HERE IN JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES, GUYS. BRIAN THANK YOU. AND SHOCK AND CONFUSION OUT OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA WHEN DURING A PUBLIC MEETING, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MEL WITHERSPOON STARTED TELLING A PERSONAL STORY ABOUT HOW WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE SHOT SOMEONE IN THE HEAD AND GOT AWAY WITH IT, YOU KNOW, NICK, I CAN BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF. HE SAID. GO AHEAD. AND I DID. I SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD POINT BLANK. THIS CLOSE. COUNCILMAN WITHERSPOON GOES ON TO SAY THAT HE ONLY SPENT ONE NIGHT IN A NEBRASKA JAIL AND WAS RELEASED DUE TO HIS CONNECTIONS, HIS FAMILY’S CONNECTIONS THAT THEY HAD WITH THE MAFIA IN NEW JERSEY. WE REACHED OUT TO MISTER WITHERSPOON, THE ENTIRE ERIE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAY
Erie City Council president shares shocking past at public meeting
Updated: 6:46 PM EDT Jul 17, 2025
Shock and confusion arose in Erie, Pennsylvania, when City Council President Mel Witherspoon recounted a personal story during a public meeting about shooting someone in the head and getting away with it.”You know, Nick, I can blow your head off. He said, ‘Go ahead,’ and I did. I shot him in the head, point-blank, this close,” Witherspoon said.Witherspoon said he only spent one night in a Nebraska jail and was released due to connections his family had with the mafia in New Jersey.Attempts to reach Witherspoon, all members of Erie City Council and the mayor of Erie for comment have been unsuccessful.
ERIE, Pa. —
Shock and confusion arose in Erie, Pennsylvania, when City Council President Mel Witherspoon recounted a personal story during a public meeting about shooting someone in the head and getting away with it.
“You know, Nick, I can blow your head off. He said, ‘Go ahead,’ and I did. I shot him in the head, point-blank, this close,” Witherspoon said.
Witherspoon said he only spent one night in a Nebraska jail and was released due to connections his family had with the mafia in New Jersey.
Attempts to reach Witherspoon, all members of Erie City Council and the mayor of Erie for comment have been unsuccessful.