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Jamestown (CSi) A 55 year old Jamestown man has been charged with a felony after allegedly uploading an image depicting child pornography onto the website Pinterest.
Mark Duane McBride was charged in Southeast District Court with felony possession of certain materials prohibited, which could lead to five years in prison if convicted.
Jamestown Police Detective Sgt. Thomas Nagel says the department was given a cyber tip on McBride.
A warrant search of McBride’s home allegedly found 277 images of child pornography and child erotica on his computer.
He admitted to having viewed and saving such images.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:
A Resolution was approved, the request from JSDC for a Resolution to participate in the Red River Valley Water Supply Pipeline. The pipeline would bring a western water supply to the Jamestown area, being supervised by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District. Mayor Andersen said the water would benefit the Spiritwood Energy Park.
The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has unanimously approved a resolution to participate in the Red River Valley Water Supply pipeline project.
The non-binding resolution contains no cost implications for the JSDC at this time.
Administrative Officer for the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, Merri Mooridian, says, “It reaffirms interest but does not commit. We’re identifying cities and water projects in need of water along the route.”
Early engineering designs of the Red River Valley Water Supply pipeline include a 66- to 84-inch- diameter pipeline roughly along the route of North Dakota Highway 200 from the Missouri River to the northern end of Lake Ashtabula. From there, the water would flow into the Sheyenne River to the Red River for industrial and municipal use by communities.
REGULAR AGENDA
RESOLUTIONS:
The City Council approved a Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $450,000.00 Solid Waste Treatment Revenue Bond, Series 2015 for the landfill expansion.
ORDINANCES:
A Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections of the City Code pertaining to regulations for the use of utility-task vehicles in the City of Jamestown.
At Monday’s meeting, Council Member Brubakken restated that safety organizations and consumer groups are against putting the vehicles on the streets. He said members of the community have told him they do not want the vehicles on the streets, and noted possible liability issues.
City Council Member Buchanan concurred with Brubakken for the same reasons and pointed out documentation saying the vehicles are not appropriated for city streets
He said proof of insurance is required, and UTV operators may not drive without liability insurance. He said 471 cases of driving without liability insurance in Jamestown were in court records this year up to November 1, 2015,and the number is likely to go higher if UTVs are on city streets. He said police and court work will increase with violations.
From the audience Nick Hardy a law enforcement officer, spoke in favor of the Ordinance, saying he has full liability coverage on his UTV.
Jeff Schwind asked how many of the 471 citations of not driving with liability insurance involved UTVs.
Tom Nagel a police detective spoke in favor, saying he also drives a motorcycle, and noted that mopeds are now legal for street operations.
Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser spoke and said no highway accidents have occurred in the county for several years with UTVs. Those accident that have occurred happened while off-roading.
Mayor Katie Andersen said, the UTVs need to be in compliance with the North Dakota Century Code, to be on city streets, citing several components .
The motion to approved carried on a 3-2 vote with Council Members Brubakken, and Buchanan voting in opposition.
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Liaison, ND Fraternal Order of Police, James/Valley Regional Lodge #4, Nellie Degen, again explained the need for the city to budget for law enforcement to participate in the Public Employees Retirement System .
Mayor Katie Andersen said city and law enforcement officials recently took part in a state webinar that explained details of the program.
She indicated that some law enforcement personnel participate in an insurance program that allows early retirement at age 50 and full retirement at age 55.
She added that if the City of Jamestown participates the percentage of the city’s contribution will go up from 8% to 10%. She said the cost to the city is unknown depending on the number of participants.
Ms. Degen has pointed out that political subdivisions that have PERS available for local law enforcement is a good recruitment tool, noting that with officers under emotional and physical stress and limitation as they get older officers will benefit from being able to fully retire at age 55.
She added that PERS for law enforcement, is separate from the PERS mainstream program of public employees.
She said Stutsman County officials recently held a workshop on how the program works, but as of yet has taken no formal action. She is on the November 3, 2015 County Commission agenda.
Mayor Andersen said the information from the webinar, and subsequent meeting will be brought to upcoming city committee meeting for discussion.
APPOINTMENTS:
The City Council approved the appointment of Blaine P. Stockert to serve as a member of the Fire Code Board of Appeals for a term to expire November 2018.
Appointed Darlene Jung to serve as a member of the James River Valley Library System Board for a term to expire March 2018.
Appointed Lynn Hill to serve as a member of the Shade Tree Committee to fill the unexpired term of Sandy Eckelberg — April 2016.
Reappointed Brent Harris to serve as a member of the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority for a term to expire December 2020.
