'Vampyre' candidate accused of harassing teenager
Ladies, never date a vampyre. Even if he is running for president.
John Alfred Sharkey, 44, who calls himself the "The Impaler," was a fringe candidate for Minnesota governor in 2006 under the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans party banner.
A summons was issued for him to be in court in August. He was charged with felony harassment and two misdemeanor counts, one alleging coercion with a threat to inflict bodily harm and the other coercion, a threat to expose a secret or disgrace.
The criminal complaint says that in August 2007, a 16-year-old girl said she wrote a message of political support to Sharkey on his MySpace page. At the time, she said, he was a presidential candidate running as Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey.
The girl told police they began dating online. She said she tried to end the online relationship but he refused to let her. She said that "in a desperate attempt" to get him to leave her alone, she e-mailed him that she was a member of an elite vampire hunter society and for the two of them to continue their relationship would put him in danger. She said that he called her cell phone and that she answered only after he sent her an e-mail threatening to call her family.
The girl told police she felt she had to follow his demands and continue their relationship. She claimed he sent and made threatening and coercive e-mails and phone calls.
The girl's father told police that he talked to Sharkey but that Sharkey continued to call the girl and write letters to her parents.
The complaint said that on Aug. 28, a Rochester police sergeant called Sharkey, who said he was a 2008 presidential candidate and a vampire "who needs to drink human blood for strength." He referred to the Rochester girl as his wife and princess.
According to court documents, Sharkey moved for a continuance of his arraignment because he had been injured during a professional wrestling match and was going to have knee surgery. The hearing was set for mid-September.
A summons was issued for him to be in court in August. He was charged with felony harassment and two misdemeanor counts, one alleging coercion with a threat to inflict bodily harm and the other coercion, a threat to expose a secret or disgrace.
The criminal complaint says that in August 2007, a 16-year-old girl said she wrote a message of political support to Sharkey on his MySpace page. At the time, she said, he was a presidential candidate running as Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey.
The girl told police they began dating online. She said she tried to end the online relationship but he refused to let her. She said that "in a desperate attempt" to get him to leave her alone, she e-mailed him that she was a member of an elite vampire hunter society and for the two of them to continue their relationship would put him in danger. She said that he called her cell phone and that she answered only after he sent her an e-mail threatening to call her family.
The girl told police she felt she had to follow his demands and continue their relationship. She claimed he sent and made threatening and coercive e-mails and phone calls.
The girl's father told police that he talked to Sharkey but that Sharkey continued to call the girl and write letters to her parents.
The complaint said that on Aug. 28, a Rochester police sergeant called Sharkey, who said he was a 2008 presidential candidate and a vampire "who needs to drink human blood for strength." He referred to the Rochester girl as his wife and princess.
According to court documents, Sharkey moved for a continuance of his arraignment because he had been injured during a professional wrestling match and was going to have knee surgery. The hearing was set for mid-September.
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