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Erie City Council President Revealed During a Public Meeting that He Once Shot Someone in the Head

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 17 – Mel Witherspoon admitted to a past shooting during a public meeting and claimed his family’s mafia ties in New Jersey secured his release after one night in jail.

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Witherspoon went on to say that he only spent one night in a Nebraska jail and was released due to connections his family had with the mafia in New Jersey.

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During an ordinary session of Erie City Council on Wednesday, Mel Witherspoon, president of the organization, made a surprising statement: he stated that in the 1960s, when he was young, he shot a man in the head in Nebraska, spent one night in prison and was never prosecuted for the incident. Read more]]>

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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