Reappointed Mayor Andersen to serve as the City Council representative on the Law Enforcement Center Governing Board for a term to expire December 2019.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:
Council Member Kourajian said the new Jamestown Bus Depot will open on Monday November 9, 2015. He also pointed out that this year’s Holiday Dazzle on Main Parade in Jamestown will be on Tuesday November 24, 2015 at 7-p.m. preceded by the Community Christmas Tree Lighting at 5:15 p.m. in front of the Civic Center.
Council Member Buchanan noted that JSDC CEO Connie Ova has been chosen as the new President of the North Dakota Economic Development Association.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board will begin to review the process concerning how to move forward in the wake of the September failed $19 million referendum to expand and improve elementary schools.
The board Monday directed Superintendent Robert Lech to start the process of forming a community focus group to look at why people supported or didn’t support the project, and if people voted no, then why they did not support the project.
The focus group will consist of 10 to 12 individuals who can act as a coalition and asked for interested people to contact him at his office. The group would assess the referendum and provide recommendations to the board as suggestions to move forward.
Board member Robert Toso said the focus group should not dwell too much on the past but should include feedback about why people did or did not support the referendum.
In other business the board reported that Lech was given a 2.96 out of a possible 3 on his performance evaluation,covering the areas of curriculum, staff, service, business, program and facilities management in addition to professionalism and accountability.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Executive Committee approved to recommend a $5,000 grant for the Jamestown bus stop project. Committee Chairman Bob Toso voted against the recommendation. Toso had noted during the discussion the project had been denied earlier.
The funding will come from JSDC’s workforce recruitment budget rather than economic incentive funds, said Connie Ova, CEO of the JSDC. This means approval from the Stutsman County Commission and Jamestown City Council is not required.
In other business three individuals for consideration to fill openings on its board of directors.
Ritchie Wolf, Tom Hausman and C.J. Janke had applied for board positions and were reviewed by the executive committee .
Executive committee member Mark Klose said he knew all three and considered them qualified for the positions. The executive committee unanimously recommended the board appoint them to the board effective January 1, 2016.
The terms of Eric Tuchscher, Brent Harris, Gary Riffe, Lorrie Pavlicek and Kelly Rachel expire at the end of this year. Pavlicek and Rachel have agreed to serve another term while Tuchscher, Harris and Riffe declined to be renominated.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown has announced a temporary road closure for this Tuesday at 2nd Avenue Southwest between 1st Street & 2nd Street Southwest for building construction work.
Closures will be from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is anticipated to be finished that day. Street closure is contingent upon weather conditions at the time of closure.
Motorists and other traffic should use alternate routes if possible.
Jamestown (CSi) An online GoFundMe page has been established for a family after they lost their home to a fire on Friday, October 30, 2015.
Neighbor, Halie Johnson started the page after a home fire on the 200 block of 6th Avenue Southeast in Jamestown early Friday morning.
The Buffalo Valley American Red Cross Chapter in Jamestown has provided immediate assistance to the four adults and three children displaced by the fire.
The campaign is looking to raise roughly $3,000 to assist the family in their most immediate and basic needs.
Jamestown (CSi) In the second program in a series on preparation for end of life, Michael R. Williams will speak on pre-planning funeral options, cremation, body donation, and deaths occurring out-of-state.
The program will be on Tuesday November 10, 2015, at 6-p.m., at the Alfred Dickey Public Library, lower level area.
He will also discuss legal right to disposition and where ashes may or may not be interred.
He will share his experiences of funeral celebrations and changing attitudes toward the traditional funeral rite.
Mike is a local funeral director and owner of Williams-Lisko Funeral Chapel of Jamestown and Edgeley.
Adult Program classes are held in the lower level Alfred Dickey Library conference room.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 32-year-old man was arrested after a high-speed chase and two-hour standoff in Mandan.
Mandan police say the incident began around 4 p.m. Monday when the man drove off from the Law Enforcement Center in his girlfriend’s vehicle. A police chase ensued when the man returned and struck a vehicle that his girlfriend, who was seeking a police escort to retrieve her belongings, and her mother were standing near before fleeing in her vehicle again.
Police say they chased the man for about 19 blocks in a residential area until he returned to the Law Enforcement Center and surrendered after refusing to leave the vehicle.
The man is being held at the Morton County Correctional Center on charges of violating a protection order, reckless endangerment and fleeing.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $250,000 cash for a Devils Lake man suspected of burning down a fast food restaurant in the city.
24-year-old Michael Ott faces felony arson and burglary charges along with misdemeanor drug-related counts in the Oct. 25 fire that destroyed a Hardee’s restaurant. He will enter pleas later.
