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Arrest Made In BURY YOUR DEAD Robbery/Assault
- Feb. 19, 2008
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According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee police have arrested a 19-year-old man they believe was involved in the weekend armed robbery of BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Eric Ellis, who had just played a show at The Rave. The victim, 23, was sitting in a car about 12:30 a.m. Sunday when he was held up by five men, two with guns, according to Milwaukee police. He handed over a bag of jewelry, and the robbers fled the parking lot, near N. 24th St. and W. Wisconsin Ave. The victim chased the robbers and caught up with them but was kicked, suffering a cut to his head. Department spokesman Bobby Lindsey said the 19-year-old suspect was arrested Monday and remains in police custody. The case is expected to be referred to prosecutors Wednesday. Police continue to seek other suspects in the crime, Lindsey said. In a statement released yesterday, the members of BURY YOUR DEAD denied that robbery was the motive for the attack, claiming that the Milwaukee police have classified the incident as a "gang initiation." According to the group's statement, Ellis "was a victim of a random attack by six individuals. . . Eric was held at gunpoint while the men hit him multiple times with a baseball bat and hammer."
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posted by : MustainepWnsYouAll
2/19/2008 5:57:44 PM
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what a fucktard
i think this is neccesary
"people ar leike this: a couple of winners, a whole bunch of losers"
this guy being one
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/19/2008 5:59:19 PM
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What the hell was he doing with a bag of jewelry anyway?
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COMMENT | wow!
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:14:10 PM
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I was at that show!! the rave is in a bad section of town. The rave is a great venue though. Basically you go to the show and leave right away n try to stay in groups
Ps. They thugs are black it was mention in the journal on sunday but they got the band name wrong on sunday when it was 1st reported I though it was some local band then.
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COMMENT | please read
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:23:17 PM
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eric had his backpack with him not a bag of jewelry, his wedding ring was in the bag. eric was not in a car he had just left the rave headed for the band van thats when these total cowards jumped him 5 on 1 they had guns hammers and bats it seems the person at the paper did'nt check too hard,must be clark kents little brother, dumb kent..
i want to give a big cheer to all of you who ran to eric's help, so here's to all none of you hero's hope you are never in this kind of trouble with the same crowd of cowards around. the guys that did this better get off the planet cause they are now targets, they won't walk away !!!
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COMMENT | was anyone else around
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:27:10 PM
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I had left the show right when it ended at 12:50 so I wasnt there. It doesn't really say if anyone else was around when it happened!!
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COMMENT | In addition
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:28:10 PM
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it does say that he chased after them not too smart of a move in my opinion!
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COMMENT | oops
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:29:21 PM
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I ment it was over by 12:15!! oops
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COMMENT | Area around there...........
posted by :
2/19/2008 6:37:06 PM
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Directly behind the Rave/Eagles Ballroom for about 5 blocks plus is just a shit hole. One of the worse areas of town. Just a bunch of thugs hang around/live in that area. Not sure why they weren't parked in the lot were the bands are parked. Unless HellYeah and Machine Head's buses took up all the space (it is on the small side for the bands to park).
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COMMENT | Kilwaukee
posted by :
2/19/2008 7:16:25 PM
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I used to live 5 minutes from the Rave. Kilwaukee is definitely rough. I never would have imagined it was that bad prior to moving there.
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posted by : CladInThorns
2/19/2008 8:02:10 PM
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I better be careful... I always carry a bagful of jewelry whenever I go out...
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COMMENT |
posted by : vulber
2/19/2008 8:14:23 PM
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the 9:30 club in DC is also in a really shitty area of town, i don't really know why clubs choose bad locations
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COMMENT | Same thing
posted by :
2/19/2008 8:28:22 PM
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With Harpo's in Detroit total shit area.
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COMMENT | Geez!
posted by :
2/19/2008 8:28:49 PM
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What kinda metalhead can't take on five guys with gun, bats, and hammers? Shows how weak this new generation of metal wannabes is...
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posted by : RiotAct666
2/19/2008 9:00:58 PM
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Good glad they were caught. Now they will pay the price.
