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Vikings' Otis Grigsby Posts YouTube Video: 'Illinois State Police Murdered My Uncle'
Published 5/1/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Vikings, NFL Video, MinnesotaLast week a Stateville correctional officer named Lernard Grigsby was shot by an Illinois State Police officer. On Monday he was pronounced dead at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center. His nephew, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Otis Grigsby, considers his uncle's death a murder, and he looks straight into the camera and explains in this video: According to the Chicago Tribune, police responded to a domestic disturbance call in an employee dormitory at Stateville Correctional Center at about 4 a.m. on Thursday. Police said that when they found ...

Vikings DE Otis Grigsby’s YouTube plea
Published 5/2/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
We found this YouTube video of Vikings defensive end Otis Grigsby on AOL’s FanHouse this morning. Serious stuff. Have a look-see.

Guns, death and football
Published 5/3/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
Syndicate this site [image] Jones / Favre watch begins | Main Guns, death and football Posted by Brad Gagnon on May 02, 2008 Gloomy title? I can assure you the following will live up to it. You’d be smart to go get some ice cream (or whatever cheers you up) directly after reading. When watching and following football we don’t want to think about real-world problems, but sometimes we’re forced to. Today, as football fans, we’ve been forced to. Whether it’s from the Marvin Harrison debacle… The Colts’ future Hall of Fame wide receiver has been tangled up in controversy following a shooting outside his bar in North Philadelphia . ...

Otis Grigsby Claims Illinois Police Murdered His Uncle
Published 5/4/2008 by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry
Otis Grigsby is a defensive end for the Vikings who dressed for four games last season; the only tackle he recorded was a sack that came against the 49ers. He is 27 years old, and has two years of experience at the NFL level. He spent the 2006 season in Carolina, and played college football for Kentucky. Oh yeah, he also says Illinois police are responsible for the death of his uncle. Lernard Grigsby of Crest Hill, Illinois was pronounced dead Monday morning after a police officer fired two shots at his abdomen. Police were responding to a domestic disturbance call at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, where Grigsby was employed as a ...

His Uncle Dead, A Viking Defensive End Pleads for Justice
Published 5/10/2008 by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry
“Hi, my name is Otis Grigsby. I’m a member of the Minnesota Vikings, and I’m telling you this because…I want to help raise awareness towards something that recently happened to my family, and to a family member of mine. My uncle, Lernard Grigsby…was murdered by an Illinois State Police officer.” Otis, a defensive end for the Vikings, spoke those chilling words in a video that was released on YouTube in late April. Looking directly into the camera, he argued to an audience of thousands that the death of his uncle was an instance of law enforcement officers taking their power too far. Lernard Grigsby ...

The Story of Lernard Grigsby
Published 5/11/2008 by Gonzo at Daily Norseman: Front Page Posts
I saw the link to this video at Vikings War Cry a couple of days ago, and to be honest, I'm not quite sure what to say about it. Otis Grigsby is a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, signed in the middle of the 2007 season from the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.  His uncle, ...