Authorities allege that Ott set the fire to cover up a burglary in which he took more than $1,500 in cash. He could face more than 16 years in prison if convicted on all charges Attorney information for him was not immediately available.
No one was hurt in the fire.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A California man working in the North Dakota oil patch says he will plead guilty to holding up banks in Stanley and Berthold on the same day in August.
Gary Wayne Thomas, of Murrieta, California, is charged in federal court with two counts of bank robbery. Authorities say the 59-year-old Thomas robbed the BNC National Bank in Stanley shortly after 10 a.m. on Aug. 13, and the Dacotah Bank in Minot shortly after 3 p.m. the same day.
Court documents show that Thomas has a previous conviction for bank robbery in Arizona in 2007.
Thomas faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A plea agreement calls for him to pay back about $11,000.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment Monday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fort Yates man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a woman on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Thirty-year-old Lance Summers appeared in federal court in Bismarck Monday. Summers pleaded guilty in August to second-degree murder in the death last year of 38-year-old Natalie White Lightening of Cannon Ball.
The charge carried a maximum penalty of life in prison but the plea deal between Summers and prosecutors called for 10 years, and Judge Daniel Hovland approved it. Summers will be on probation for five years following his prison time.
White Lightening was last seen by friends on March 17, 2014. Her body was discovered more than a month later by two people walking through a field on the reservation that straddles North Dakota and South Dakota.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Federal labor officials say a North Dakota roofing contractor has been cited as a result of a workers safety investigation.
The U.S. Department of Labor says inspectors found Fargo-based Lorz Construction failed to provide guard rails or fall protection equipment to roofers, exposing them to falls of up to three stories. The agency says the company also failed to ensure that forklifts supporting scaffold platforms were not moved while the platform was occupied or that scaffolds were built correctly.
A message left for the company’s management seeking comment was not immediately returned Monday.
The investigation began after a worker suffered serious injuries in May, when a forklift platform he was working on at a West Fargo construction site tipped over.
The agency is proposing $105,000 in penalties against the contractor.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has accepted a petition to put an initiated measure on next year’s ballot to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
Jaeger accepted the petition on Monday. He had rejected it last week because it lacked required information.
With voters’ approval, the initiative would make it legal for North Dakota residents to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes. It says those who qualify could obtain the drug from a state-licensed dispensary or grow a limited supply for personal use.
Rilie Ray Morgan of Fargo is heading the campaign and says he has never used marijuana as a pain reliever but would like the option of doing so.
The initiative will need signatures from about 13,500 voters to qualify for the ballot.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven are criticizing the Obama administration’s long delay in approving the proposed Keystone XL pipeline after the operator asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the project.
The remarks from the North Dakota senators came Monday after TransCanada’s announcement.
The fate of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline has languished for seven years.
Heitkamp says that during those years, people have “witnessed the conflation of a basic infrastructure expansion project into the foremost emotional and overly politicized issue as it relates to our country’s energy policy.”
Hoeven says it’s “clear” that the administration intends to deny the pipeline permit, which he claimed would have “a chilling effect on the willingness of other companies to invest in important energy infrastructure projects in the United States.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A survey of high school students in North Dakota shows a drop in tobacco use and binge drinking.
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says students who responded to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey also said they were more apt to wear seat belts, less likely to drink and drive, and less likely to use a cellphone while driving.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started the survey in 1990 to monitor potential causes of health and social problems. Students in grades 7-12 voluntarily take the survey in the spring of odd-numbered years.
Eighty percent of students in this year’s survey said they did not use tobacco, compared with 74 percent two years ago. Eighty-two percent said they did not binge drink, compared with 78 percent in 2013.
BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed a Bottineau attorney to fill the vacancy in a state court created by the retirement of a judge.
Dalrymple on Monday announced the appointment of Anthony Benson to the Northeast Judicial District Court bench. He will replace Michael Sturdevant who retired in September.
The judgeship is chambered in Bottineau and covers the counties of Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, McHenry, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Renville, Rolette, Towner and Walsh.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An accounting manager for the North Dakota Public Service Commission says he will seek the Republican nomination for state auditor.
Josh Gallion of Bismarck says he will officially announce his candidacy on Tuesday at events in Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks.
That brings to two the number of Republicans who are making a bid for the seat held by Robert Peterson, who is not seeking a sixth term.
Brian Kroshus of Bismarck announced last month that he also will seek the GOP for state auditor. Kroshus stepped down as publisher of the Bismarck Tribune to run for the seat.
In Sports..
