WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 02/28/02

[7-11Hanover-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]

[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC53:19]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A close relative of the elderly Roanoke man accused of fatally shooting a teenager said he did NOT have a phone and panicked.
The woman phoned News 7 and did not want to be identified, but said Hallis Jamison acted in self defense and would never hurt a child.
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[VO-NAT :20]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday Night;]
Roanoke City Police say a group of teenagers was pounding on the windows and doors of (JAME-ison's) Jamison's Hanover Avenue property at about twenty til eight Tuesday night. They say the 82-year old responded by firing a single shot from a 30-aught-6 hunting rifle through his closed front door. Neighbors say the area is notoriously crime ridden.
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[SOT 13:36:16-13:36:24]
[IN Q=I think it comes out of just a pervasive...]
((REV. THOMAS MATTINGLY/ST. GERARD CATHOLIC CHURCH: I THINK IT COMES OUT OF JUST A PERVASIVE FEAR WITH THE AREA AND A SUSPICION OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE.)) [BUTT BUTT BUTT]
[SOT 13:32:48-13:32:53]
((FRED VAN DYKE/NEIGHBOR: THE OLD MAN WAS SCARED. WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN, HELL, WHO WOULDN'T BE SCARED?))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Thomas Mattingly/St. Gerard Catholic Church; :00]
[SUPER=01-Fred Vandyke/Neighbor; :08]
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[OUT Q=who wouldn't be scared?]
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[VO-NAT :11]
The shot struck 16-year old Charlotte Brown in the stomach. She died after undergoing surgery at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Brown was a ninth grader at William Fleming.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=None]
(JAME-ison) Jamison was arraigned on malicious wounding and firearms charges yesterday afternoon. A bond hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. The Commonwealth's Attorney will seek a murder indictment when the grand jury convenes Monday.

[7-Hospital-Assault]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am cutin]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-60 TC2:05:52]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A male nurse at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg is being charged with sexually assaulting a female patient.

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[VO-NAT :20]
36-year-old William P. McClanahan Junior faces one count of misdemeanor sexual assault.
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
A hospital spokesman says the Pulaski resident is suspended from work. The assault allegedly happened during a medical exam on February 11th. Officials say McClanahan's length of employment and history at the facility is confidential.
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[SOT 56:12:07]
[IN Q=the hospital]
((BILL BROWN/BLACKSBURG POLICE CHIEF; THE HOSPITAL HAS FULLY COOPERATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THIS INVESTIGATION AND ALL OTHER INVESTIGATIONS THAT WE HAD STEMMING IN AND AROUND THE HOSPITAL.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Brown/Blacksburg Police Chief;]
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[OUT Q=AROUND THE HOSPITAL.]
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[VO-NAT]

McClanahan has been issued a summons to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in Blacksburg on March 28th.
The alleged victim's name is not being released but officials say she is over 18.
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[45-11Roanoke-Robbery]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-59 TC2:20:50]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The woman who was killed in a convenience store hold- up, will be remembered today.
Her family is holding a memorial service in Galax.
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[VO-NAT]

49-year old Joyce Parrish was shot and killed by two armed men at the Texaco "Stop-In" on Hershberger road Monday night.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

That's where she worked part-time for less than a month.
Parrish's full time job was bookkeeping for 12 years with Tim Smith at Forbes Plumbing and Heating.
In her old office there are still photographs or her grandchildren and family.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Everybody is]
((TIM SMITH: EVERYBODY WAS A LITTLE MAD AND IN SHOCK. I'D SAY IT'S JUST BEEN DEVASTATING AROUND HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Tim Smith/Parrish's Former Boss]
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=around here.]
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[VO-NAT]

Steve Rivera -- Parrish's co-worker -- was also shot Monday night, but survived.
He's outraged by Parrish's death, and is working with police to help find the two masked-men who shot them both.

