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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
First Drip First Drip (9/30/14): Kilah Davenport's step father indicted, Americans for Prosperity being investigated, more
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:08 AM
A grand jury has indicted the step father of the little girl who died after he slammed her head into a wall. Joshua Houser was indicted on second-degree murder charges after abusing Kilah Davenport, who died this year after the incident in 2012. She would have been 5 this year.
The State Board of Elections is investigating Americans for Prosperity after the conservative group mailed error-riddled voter registration information pamphlets to some North Carolinians (and one cat). "Casey M. Mann, N.C. Democratic Party executive director, filed the complaint Monday over the Americans for Prosperity Foundation voter registration mailers that included incorrect information on where to send applications, an incorrect registration deadline, and inaccurate information about getting answers to questions."
The Secret Service really needs to lock it down. The vet who jumped the White House's fence got farther inside than what was originally reported. Omar Gonzalez made it into the East Room and was then tackled by an agent. Fortunately the first family had just left the building.
The body of a real estate agent who went missing while showing a home in Arkansas has been discovered in a shallow grave. After 12 hours of questioning, Arron Carter admitted to kidnapping Beverly Carter, but he did not say where he put her body.
The Colorado Supreme Court will consider a case in which Dish Network fired a quadriplegic who smoked pot to treat his seizures and failed a drug test. Dish argues that because pot is still illegal on the federal level, workers should not receive the same protections if they are fired for smoking regular cigarettes. A bad car accident left Brandon Coats, 35, paralyzed from the chest down.
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