved in our kids’ lives and in their daily activities before they are influenced by others to involve themselves in criminal activity.

Friday, December 9, 2005

16-year-old arrested and charged with Mansfield's murder

A 16-year-old Maplewood High School student was arrested and charged with the murder of Eric Scott Mansfield.

Dionvelt Miller, a 10th grader at Maplewood, was arrested by Metro Police today (Dec. 7) after a tip from CrimeStoppers led to his arrest. Miller has a detention hearing in Juvenile Court on Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. He was arrested without incident at his home at 2160 Rock City Street. He is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated robbery and two counts of unlawful weapon possession.

Mansfield, 33, was fatally wounded while behind the wheel of his silver Volkswagen Jetta at Chapel and Greenwood Avenues on Friday, Nov. 11. Mansfield drove a short distance before pulling to the side of Chapel Avenue between Douglas and McKennie Avenues. He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was found unresponsive by his partner, O&AN staff writer David Miller.

In his statement to detectives, Miller said that he intended to rob Mansfield and take his car. Miller said that when Mansfield stopped at the intersection, he walked into the street in front of the Volkswagen with pistol in hand. Miller said Mansfield accelerated in an effort to get away. Miller fired a shot. Mansfield drove a short distance before pulling to the side of Chapel Avenue between Douglas and McKennie Avenues.

"Detective Bill Stewart and his colleagues at the East Precinct did an excellent job in corroborating the information provided by the Crime Stoppers caller and advancing this case to the point of an arrest," Chief Ronal Serpas said.

Miller also admitted that he was the gunman in a carjacking that took place minutes after Mansfield was shot. Cesar Navarro, 31, was robbed of his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban as he and a friend sat listening to the radio in the 1500 block of Cahal Avenue. The aggravated robbery charge and the second unlawful weapon possession charge against Miller stem from the Navarro incident.

A $27,000 reward was offered through CrimeStoppers for the arrest and conviction of Mansfield’s murderer. Warner Brother Records ($25,000), Out & About Newspaper ($1,000) and CrimeStoppers ($1,000) each contributed to the reward money.

“We have Miller in custody and he will be charged with the murder of Eric Scott Mansfield,” said Don Aaron, police spokesperson. “It appears the motive was robbery – he (Miller) needed money.”