Wednesday, April 23, 2008
News...
WBBJTV DOT COM REPORTS A TIPTON COUNTY
WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH THE FATAL SHOOTING OF HER BOYFRIEND DURING A DOMESTIC
DISPUTE MONDAY. ACCORDING TO THE TBI, 33 YEAR OLD SANDRA FRANKLIN. IS CHARGED
WITH VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE DEATH OF 23 YEAR OLD MARCUS JACKSON. SHE IS
ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND VANDALISM. FRANKLIN IS BEING HELD
IN THE TIPTON COUNTY JAIL AND WILL BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW.
ALSO FROM CHANNEL 7, A WEAKLEY COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER ADMITS TO BEATING HIS WIFE AND WAITING 18 HOURS BEFORE TAKING HER TO THE HOSPITAL. 32-YEAR-OLD JASON KAYSER IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND WAS ARRAIGNED MONDAY. HE IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT WEDNESDAY FOR HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, KAYSER ADMITTED TO AUTHORITIES THAT HE HIT HIS WIFE, APRIL, SEVERAL TIMES AND GRABBED HER BY THE THROAT. DEPUTIES SAY HE BROUGHT HIS 30-YEAR-OLD WIFE APRIL TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF A MARTIN HOSPITAL LAST WEEK. SHE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AT THE TIME.AND WAS BEING TREATED AT VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE WHEN SHE DIED.
THE F-A-A AND N-T-S-B CONTINUE INVESTIGATING AN AIRPLANE CRASH IN HENRY COUNTY. JOEL PENNINGTON'S EXPERIMENTAL CROP DUSTER WENT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER 10 A-M MONDAY MORNING JUST OUTSIDE OF PARIS. AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE ENGINE OF THE PLANE, AND SAY PENNINGTON'S BODY HAS BEEN SENT TO NASHVILLE FOR AN AUTOPSY. EYEWITNESSES SAY THEY SAW PENNINGTON JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE CRASH SPRAYING INSECTICIDE OVER WHEAT FIELDS OWNED BY YODER BROTHERS MEAT PROCESSING.
A MAN ATTACKS EMPLOYEES AT THE UNION CITY WAL-MART. POLICE CHARGED SIDOLES (SID-OLE'S) LUBIN WITH FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, FELONY VANDALISM, SIX COUNTS OF ASSAULT AND SHOPLIFTING. LUBIN IS ACUSED OF KNOCKING THE MANAGER DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR, PUNCHING EMPLOYEES, AND ASSAULTING THEM WITH HAIR SPRAY AND OTHER ITEMS. EMPLOYEES RETAILTATED BY HOLDING THE MAN DOWN ON THE FLOOR. THE MAN IS SIX-FIVE AND 300 POUNDS.
In sports...
From the National League, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8 to 1... the Cardinals fell one point short of the Brewers, with a final score of 9 to 8. The Cards are at Pittsburgh tonight. First pitch is at 6:05, air time is around 5:30 starting with the On Deck show on Oldies 1450 AM and 101.7 FM.
Weather in the news...
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near
82.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after
1am. Low around 63.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 75. 80% chance for
thunderstorms
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. A low
around 62.
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