Richie Minton. Isn’t he classy?
JACKSON CO., Ill.—Does Richie Minton HAVE a million dollars?
Highly unlikely.
And it’s highly unlikely that the smart-mouth, disagreeable punk will EVER have access to such a dollar amount
But that’s what is the request in the civil suit Molly Young‘s father, Larry, has made as a demand, a crucial portion of a wrongful death suit.
Of course, the purpose of the suit, filed yesterday (Tuesday, July 1, 2014) in Jackson County Circuit Court, is not to steal food out of Richie Minton’s babies’ mouths, should he ever decide to procreate.
Instead, that dollar figure places a value on something that’s priceless: The life of the young woman who was shot to death in Minton’s apartment on March 24, 2012, Molly Young.
Larry Young, in a screencap from a TV interview after TV finally decided to jump on the bandwagon, despite the host of threats from the Minton camp
Larry Young, therefore, isn’t in it to win the money…as many of the detractors are already starting to squeal and whine. He’s in it to make a point: He has the evidence, as turned over by state police last year when they declared that the case was “over” and no longer an open investigation. That the case was reopened about a year ago when special prosecutor Ed Parkinson—in whom all of us had high hopes, as Ed’s one of the best out there—matters not. Evidence was suppressed in the case, inexplicably, from the outset. And so the point Larry Young is trying to make is this: He wants a civil court to declare that Minton is responsible for killing Molly, as the evidence shows. If he gets a monetary award, that’s bonus. But the point is….no arrests have been made, no charges have been filed. And that’s WRONG. So Larry Young is going to prove how wrong it is, by dragging the matter into the civil court realm.
Here is the filing. We’ve yet to learn if Minton’s been served. Doesn’t matter whether he has yet; he will be. If local police entities won’t do it, there are private process servers, and Charles Stegmeyer, the attorney handling the case, will see to it. For those who might have trouble downloading or viewing the pdf, here’s the gist of the filing:
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Comes now the plaintiff, LARRY G. YOUNG, Administrator of the Estate of MOLLY MARIE YOUNG, by and through his counsel, Charles H. Stegmeyer of Stegmeyer & Stegmeyer, Ltd., and for his complaint pursuant to 740 ILCS 180/1 against defendant, RICHARD L. MINTON, states as follows:
1. That on March 24, 2012, defendant, RICHARD L. MINTON, was a resident of the County of Jackson, State of Illinois.
2. That on March 24, 2012, the deceased, MOLLY YOLING, was a resident of the County of Jackson, State of Illinois.
3. That on March 24, 2012, at or about 4:40 a.m. to 4:45 a.m. MOLLY YOUNG died from a gun shot wound to the head.
4. That on October 25, 2012, LARRY G. YOUNG was appointed lndependent Administrator of the Estate of MOLLY MARIE YOUNG by the Circuit Court of Jackson County, State of Illinois, which has jurisdiction of the subject matter and parties.
5. That the Defendant was present at the time of MOLLY YOUNG’s death and caused or contributed to her death by shooting MOLLY YOUNG and or providing the gun to MOLLY YOUNG that was used in the shooting death of MOLLY YOUNG.
6. That on January 31, 2013, at the coroner’s Inquest, plaintiff first realized that the Defendant was or could have caused the death of MOLLY YOUNG.
7. That as a result of the decedent, MOLLY YOUNG’s death, her next of kin have lost her guidance, services and companionship and have suffered and continue to suffer grief, sorrow and mental suffering.
8. That it is the belief of plaintiff that defendant fraudulently concealed the death of MOLLY YOUNG in that he:
a. Defendant called MOLLY YOUNG sometime around 3:00 a.m., prior to the shooting, pretending to be drunk and in trouble to lure her to his apartment for the sole purpose of committing a wrongful act.
b. After the shooting of MOLLY YOUNG, defendant wiped the .45 caliber weapon clear of any fingerprints
c. After the shooting of MOLLY YOUNG, defendant took off his clothes, took a shower and washed his clothes
d. After the shooting, defendant waited 3 to 4 hours to call the authorities. Roommate called 911.
e. After the shooting, defendant refused to give the authorities a Statement of what occurred.
f. After the shooting, defendant hired an attomey to protect defendant from criminal charges.
g. After the shooting of MOLLY YOUNG, defendant made a 911 call and stated that MOLLY YOUNG overdosed, had blood from her nose despite the fact that MOLLY YOUNG had a gunshot wound to the head.
h. Defendant placed a pill bottle near MOLLY YOUNG’S body. Molly had no gunpowder residue on her hand.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff prays judgment against the defendant for an amount in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and for such other further relief as the court deems necessary.
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Molly Young
That tells the story. The rest you can read at the links here. And at a later time, maybe this evening, we plan on reproducing for you here at the website the very first comprehensive article written telling Larry Young’s side of the situation, produced for the June 2012 edition of Disclosure, before anyone else even bothered looking into the facts besides that Minton was not under investigation, and before we had the e-Edition…so this is a freebie for you. Ask yourself…when was the last time a body was found in someone’s room, and that “someone” WASN’T immediately dragged into a local police department and interviewed?
When, indeed.