Valley City (CSi) The annual Buck show returns sponsored by the Barnes County Wildlife Club. The show will be held Monday, November 23, 2015at the Valley City Eagles Club.
Event coordinator TJ Hansen says the club will take deer from 6pm-7:30 pm on November 23rd.
Rules to be eligible for the prizes are:
The hunter either has to be a Barnes County resident or if they live outside of Barnes County they have to be a member of the Barnes County Wildlife Club.
Hansen said the rules changed allowing deer harvested by both bow and rifle this year.
Those not a Barnes County resident, in order for the bow deer to be eligible the individual needs to become a Barnes County Wildlife Club Member prior to September 4th.
For the rifle deer to be eligible in individual would have to be a member prior to November 6th.
For more information contact TJ Hansen at 701-490-0929.
MADISON, S.D. – The Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association Football Bowl game pairings have been set after the completion of Saturday’s games.
Dickinson State (N.D.) won the outright Dacotah Bank/NSAA Football Conference title after routing Mayville State (N.D.) 40-2 in Dickinson, N.D. The Blue Hawks finished the conference schedule with a 5-1 record.
The Trojans finished with a 27-16 victory over Presentation (S.D.), tying with Valley City State (N.D.) who was idle Saturday for second-place in the conference standings with a 4-2 record.
Jamestown defeated Waldorf (Iowa) 29-7 to put the Jimmies in a tie for fourth-place in the standings with a 3-3 conference record.
The Warriors finished sixth in the conference with a 2-4 record, followed by Saints seventh with 0-6 record.
The Dacotah Bank/NSAA Football Bowl Game on Sunday, Nov. 8 kicks off with Presentation facing Trinity Bible (N.D.) at 9 a.m. Valley City State-Waldorf will follow with a 12:30 p.m. kick-off.
Dakota State plays Dickinson State at 4 p.m., followed by Jamestown-Mayville State in the night cap at 7:30 p.m.
All four bowl games are counted as a non-conference game. The team listed first in the pairings will be the home team.
2015 Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association Football Bowl Game Schedule
Sunday, Nov. 8 – FargoDome – Fargo, N.D.
9 a.m. Presentation (S.D.) vs. Trinity Bible (N.D.)
12:30 p.m. Valley City State (N.D.) vs. Waldorf (Iowa)
4 p.m. Dickinson State (N.D.) vs. Dakota State (S.D.)
7:30 p.m. Mayville State (N.D.) vs. Jamestown (N.D.)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s High School Activities Association says it has not created a new rule banning prayer at sports games.
The statement comes in response to a Facebook post of praying players that caused a stir.
A photo of the Bismarck St. Mary’s and Kindred football teams praying together after Saturday’s playoff game in Bismarck has been shared more than 2,000 times on Facebook. The post by a local resident states that the activities association “said no public prayers before the game.”
Association Executive Director Matt Fetsch says a prayer can’t be delivered over the public-address system at a postseason game because those games are hosted by the association and not the home team.
Fetsch says the association is a public entity, subject to federal law.
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL will use its flexible scheduling option the first week it’s available this season, moving a matchup between Cincinnati and Arizona into prime time.
The league announced Monday that the Bengals-Cardinals game Nov. 22 will be on “Sunday Night Football.” Cincinnati is currently undefeated and Arizona is 6-2.
It replaces the originally scheduled Chiefs-Chargers matchup, which moves to 4:05 p.m. EST on CBS.
Week 11 is the earliest the NFL can switch out the Sunday night games.
The key NFC North matchup between the Packers and Vikings on Nov. 22 will also switch from 1 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. on Fox. Green Bay is 6-1 and Minnesota is 5-2.
The league also said Monday that the Nov. 15 game between the Bears and Rams will move from Fox to CBS. This is the second season the NFL can “cross-flex” some Sunday afternoon games from one network to the other.
