Inmate indicted in strangling of Naples psychiatrist
Rodrigus Patten, 20, was indicted for murder after allegedly choking Dr. David Hoyer, 56, during a jailhouse evaluation at Collier County jail on Jan. 3. Patten, awaiting a hearing on carjacking, kidnapping and robbery charges, was not handcuffed and with no guards nearby. Hoyer was revived at the scene but died three days later.
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Collier County
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Worker charged for adding marijuana to food
Benjamin Roberts an 18 year old Whataburger cook was charged with possession and delivery of marijuana after a taquito given to a police dispatcher contained less than a quarter ounce of cannabis. He was fired and faces up to six months in jail and a 2000 dollar fine.
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the Colony, Texas
Benjamin Roberts
Mike Carroll
Oil leak causes 1.7 million in damage at Los Alamos lab
Lasers at Los Alamos National Laboratory were damaged after 5,700 gallons of ultrapure mineral oil leaked from a 12,000 gallon tank. The flood, over a weekend, damaged laser equipment while the Atlas facility remained untouched. Officials assess repair or replacement of affected systems.
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N.M
Los Alamos National ‘Laboratory
Fern
Todd Hanson
Atlas
Hanson
Putin signals rocky start with new U S Russia ties
Moscow AP Putin warns NATO expansion is a mistake while urging America to preserve the 1972 ABM treaty. He rejects unilateral disarmament, cites START II and a global nuclear test ban, and cautions on missile shield talks amid U S and NATO plans.
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Comedian In Macon Show Met By Bank Robbery Suspect Crowd
Autographed portraits line the Comedy Cafe in Macon as Glenn Matthews, the county jail inmate who boasted on stage he robbed banks. Matthews, 43, faces three armed robbery counts from recent heists, with a life prison potential if convicted. He has no local lawyer yet.
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Gallagher
Tommy Chong
Glenn Matthews
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Rickey Smiley
Black Entertainment
Warner Robins
Bibb County
California parties draw fire over power contracts bidding
California lawmakers demand a state backed plan to procure long term electricity for Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison. Republicans accuse Gov. Gray Davis of withholding details on a secret bidding process that could lock the state into a decade of power purchases. Davis aides say revealing bids would undermine competition and raise prices.
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Strickland
Governor’s Office
Davis
Steve Maviglio
Ten Die As Salvation Army Van Crashes On I-55
A Salvation Army van carrying family members to see inmates veered across a median on Interstate 55 near Joliet and collided with a tractor-trailer, killing ten and injuring two. The crash occurred amid lingering snow and left one female passenger in critical condition. The wreck involved the van from Chicago's halfway house en route to Dwight and Pontiac correctional centers. A second fatal crash occurred in Iowa when a snowbound car collided head on with a charter bus carrying Iowa City middle school students, killing two and injuring eleven.
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Chicago
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