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[SOT]
[INQ= They must have]
((STEVE RIVERA: THEY MUST HAVE MOTHERS TOO, HOW WOULD THEY LIKE IT IF IT WERE THEIR MOTHER STANDING AT THE REGISTER AND SOMEBODY PUT A GUN TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND SHOT HER FOR THE MEASLY COUPLE OF PENNIES THEY GOT?))
[SUPER=01-Steve Rivera/Shooting Survivor]
[RUNS=11]
[OUTQ= they got?]
(XXXXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PRE PRO OF CRIME LINE]
Police are asking anyone with tips to call the crimeline at 344-8500.
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[45-11Local-Grammys]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-09 TC26:11]
[GRAPHIC=Grammys]
Bluegrass was represented well last night at the Grammys. Two Southwest Virginians came away with the big award.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA/NARAS - CBS]

Dickenson County native Ralph Stanley won his first Grammy for the song "Oh Death"... off the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Oh Death]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=for another year. (DOUBLE OUT)]
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[VO-NAT]

Franklin County resident Dan Tyminski won big for his work on the Oh Brother soundtrack and with the group Allison Krauss and Union Station.
He had a hand in 6 grammys.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This has been]
((DAN TYMINSKI; THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A KILLER YEAR FOR ROOTS MUSIC, BLUEGRASS MUSIC ESPECIALLY. AND TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED IN THIS WAY IN THIS AWARDS SHOW IS ABSOLUTELY A FANTASTIC THING FOR THE MUSIC IN GENERAL.))
[SUPER=07-Dan Tyminski]
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[OUT Q=music in general. ]
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[8-11Roanoke-Robbery]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-59 TC2:20:50]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A memorial service is being held for a woman who was killed earlier this week during a robbery at a convenience store.
Her family will hold the service in Galax.
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[VO-NAT]

49-year old Joyce Parrish was shot and killed by two men at the Texaco "Stop-In" on Hershberger road Monday night.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

That's where she worked part-time for less than a month.
Parrish's full time job was bookkeeping for 12 years with Tim Smith at Forbes Plumbing and Heating.
In her old office there are still photographs of her grandchildren and family.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Everybody is]
((TIM SMITH: EVERYBODY WAS A LITTLE MAD AND IN SHOCK. I'D SAY IT'S JUST BEEN DEVASTATING AROUND HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Tim Smith/Parrish's Former Boss]
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=around here.]
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[VO-NAT]

Steve Rivera -- Parrish's co-worker -- was also shot Monday night, but survived.
He's outraged by Parrish's death, and is working with police to help find the two masked-men who shot them both.

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[SOT]
[INQ= They must have]
((STEVE RIVERA: THEY MUST HAVE MOTHERS TOO, HOW WOULD THEY LIKE IT IF IT WERE THEIR MOTHER STANDING AT THE REGISTER AND SOMEBODY PUT A GUN TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND SHOT HER FOR THE MEASLY COUPLE OF PENNIES THEY GOT?))
[SUPER=01-Steve Rivera/Shooting Survivor]
[RUNS=11]
[OUTQ= they got?]
(XXXXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PRE PRO OF CRIME LINE]
Police are asking anyone with tips to call the crimeline at 344-8500.
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[8-Hutcherson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC2:03:47]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2002]

The longest- serving member of Lynchburg city council says he isn't ready to throw in the towel yet.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

The Reverend Carl Hutcherson has spent six years on council, the last two as the city's mayor.
Hutcherson announced yesterday he'll seek re-election to his at-large post because he's proud of what council has accomplished during his tenure.
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[SOT 9:27:59]
[IN Q=The current council]
((CARL HUTCHERSON/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: THE CURRENT COUNCIL HAS DONE ITS BEST TO FUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES WHILE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN KERY PRIORITIES SUCH AS EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE DONE THIS DESPITE THE CURRENT RECESSION AND STATE BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT HAVE DEPRIVED US OF SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES.))
[SUPER=01-Carl Hutcherson/Lynchburg Mayor]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=significant resources.]
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[VO-NAT]

All three at-large seats will be up for grabs in May.
Incumbents Stewart Hobbs and Bert Dodson have indicated they'll run again... and independent Joan Foster is also a candidate. (------------)