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St. Paul / Jury gets case in March slaying near Cherry Pit bar

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The evidence against Audie Matthews in the shooting death of Blaine Christofferson is "overwhelming," said Ramsey County prosecutor John Ristad.

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g25892002why

Saint Paul, MN

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i use to hang out at that bar but it has changed for the worse , it was way better when it was the minnehaha tavern , nice clean happy bar no problems . now it is a crime pit , shootings , muggings , robberies , fights nothing but problems the city should close it down

former eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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ditto the cherry pit has half there name right it is a PIT i all so use to hang there but to many fights for this old man , plus i hear people getting beat up and robbed when they get into there cars , plus i think this is atleast the secound shooting there . one of my friends was beat up so bad in there parking lot last year he was in the hospital for a week . i agree close it down

current eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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i all so use to go there when it was the Minnehaha Tavern great food and decent people , not anymore it has changed for the worse , i hear gunshots all the time in there parking lot when the bar closes .you could not pay me enough to go there now to many gang bangers hanging there

hardcore eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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i wish i had a dollar everytime i got into a fight at the cherry pit i would be rich , but i quit going there after i got stabbed by a gang banger

TtB

Forest Lake, MN

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Why does St. Paul threaten to shut down or shut down certain bars, but not others with the same issues??

newer eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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i live down the street from this bar. granted, i moved here after this incident, but i have never heard gun shots. just the usual bar close noise. i been in there a few times, day and night, and have never felt threatened.

former bartender

Saint Paul, MN

well i can tell you first hand i had to quit after working there for a few years it was getting very rough crowd from what is use to be like there was never any fights until the cherry pit owners took over bad bad crowd to many gang bangers

eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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newer eastsider wrote:

i live down the street from this bar. granted, i moved here after this incident, but i have never heard gun shots. just the usual bar close noise. i been in there a few times, day and night, and have never felt threatened.

i see your from Minneapolis you probally blended right in

Slim Shady

Minneapolis, MN

oh well probably had it comming

Slim Shady

Minneapolis, MN

http://cherrypitbar.com/

eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

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Slim Shady wrote:

http://cherrypitbar.com/

YOUR POINT

former customer

Saint Paul, MN

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one word for that bar DIVE

former customer 2

Saint Paul, MN

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this bar should be called the" black pit " not the cherry pit

neighbor

Saint Paul, MN

very loud and rowdy bar hope the city shuts it down iam sick and tired of all the noise, fights,stabbings , shootings,drug deals in the parking lot, drunks relieveing themselves in my bushs enough is enough

newer eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

eastsider wrote:

<quoted text> i see your from Minneapolis you probally blended right in

actually no, i am not from minneapolis. i'm new to the twin cities, but i'm sure all the minneapolis folks appreciate your quick judgment.

newer eastsider

Saint Paul, MN

eastsider wrote:

<quoted text> i see your from Minneapolis you probally blended right in

actually i am not from minneapolis, i am new to the twin cities, but i'm sure that the minneapolis folks appreciate your quick judgment.

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