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COMMENT | hahaha
posted by :
2/19/2008 9:05:52 PM
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fucking losers like I've said time and time again nobody can fight for themselves anymore they need homies and weapons to try to stand their ground and more than half of them don't even know how to properly use the damn things either!!
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COMMENT | WOW!!
posted by :
2/19/2008 9:39:59 PM
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I am not to sure what is more pathetic the fact it took 5 people to take down one person, or the fact that people actually stood around and let this happen.
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COMMENT | this is for vulber
posted by : goodwin
2/19/2008 10:00:04 PM
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The 9:30 Club is not bad at all,, do you remember the venue Nation at the old navy yard? thats a worser part in DC. 9th street is nothing cause there's alot of people on that part of town.
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COMMENT | vulber too answer question
posted by :
2/19/2008 10:00:39 PM
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The Rave slash eagles ballroom his a huge building. the rave hosl 1600 people the ball room upstairs holds over 3000 and they are several other stages as well. Ther is acutally like 6 stages in the building 4 of which are used for national acts. Its actually a pretty cool venue. I don't think the build many ballrooms anywhere anymore. We get a lot of great show because of this place! It's been around for something like 80 or 90 years and the current owners have done a great job over the last 15 or more years refurbishing it and making it better and better all the time. They do put a lot of money back into the building.
As far as the neighborhood its in it sucks. I have seen the security walking around in the neighborhood around the rave before maybee they need to step that up. But I will not let a bunch of hood rats scare me away from going to the venue to see a show.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/19/2008 11:12:53 PM
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he should've kept the bag of dope down!!!
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COMMENT | Fuck these guys....
posted by : Forbus
2/20/2008 10:12:57 AM
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So in South Carolina when BYD almost killed a kid it was because that kid attacked them unprovoked with a tire iron? Now 5 guys are attacking them unprovoked with guns and bats?
Wow, either they have the shittiest luck on the planet or their story is complete bullshit.
What kind of fucktard chases after 5 guys with guns and bats alone? Is he Superman? If so you would think Superman would have a better band. Fuck these clowns.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Ace96
2/20/2008 10:39:50 AM
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Where exactly was he attacked at? The building has a few different parking lots.
I just went to the Eagles Ballroom 2 weeks ago for the Manson show by myself and didn't really have any problems. I even walked around to the back of the building with another fan at 1:30AM and didn't see another person or car for the longest time. The streets were like a ghost town.
But after hearing this, I'll definitely be more cautious next time I go there. I knew the area wasn't the best around, but I figured things would be relatively safe within a block or two of the building.
I also heard it took a long time for Police to respond. I guess that goes to show you that they had no presence in the neighborhood whatsoever, which isn't good.
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COMMENT | forbus
posted by :
2/20/2008 10:55:20 AM
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nope your the fucking clown get your facts straight or keep your stupid comments to your self. as far as not liking byd thats fine they don't like you either. whats the name of your band, last i heard it was wishfull thinking.
not one of you fucktards would have the ball to say that to these guys in person, remember they are the real deal and assholes like youn sit back and think wow i can say bad stuff and no one can know it's me. WRONG !!!
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COMMENT | Slayer!
posted by : CottonFever
2/20/2008 11:30:53 AM
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Fortunately for these gangsters that they didn't burst upon Kerry King...
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COMMENT | Like I said before...
posted by :
2/20/2008 12:45:31 PM
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If these guys were real metal to begin with, 5 guys would've been no problem. They should change their name to Bring Out Your Dead....
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
2/20/2008 3:17:45 PM
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From what I've read in various other places, it was originally the guitarist against one person, and the other thugs were just standing there watching... when Eric proved to be too much of a challenge for the guy, his friends joined in... I dont know if any of you guys know what the Bury Your Dead guitarist looks like, but I went onto their myspace to see, and he is a pretty big guy! Thats why it took 5 people to defeat him, cause he's cocky as hell!
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posted by :
2/21/2008 10:52:04 AM
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Yeah, I couldnt think of a better word for defeat at the time... now I have a list of them! lol
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COMMENT | HAHAHA
posted by :
2/23/2008 4:31:47 PM
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^lol, antime!!^
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