Volleyball
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. Midway, 25-11, 25-14, 25-13
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-11, 25-12, 25-21
Hatton-Northwood def. Griggs County Central, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. May Port CG, 25-12, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23
Langdon-Munich def. North Star, 25-20, 20-25, 27-25, 25-20
North Border def. Larimore, 25-9, 25-17, 25-15
Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Minto, 25-5, 25-14, 25-8
Rolette-Wolford def. Rolla, 25-22, 15-25, 25-18, 25-20
St. John def. Dunseith, 3-2
Thompson def. Cavalier, 25-11, 25-17, 25-6
Class B District 5
Region Qualifier
Ellendale def. Midkota-Kensal, 25-17, 25-19, 25-12
Oakes def. Edgeley-Kulm, 24-26, 25-10, 25-17, 25-14
Championship
LaMoure def. Carrington, 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, 22-25, 15-8
Class B District 6
First Round
Linton-HMB def. Kidder County, 25-22, 25-18, 25-15
Napoleon def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-5, 25-12, 25-22
Class B District 9
First Round
Grant County def. Standing Rock, 25-7, 25-8, 25-7
Class B District 10
First Round
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky def. Garrison-Max, 25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 27-25
Underwood def. Washburn, 25-18, 25-12, 25-18
Class B District 11
Region Qualifier
Sawyer def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 28-30, 15-11
Velva def. Newburg-Westhope, 25-10, 25-15, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11
Championship
Rugby def. Bottineau, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23
Class B District 12
Region Qualifier
Lewis and Clark def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 25-22, 25-16, 25-21
Minot Bishop Ryan def. Glenburn, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 25-8
Championship
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Des Lacs-Burlington, 25-17, 25-21, 25-22
Class B District 15
First Round
Alexander def. Parshall, 13-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-13
New Town def. Trinity Christian, 25-18, 25-8, 25-22
Watford City def. White Shield, 25-5, 25-6, 25-0
Class B District 16
First Round
Kenmare def. Tioga, 25-5, 25-11, 25-10
Powers Lake def. Burke County, 25-13, 25-8, 25-13
Stanley def. Divide County, 25-14, 25-22, 25-8
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Carolina Panthers are the lone unbeaten team in the NFC after Graham Gano’s (gah-NOHZ’) second field goal of overtime completed a 29-26 triumph over Indianapolis. The Panthers blew a 17-point lead in the final 7:04 of regulation and allowed the Colts to hit the first field goal of OT before improving to 7-0. Cam Newton threw for 248 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Panthers’ 11th straight regular-season win since last December.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Damian Lillard had 34 points and seven assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-101 on Monday night. Lillard made 14 of 25 shots. Kevin Martin scored 24 points and Ricky Rubio had 12 points, nine assists and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves built an early 17-point lead following an emotional tribue to coach Flip Saunders, who died before the season opener.
Final Cleveland 107 Philadelphia 100
Final Milwaukee 103 Brooklyn 96
Final San Antonio 94 New York 84
Final Houston 110 Oklahoma City 105
Final Golden State 119 Memphis 69
Final L-A Clippers 102 Phoenix 96
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Toronto 4 Dallas 1
Final Chicago 4 Los Angeles 2
Final Vancouver 4 Philadelphia 1
MLB…
MIAMI (AP) – The Miami Marlins have introduced Don Mattingly as their new manager, the team’s seventh since June 2010. Mattingly went 446-363 with the Dodgers and won the NL West the past three years, but the team was just 8-11 in the postseason and did not reach the World Series. He inherits a ballclub that was 71-91 under Mike Redmond and Dan Jennings last season.
In world and national news…
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) – There’s still a lot of work to do before the bodies of the 224 victims of Saturday’s plane crash over Egypt are identified. Family members have so far identified the remains of ten of those on board. A Russian official says 140 bodies and more than 100 body parts arrived in the Russian city of St. Petersburg yesterday and today, and a third plane is bringing more remains later today.
HOUSTON (AP) – An ordinance that would establish nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people is up for a vote in Houston today. It reached the voters after long legal fights and accusations of intolerance from both sides. Opponents have focused their campaign on one part of the ordinance related to use of public bathrooms by transgender men and women that they allege would open the door for sexual predators to go into women’s restrooms.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two former Republican state lawmakers in Michigan are setting out today to win back their seats. Todd Courser, a tea party leader who resigned in September while facing expulsion, and Cindy Gamrat, who was expelled, are running in special Republican primaries. They left the legislature after their extramarital affair was revealed. It also turned out that Courser had sent out a phony email saying he’d been caught having sex with a male prostitute. He figured it would make his affair with Gamrat less plausible in case it was revealed by an extortionist.
NEWDELHI (AP) – A court in India has sentenced an Uber driver to life in prison for raping a passenger in his vehicle last December. The case triggered widespread protests against sexual violence, along with demands for more efforts to ensure the safety of women. The judge had earlier found the driver guilty of rape, kidnapping and other charges.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) – Police in Southern California say a mid-level manager for Taco Bell repeatedly slapped an Uber driver in the face after being told to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give directions. The incident Friday was captured on dash camera video that was posted online. Police say it shows Benjamin Golden repeatedly hitting the driver, grabbing his hair and slamming his head against a window. Police say the driver defended himself with pepper spray. A Taco Bell spokeswoman says Golden has been fired.
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