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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
District of Minnesota

For Immediate Release

Friday, November 9, 2018
Erica H. MacDonald
, United States Attorney
Contact: Angie LaTour

Minneapolis Felon Found Guilty in Connection with 2017 Bar Shooting

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of CORTEZ MAURICE CRUMBLE, a/k/a "Bruiser," 30, on one count of felon in possession of ammunition in connection with a shooting at a Minneapolis bar. CRUMBLE was indicted on January 23, 2018, and was found guilty yesterday afternoon following a jury trial before Senior Judge Ann D. Montgomery in United States District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One additional defendant, CEDRIC LAMONT BERRY, JR, a/k/a "Ced," 24, pleaded guilty on July 19, 2018, to one count of felon in possession of ammunition. A sentencing hearing for CRUMBLE has been set for March 21, 2018.

Evidence admitted at trial showed that in the early morning hours of November 23, 2017, CRUMBLE and BERRY were at the Broadway Pub in Minneapolis when BERRY and other individuals got into a fight inside the bar. Security personnel broke up the fight, however; video footage captured BERRY as he ran out of the bar and appeared to retrieve something from a vehicle in the parking lot. BERRY was then seen running back into the bar with a firearm in his hand. Shortly afterward, CRUMBLE was captured on video outside the bar shooting at a vehicle as it sped out of the parking lot. BERRY was also captured on video appearing to draw a firearm from his waistband and firing at the vehicle. Law enforcement officers found 20 .40 caliber discharged cartridge casings in the area where the shooting took place.

Additional evidence admitted at trial showed that on December 19, 2017, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle that matched the car CRUMBLE and BERRY were seen driving following the shooting. CRUMBLE, who was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the stop, was taken into custody. Following the execution of a search warrant on CRUMBLE’S cell phone and residence, officers found multiple images of firearms and ammunition.

Both CRUMBLE and BERRY have prior felony convictions prohibiting them from legally possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Calhoun-Lopez tried the case.

Defendant Information:

CORTEZ MAURICE CRUMBLE, a/k/a "Bruiser," 30

Minneapolis, Minn.

Convicted:

  • Felon in possession of ammunition, 1 count

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