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He took a trip to Bermuda 10 months ago and now he’s not allowed to leave
On Friday, March 15th, Ramsey, and several other bands are hosting a benefit concert to raise money to hire an attorney that can help get Thaddeus Ramsey home.
NEW ORLEANS — One of the founding members of a local brass band is stranded in Bermuda according to his cousin Walter Ramsey.
Ramsey says 29-year-old, Thaddeus Ramsey, visited the island last spring with the Big 6 Brass Band to perform at the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. Nearly a year later the bass drummer is still there facing a legal battle.
“This is just crazy, first they were saying it was going to take just a week for them to investigate,” said Thaddeus Ramsey. “The week turned into a whole year now. We are on month ten.”
Ramsey says he was stopped by customs as he was leaving the island because he was carrying too much cash. He says Bermudan authorities thought he may have been money laundering and wanted to investigate.
“I’m on bail, they confiscated my passport and said I wasn’t able to travel,” he said.
Authorities released him on bond but deemed him a flight risk, preventing him from returning to New Orleans.
“No one seems to understand what’s going on everyone says the case should have been over with,” he said.
According to Ramsey’s cousin, Walter Ramsey of The Stooges, the drummer has been staying in the back of a church for the past ten months.
“He’s just ready to come home, trying to understand that being in a foreign country for that long with no family is kind of hard,” said Ramsey.
On Friday, March 15th, Ramsey, and several other bands are hosting a benefit concert to raise money to hire an attorney that can help get Thaddeus Ramsey home.
“He is one of those people, we come from the culture. Our grandfather, his dad, my dad we all come from this culture,” said Ramsey.
“I just appreciate all of the support and because this could have happened to anyone,” said Thaddeus Ramsey.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
