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2.27.2007

Victim in Homicide #9 ID'd


He was Antonio Teddell Ford. A look in the MNCrim database shows that Mr. Ford was well known to the system, with several kinds of felonies, DWIs, and illegal possession of firearm, probably because he was a felon. He was a regular at the workhouse and his status at the time that he died was listed as "supervised release."

14 comments:

crap said...

So no big loss with this one then.

Margaret said...

I wouldn't go that far. He was some mother's son. With all the DWI's this guy had on his record it's clear he was out of control. I am quickly coming to the conclusion that if Judges really were liberal they would sentence criminals like this guy for longer. Yes criminals can get hardened in jail but addicts can get treatment.

Big Al said...

Dear Crap,
I don't think you'd say "no big loss" if he was your friend or relative, would you? I doubt you have the guts to say it in person to one of his family members. The internet was designed for cowards like you.

Anonymous said...

felon or not, the guy still had a family and people who cared about him.

crap said...

big al, the Internet was designed for communication, which is what we're doing. He wouldn't be my friend because I don't associate with hardened felons. Of course if I was his mother this would be a loss to me, I'm sure his life was a loss to himself as well. My point is this is no big loss to society.

It's just speculation based on the evidence at hand, but something tells me this guy did much more harm to society than good.

Oh and you are right about one thing, I wouldn't voice my opinions to one of his relatives, because that would be insensitive. Most of us have enough class than to rub salt in people's wounds by giving them the painful truth at a time of loss. But I guess that makes me a coward, I'm sure you go around spouting every little opinion of yours to everyone you see like a five year old who doesn't know any better.

Anonymous said...

So if Minnesota had a three strikes law this gentleman might still be alive?

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Anonymous said...

I happened to love this man very much and i have his son. did you ever think that some people are not able to get out of truble. that maybe the streets are all they know. yea no big loss to society but what about my son who's dad is now dead and people like you are still walking around talking your crap because you had a easy life. i hope you can sleep well at night. i have to wake up with bad dreams of the love of my life gone. and i grew up in anoka county. I can look past the wrong doings of others. And no one out there will ever understand "Tony" he said that daily. And you are proof that people still sterro type just because you read something. don't beleave everything you read. please do not resond, I am not interested in what you have to say

Ann, his mother said...

Let me start off by saying this was my son, I love him very much and always will.
The bad part about this is, he was the type of person that didn't tell on his friends if they did something and he went to jail for some things he didn't do.

I always told him, If you are man enough to committ a crime hold your head up and be man enough to do the time.

You should go to his guest book and see all the comments from children that he helped and you will get a feel of what type of person he was. I weapon charge yes DWI, not drunk had a drink, you can go to jail for that too!!

Anonymous said...

Some people have their nerve!!! How can you say "no big loss"????? Tony was a BIG loss to MANY people!! It is so hard to believe that someone could even open their mouth to make a negative comment about someone who is no longer with us. He NEVER took anyone's life away from them, yeah he made mistakes, we all do, he just got caught!!!!!!!!! Tony was a father, son, brother, cousin, nephew, grandson, uncle and a friend! He was also loved by MANY people and although he has made some bad choices in his life, he was STILL a good person who did not deserve to die. There is NO REASON that could EVER justify him being dead! I am a close friend of Tony's who misses him VERY much. If you were one of the lucky ones, like I was, to get to know Tony, He was always a nice, caring person who was fun to be around. I will miss him VERY much just like EVERYONE else. I miss and love you, you will NEVER be forgotten. (Neno,I wish you could see what I did to my whip-you'd love it!! I did EXACTLY what you would have done to it- except shave to door handles off! LOL) RIP Antonio Ford Aka Neno...
Love Shawndra (Brown Eyes)

jean said...

Neno was my life, my everything. we had wedding plans, we were moving out of state to start over. My future is gone. my heart ripped out of my chest. people make mistakes, he served his time. "no big loss"?????? the man had 8 children under 16? many extended children as well. "no big LOSS? sooo wrong.

Anonymous said...

neno was my only friend and the only man i ever knew that always keep his word he all ways told me all we got is are word and are balls he was right he did nothing rong that night but try to save my life and that is what got him killed trying to do what he dose best help any one that needs it like he did earlyer that day and when we got done he told me god would bless us for it whell god did he was my best friend and will all ways be my hart ....wicced

Margaret said...

Sorry for your loss. I wrote more about here. http://www.buzz.mn/?q=node/3304

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Anonymous said...

Dear Crap this man has hurt me to the core where i dont ever want to love another man again he hurt my heart just that bad and for some reason he never took care of the son that we had together. I can tell you this though for all the years we spent happy together i still to this day was blessed to have had him in me and my sons life (what so little time they got). He blessed me with the only son i have and he got in my sons life and a coward took him away from my son now tell me what part of that society is lost. He was a tremendous lost to his son, me and everyone in this here and now will suffer,hurt and mourn until our last days so trust me society has lost alot and even if thats how u felt its something u should have kept within your household or friends we dont need to know how u feel if its not sympathy for a persons lost. God dont like ugly and he see right through your cold black heart and nothing good will ever come to u from this day fourth.