Archive for July 14th, 2012

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Texas: NBC 5 news anchor Jane McGarry hangs up her spurs after 30-year career; cites her DWI plea of no contest, pledges it won’t happen again!

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From Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH — KXAS-TV anchor Jane McGarry has quit her job after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated, admitting that she was over the legal limit when arrested in May and pledging that it will never happen again.
In a statement sent to the Star-Telegram today and posted on her Facebook page, McGarry said tests showed her blood alcohol level was 0.11 and “therefore I should not have been driving.” McGarry said she has paid a $1,200 fine, will be on probation for 18 months and will serve at least 40 hours of community service for the class B misdemeanor.
“I apologize for my irresponsible behavior and am grateful that the police did their job and no one was hurt,” McGarry said in the statement. “…I am deeply sorry for making such a terrible mistake and pledge it will never happen again.”
Shortly after her announcement, NBC 5 sent out a release stating that McGarry left her job at NBC 5 “effective today.”

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07.14
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Louisiana: Springfield officials indicted for DWI coverup attempt of Tyra Jones

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From Amite.com
SPRINGFIELD, LA—The mayor and police chief of Springfield were each indicted on four felony charges for conspiring to hide a Hammond woman’s 2011 DWI citation, announced Attorney General Buddy Caldwell July 12.
In the four-count indictment returned by a Livingston Parish grand jury, Mayor Charles Martin, 62, and Police Chief James Jones, 48, are each accused of obstruction of justice, criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice, injuring public records, and criminal conspiracy to injure public records.
The charges stem from a conspiracy by Martin and Jones to conceal state evidence and to obstruct the prosecution of a suspect involved in an April 10, 2011 DWI arrest.
Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell said, “The two officials intentionally misused their authority and positions of public trust, and they knowingly tried to obstruct the prosecution of a DWI case.”
Springfield Police Officer Ryan Weaver arrested Tyra Jones on suspicion of DWI ….MORE

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