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Sorry: Hipster Grifter Story Not Over Yet

0509ferrellmugshot.jpg The Hipster Grifter herself was duped, and then she turned around and lied to us all. So no, it's not over yet. It seems that Kari Ferrell didn't turn herself in to the Philadelphia Police Department, if one is to believe this musician who claims to have lured her into the hands of the authorities there. His story is a long one, but basically: His band met Miss Ferrell in Brooklyn in December and once they read about her now very public story, they played aloof and got her to come visit Philly. Bandmate Sam Tremble says, "I didn't want Kari to know we were on to her, because I thought I could catch her. I talked with Sgt. Fred Ross in Salt Lake City during this time. He liked my idea, but couldn't encourage me to act on behalf of law enforcement. He said my only option was to call local police when I knew where she was. On Sunday, May 3, she finally agreed to take a bus to Philly." Consider the rest instant karma. Yet Ferrell went on to lie to her newfound press generators in NYC, saying she turned herself in. So there you have it. Currently her extradition hearing is set for May 15th, and her bail is a whopping $250,000.

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  • Big_Larry

    fine, someone had to say it, SNITCHES GET STITCHES

  • just saying

    Just when I thought it was safe to read Gothamist again. . .

  • babyhitler

    I don't really consider any of these people true hipsters, cause they all fucking ugly. aren't hipsters supposed to be good looking

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    $ 250,000 bail?



    For making some trustafarian hipster boys pay to get their dicks sucked?



    That's sad!

  • jaycjay

    No, $250,000 bail for skipping out on her last bail. Nothing will get a higher bail than having done that once in the past.

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    $ 250,000 bail is still ridiculously high!



    Her original charge back in Utah was some kind of penny ante passing bad checks offense - and now, she's charged with skipping that case, and with what amounts to being a very expensive date.



    And the sad thing is, she'll probably do more time than a lot of wife beaters and sex offenders get!



    And all over a couple of dollars and a few disgruntled men who thought they were entitled to get oral without having to pay!

  • firewire

    i've been in a coma for the last couple weeks, could someone please not explain this pointless drivel to me?

  • Dude69

    I see now the Phillyist has taken over the hipster grifter thread. I am sure there's a way for her to turn up in Houston, LA, London, etc. Good job and bonus all around to the dedicated ist-universe staff for keeping this non-story alive!

  • Rocknrope

    250K. That's a lot of handmouth jobs.

  • s0me_g0d

    I thought it was confirmed that Jen Carlson is a dumbass.

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    Maybe it was Jan's boyfriend's "hotdog" that got thrown down Keri Ferrell's "hallway"?



    And perhaps Jan's boyfriend was the recipient of a "handjob" from Keri's mouth?



    This might explain her obsessive interest in blogging about this case!

  • Guest

    I thought it was confirmed she was in custody.

  • Gotham Observer

    Now alternative bands actively work - nay seek out - cooperation with the po-po? Obama truely has brought change. Street cred means something entirely different from when I was a lad.

  • TimSPC

    He's not a hipster snitcher. He's more like a passive-aggressive hipster Batman.

  • dr zippy

    FREE KARI!

  • contrabalance

    Who in God's living hell gives a flying fuck.

  • whitecastlerock

    How is this snitching? Good for him! I applaud his actions. Maybe more people will grow some fucking balls and work with the authorities instead of avoiding confrontation....

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    Look, dorky men have been paying hot women for sex for the last 100 years - it's called "dating".



    Where is the crime here?



    Keri got her cash.



    Some hipster boys got their little dicks sucked.



    And all is right in Williamsburg.



    Again, what 'crime' did Keri Ferrell actually commit here?

  • jaycjay

    "work with the authorities instead of avoiding confrontation"



    Ah, but he both worked with the authorities and avoided confrontation.

  • citizenerased

    I dislike the hipster-snitcher more than the hipster-grifter

  • TheKlaus

    Come on people. Cool it with the 'snitch' stuff. We/he don't live on the streets. Let's not pretend for a second that anyone in the hipster/band/hairy dude community does anything (besides blog and tweet) to retaliate against hipster snitches.

  • Careful! They'll make a whiny Youtube video while menacingly waving their Andy Samberg hair at you.

  • marcasm

    Hi is trying to get some attention for his shitty band.

  • marcasm

    And that picture of himself, what a D-Bag.

  • JacqueMehoff

    ditto to the douche bucket of scum.

    he must be proud of himself. even my 10 year old nephew knows what happens to snitches.

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    Look, dorky men have been paying hot women for sex for the last 100 years - it's called "dating".



    Where is the crime here?



    Keri got her cash.



    Some hipster boys got their little dicks sucked.



    And all is right in Williamsburg.



    Again, what 'crime' did Keri Ferrell actually commit here?

  • So if your 10-year-old nephew catches me burlarizing your house, I'm perfectly safe? Cool!



    Do you have a dog?

  • ChampionOfTheSun

    Now that the Hipster Grifter is caught, will this Hipster Snitcher get blogged about every other day by blogs other than his own?

  • MidCFrank

    Does anyone -- beside Gothamist staff -- care about this boring story???

  • MT

    Yeah. Gawker staff.

  • chris

    what a douche! he's worse than she is.

  • imadick

    he did it for the internet fame. and the lulz. good for him.

  • Politburo

    She was a fugitive and he assisted in her apprehension.



    He is to be commended.

  • dr zippy

    This story just has to be viral marketing for a bizarro mumblecore movie, right?

  • nycviabos

    I believe you are correct sir (even if it didn't start out that way).

  • moocowtoo

    i need a hand to mouth conjugal visit.

  • GREGORYABUTLER

    Don't forget the hotdogs (and the hallway)!

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