Dear Landlord singer charged with murder

2017-08-31 by Satellite | 32 Comments
Zachary Gontard, lead singer of Minneapolis punk band Dear Landlord, has been arrested and charged with third degree murder. Hennepin County prosecutors allege that Gontard, 37, sold fentanyl-laced heroin which resulted in the overdose and subsequent death of a 23-year-old man in St. Louis Park. Gontard, who has also played with Off With Their Heads, made his first court appearance on Wednesday. Bail was set at $50,000.

http://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2017/august/gontard-zachary-heroinmurd

Tagged: Dear Landlord

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Minushuman24
August 31st 2017
4994 Comments


oh wow, holy shit

Papa Universe
August 31st 2017
22503 Comments


Who the fuck of which fucking band did what the fuck now?

SandwichBubble
August 31st 2017
13796 Comments


holy moly

Asdfp277
August 31st 2017
24310 Comments


what's going on with punk bands these days

Papa Universe
August 31st 2017
22503 Comments


they're absolute punks

butcherboy
August 31st 2017
9464 Comments


article could have well just said- random man sells another random man heroin..

Asdfp277
August 31st 2017
24310 Comments


most bands in the world are unknown

tom79
August 31st 2017
3936 Comments


Whoa. 'Dream Homes' is a really solid album. Was actually wondering what this band was up to last time I listened to it (maybe a few months ago) :/

kris.
August 31st 2017
15504 Comments


yeah this is pretty fucked up. damn shame. Dream Homes was rad.

Minushuman24
August 31st 2017
4994 Comments


Still jam that album on the regular

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
September 1st 2017
5887 Comments


Dream Homes is a great album I discovered recently. Wow


Satellite
September 1st 2017
26539 Comments


yeah dream homes was excellent. this is disappointing.

CaimanJesus
September 1st 2017
3815 Comments


Don't see how that is murder and not manslaughter

Satellite
September 1st 2017
26539 Comments


same. according to google third degree murder "can be a killing that results from indifference or negligence or recklessness." but isn't that what manslaughter is? idk i'm not a legal expert.

CaimanJesus
September 1st 2017
3815 Comments


Like I get that he isn't blameless in this but if the kid is buying heroin and od'ing on it, I don't see why it matters who the dealer was, if he hadn't sold it to him someone else would have

Spec
September 1st 2017
39451 Comments


Pleeeeaae don't start this debate. Pls.

Asdfp277
September 1st 2017
24310 Comments


let's fight, i wanna fight

Deathconscious
September 1st 2017
27349 Comments


Fucking ridiculous that someone can get charged for murder over a decision someone else made.

Deathconscious
September 1st 2017
27349 Comments


"Pleeeeaae don't start this debate. Pls."

Its gonna happen, and im gonna help push it along.

Pajolero
September 1st 2017
1423 Comments


That's pretty sick.

zakalwe
September 1st 2017
38894 Comments


Murder? Weird. Did the bloke doing the skag have the mental capacity to purchase and shoot the skag by his own volition? His actions led to his death. The bloke convicted should surely be doing time for supply, murder even manslaughter is harsh. Either way the band is probabaly shit.


Beardog
September 1st 2017
5223 Comments


How does he get charged for someone overdosing drugs? wtff

zakalwe
September 1st 2017
38894 Comments


Maybe the 'victim' was asleep, this bellend thought it'd be funny to inject him with skag. Even then it'd be manslaughter unless the bellend brewed up an intentional lethal dose. It'll come out at court I spose.


NastyCrab
September 1st 2017
853 Comments


"The autopsy found he died from a mix of heroin and fentanyl."

This is probably a major factor in why he was charged with murder.

NastyCrab
September 1st 2017
853 Comments


Also a lot of states have pushed manslaughter charges on dealers when their clients overdose in an attempt to dissuade dealers from selling opioids.

Asdfp277
September 1st 2017
24310 Comments


well i mean if i sold u lead powder and u died of lead poisoning i'd probably be in jail too

part of the lawsuit is that he was selling stuff he wasn't supposed to be selling in the first place, with purposes that directly lead to the dead of the dude

SCREAM!
September 1st 2017
15755 Comments


prosecutors often try and charge for something they know they won't get too

Aim high in hope that it'll either scare the guy into making a deal or, if it goes to court, the verdict lands closer to what they were hoping for

Eons
September 2nd 2017
3770 Comments


What a shame. Minneapolis is a great city.

chinesewhispers
September 3rd 2017
4767 Comments


Selling someone drugs isn't murder lmao the fuck

cevilwilliams864
September 8th 2017
1 Comments


crazy, people are gonna do whatever they are gonna do. get it from wherever, i dont get how its murder either. but all this fucking fentanyl is killing people before they can even get off. if your gonna do it be as smart as you can. TEST SHOT a small amount to see what your workin with, not enough of us to be fallin out. be safe

Clegane
September 8th 2017
219 Comments


^ http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/youre_your.htm

TheSonomaDude
September 8th 2017
9077 Comments


proof that pop punk is the edgiest and most hardcore genre



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