JRiley

I don’t know what you are talking about, but I can’t wait to watch these!

Family of man 'strangled' to death by Kentucky police receives $2 million in settlement Law enforcement knelt on Joseph “Josey” Martin's neck after he was repeatedly tased, pepper sprayed and hit by officers following his arrest for public intoxication. He was not under the influence.

NEW: Family of man 'strangled' to death by Kentucky police receives $2 million in settlement.
Law enforcement knelt on Joseph “Josey” Martin's neck after he was repeatedly tased, pepper sprayed & hit by officers following his arrest for public intoxication. He was not under the influence.

U.S. Department of Justice asks appeals court to release Brett Hankison from prison in Breonna Taylor case The DOJ filed a motion Thursday asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule a federal judge's decision to send Hankinson to prison instead of releasing him while he appeals his conviction.

NEW: U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday asked federal appeals court to release Brett Hankison from prison in Breonna Taylor case

https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonriley051/p/us-department-of-justice-asks-appeals?r=6qzq1n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Kentucky man convicted of non-violent crime sues U.S. government arguing he should be allowed to own a gun under 2nd Amendment Shelby County resident Hubert Ford was convicted of fraud in 1997 and claims he is not a danger and should be allowed to buy a gun.

NEW: Kentucky man convicted of non-violent crime in 1997 sues U.S. government arguing he should be allowed to own a gun under 2nd Amendment.
The argument already has support from Attorney General Pam Bondi

https://jasonriley051.substack.com/p/kentucky-man-convicted-of-non-violent

Texas man indicted on charges of harassing, attempting to extort UofL football coach Brian Mandel accused of threatening coach Jeff Brohm, his family and quarterback Miller Moss.

NEW: Texas man indicted on charges of harassing UofL football coach, family, players.
Brian Mandel accused of threatening coach Jeff Brohm, his wife, Brian Brohm and quarterback Miller Moss. Also charged with trying to extort more than $10k from Moss

NEW: 2 Kentuckiana residents sentenced for sending confidential secrets from Louisville business to company in China

https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonriley051/p/2-kentuckiana-residents-sentenced?r=6qzq1n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Honestly, has one player meant more to a franchise than Lamar? If so, who?

DOJ will continue to prosecute former LMPD officers in Breonna Taylor case - for now But the case against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany will be delayed for several months as new prosecutors review more than 1 million pages of evidence and discuss a possible resolution with the defense

NEW: DOJ will continue to prosecute former LMPD officers in Breonna Taylor case - for now.
But the case has been delayed until at least April. And there is still a good chance the DOJ will recommend dismissing the charges.

https://jasonriley051.substack.com/publish/post/177492579

“A media critic!”

Without strong local media, you get @sheriffjohnward

Unfortunately, Hardin County falls into an area where there is no legitimate news source, so Ward and the department can get away with whatever they want.
"Bonnie Wheeler dares to help community"
Sheriff John Ward pays her $46,250 to settle lawsuit
thenewsenterprise.com/features/wedne…

I messed up. I am rectifying the way I covered Hardin County Sheriff John Ward & his department, including ignoring red flags from the community.
This suit I wrote about was settled for $1.5 million. I missed it and and many others.
https://t.co/8YfEoDgzUW

Paul Simon

From a source: Brett Hankison turned himself in to serve his prison sentence this morning.

https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/federal-judge-denies-brett-hankisons-bid-to-delay-reporting-to-prison-in-breonna-taylor-case/article_cad723db-4691-4970-8da4-2812940ad272.html

Federal judge denies Brett Hankison's bid to delay reporting to prison in Breonna Taylor case In an order on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings ruled “a jury has spoken and this Court cannot and will not disturb its verdict without legal reason.”

Correct link:

Brett Hankison ordered to report to prison Thursday for conviction in Breonna Taylor case But his attorneys filed a motion Friday asking that the report date from the Bureau of Prisons be postponed 60 to 90 days while Hankison appeals his conviction to a

NEW: Federal judge denies Brett Hankison's bid to delay reporting to prison in Breonna Taylor case

lol

Means a lot, Joe. Thanks

PERHAPS I WAS STUCK IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE.

(I didn’t see a DM and, as always, I just like to gig you a bit)

wow. @502eire.lol didn’t say anything. Gotta be honest, that stings a little

There is a great current crop of young journalists in town and that is encouraging. If I can ever help, drop me a line. Unless I do make a comeback and then I will likely start a twitter beef with you.
Finally, please keep supporting local journalism.
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Unsure if I'm staying in journalism or not. It's always been a passion, but it's getting harder to survive and do the work I want to do. (Keep sending tips tho, I may free lance!) I may take a little time off to focus more on bitching about sports.

Unfortunately, the industry is changing & I'm moving along. WDRB kept its promises from day 1 & I'll always appreciate that. I will sorely miss the cast of characters I worked with. This will also be the 1st time I've been separated from Marcus Green in 25 years. So it's going to be an adjustment.

Some professional news: After 12 + years, today is my last day at WDRB News. First, thanks to Barry Fulmer, Bill Lamb and Jen Keeney for the vision to join print & TV journalists together (at a local level) and then giving us the time and freedom to do important, indepth work.

Brett Hankison ordered to report to prison Thursday for conviction in Breonna Taylor case But his attorneys filed a motion Friday asking that the report date from the Bureau of Prisons be postponed 60 to 90 days while Hankison appeals his conviction to a

NEW: Brett Hankison ordered to report to prison Thursday for conviction in Breonna Taylor case.
Defense and U.S. Department of Justice ask for delay.

No fun when you agree

Harsh but maybe an accurate take from C.L.Brown

Ky. Appeals Court overturns Louisville judge's ruling allowing convicted felons to own guns The court of appeals argued “history and tradition relevant to the Second Amendment support Congress’s power to disarm those that it deems dangerous."

NEW: Kentucky Appeals Court overturns Louisville judge's historic ruling allowing convicted felons to own guns

On trial for journalism in Kentucky. Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

Press freedom alert in Kentucky: Two journalists face trial in Kenton County, after they were arrested in July for being at a local protest they were reporting on. The protest was by people speaking out against ICE's detention of a chaplain in Cincinnati.

Or like those wax fangs they sell during Halloween. They are like a dollar. Put in a new pair everyday.

Seriously tho, that shit is expensive