Nation of Islam leader’s son jailed

Post-Trib.com ^ | Michael Puente

[hole_n_one]

Nation of Islam leader’s son jailed

May 11, 2003 

By Michael Puente / Post-Tribune staff writer

VALPARAISO — The 44-year-old son of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan was arrested by the Indiana State Police following a hit-and-run incident early Saturday afternoon.

Nasir H. Farrakhan of the 4800 block of Woodlawn in Chicago was being held at the Porter County Jail here on probable cause for multiple charges resulting from the collision with another vehicle.

The probable cause charges are:

— Operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

— Driving with a suspended license.

— Leaving the scene of personal injury accident.

— Possession of drug paraphernalia.

As of 9 p.m. Saturday, a spokesman for the jail said Nasir Farrakhan was still in the jail and had yet to be processed.

It was unknown if and when Farrakhan would be bailing out of the jail. Although he will be allowed to post bail, the spokesman did not know the amount of the bail.

According to the state police, Farrakhan was driving his 4-door 1997 Hummer east on the Indiana Toll Road in LaPorte County.

Shortly after 1 p.m., Farrakhan struck the rear of a gold 2000 Honda passenger car driven by 73-year-old Charles Peterson of Gary.

State police reports that Farrakhan did not stop following the collision but allegedly fled the scene.

Farrakhan exited the Toll Road but was stopped by LaPorte County police.

Farrakhan was arrested on the various charges and transferred to the Porter County Jail.

A spokesman with the Indiana State Police Toll Road Division confirmed that Nasir Farrakhan was indeed the son of the famous minister.

The case was investigated by state police Troopers Mike Young and Pete Bradley, according to a report.

Peterson’s wife, Gladys, was taken to Porter Memorial Hospital here to be treated for neck and back pain.

Gladys Peterson, 62, was treated and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The Petersons could not be reached for comment.

State police report about $5,000 worth of damage to Petersons’ vehicle. Farrakhan’s vehicle did not sustain any noticeable damage.

Police report that the road condition at the time of the collision was dry.

Louis Farrakhan also could not be reached for comment.

A person who answered the phone at the Nation of Islam’s Mosque Maryam, the national headquarters for Louis Farrakhan, on Chicago’s South Side said there was no one there to comment.

And, the person said, everyone was “too busy” to be bothered.

According to FinalCall.com, the official Web site of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan is to be among family and friends tonight at the Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel on Michigan Avenue to celebrate his 70th birthday.

Also, the celebration will be the unveiling of the Louis Farrakhan Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Nasir Farrakhan’s full name is Joshua Nasir Hussain Farrakhan. He is one of the nine children of Louis Farrakhan.

In August 2001, Nasir Farrakhan was shot twice in the legs by two men outside of a Chicago home.

A 35-year-old woman at that home in the 9900 block of South Forest Avenue was also beaten by the men, according to published reports.

Two men were eventually charged with the attack.

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[dts32041]

but FOI's don't drink, against the quran, don't you know.

[prairiebreeze]

There's nothing funny about prostate cancer except maybe this:

Louis Farrakhan Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

Hmmmmmm ping

[cgk]

Thanks for the ping to the original on the dupe thread. There are no keywords and no Farrakhan in this thread, which is why I suppose it didn't turn up when I searched (right before I hit "post.")

[cgk]

— Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Drugs, too are against their "beliefs" also, so we've been told. Man, I guess this means a lot of what we've been told is... wrong?!

[Jay D. Dyson]

Twenty bucks says this will quickly turn into a "whitey conspiracy trying to keep me down"-fest for ol' Screwy Louie.

-Jay

[BenR2]

Clearly, this is nothing but another case of blatant racial profiling.

(End sarcasm.)

[woofie]

I think the ufos did it

[Miss Marple]

My niece went to Valporaiso University, so I am quite familiar with this area. He was quite a ways from Chicago. I wonder where he was going?

[Fearless Flyers]

The big issue has yet to be answered, What Color were the victims in the Honda?

The Nation of Islam out playing Demolition Derby on our Nations Highways could be part of their cultural cleansing policy. This is relavent considering who the perpetrator is.

I'm sure if the perp were a well known conservative and the victim was black they wouldn't hold back this information.

[hole_n_one]

There are no keywords and no Farrakhan in this thread, which is why I suppose it didn't turn up when I searched (right before I hit "post.")

If you're going to post an article, why would you care about keywords when conducting a search to see if it's already been posted?

Perform the search by title.

Keyword searches are used when looking for a particular topic, not a specific article.

[prairiebreeze]

Dunno, but wish they could lock him up and keep him somewhere so he doesn't come back home. WIshful thinking...

Prairie

[Victoria Delsoul]

I wonder if Farrakhan will claim that this is a racist charge, LOL.

[Tamzee]

Wanna bet that this doesn't get half the attention Bill Bennett did?

[JoeSixPack1]

State police report about $5,000 worth of damage to Petersons’ vehicle. Farrakhan’s vehicle did not sustain any noticeable damage.

$5000.00 in damage and he didn't even stop to see if he killed somebody?? Ah, well, doesn't the koran allow this if they're non-believers?

They probably couldn't find any noticeable damage because it just blended in with all the other paint smudges he got while using his Hummer as a battering ram wherever he goes!

[MHGinTN]

As a father, I send my sympathies to Minister Farrakhan. I don't agree with his politics or his religion, but I do sympathize with his 'family' plight ... it is hard enough to be a successful father when not in the spotlight, but it is infinitly more difficult while in the spotlight. Ask Al Gore or George W. Bush.

[BIGZ]

Fair is fair, if you are going to go after the Bush kids you have to go after the Farakan kids.

[rovenstinez]

Franklin Graham did some things like this when he was younger. It gave Billy Graham a lot of pain. It may take a while, but the jury is still out to see what will happen. I imagine George W could feel some identity witht his incident. Hang in there Louis Farrakhan, it's nice to know you have some of these dynamics operatin' in your ranks as well. Stand by your son.