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7Crump
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=khu
TAPE#96-9
GRAPHIC=Crump
A Roanoke family reacts with sorrow and anger following a verdict in a
murder trial.
Keith Humphry has more on the verdict against Michael Crump.
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SOT
IN Q=The judge had
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday; :00
SUPER=02-Judge Pat Doherty/Roanoke Circuit Court; :05
SUPER=@FILE; :55 (Quick!)
SUPER=01-Dennis Nagel/Prosecutor; 1:02
SUPER=01-James Cargill/Crump's Attorney; 1:16
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
(( The judge had heard more than five hours of arguments and evidence, before
siding with the prosecutor.
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SOT 16:17:40
IN Q=I find beyond a
((I FIND BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THERE'S BEEN A WILFUL, DELIBERATE,
PRE-MEDICATED KILLING HERE WITH MALICIOUS INTENT TO KILL. AND ACCORDINGLY I
FIND YOU GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
SCREAMING ))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=(screaming)
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VO-NAT
The guilty verdict shocked the Crump family and friends.
Several people had to be forcibly removed from the courtroom.
One was charged with assaulting a sheriff's deputy.
Outside, one of Crump's friends was ready to take on news photographers...
taking out his frustration on the courthouse instead.
NAT SOT
RUNS=:06
Crump had denied any involvement in the crimes, insisting he didn't even
know the victim, Eric Jones.
But a witness to the murder claimed she picked out Crump the next day just
two blocks from the house where the shooting occurred on Signal Hill Avenue.
Tina Trout said Crump was still wearing the clothes the gunman had worn the
night before.
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SOT 8:24:20
IN Q=Tina Trout is a very
((DENNIS NAGEL/PROSECUTOR: TINA TROUT IS A VERY CREDIBLE EYEWITNESS, THE JUDGE
CLEARLY BELIEVED HER TESTIMONY. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=her testimony.
The defense attorney is so convinced she shouldn't be believed that he
promises to appeal Judge Doherty's verdict.
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SOT 8:03:15
IN Q=I was shocked
((I WAS SHOCKED. I WAS DISMAYED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER WORDS TO USE. THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN MY OPINION, FAILED TO PROVE EVEN BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE
EVIDENCE THAT HE WAS THE SHOOTER. ))
OUT Q=was the shooter.
Crump faces life in prison if the verdict is not overturned.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
7City-Hall
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-20
GRAPHIC=NONE
The historic Covington City Hall will not be torn down.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Covington/Last Night;
The decision was made last night at a public hearing.
The controversy began when some council members and residents said that the
SUPER=@File;
current 90-year-old building was NOT serving the public.
They considered tearing it down and constructing a new one.
However, after much public outcry the council instead voted to renovate the
landmark.
Some are pleased with the new decision but not the price tag.
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SOT 07:52:19
IN Q=They can comply with
((THEY CAN COMPLY WITH THE A-D-A FOR 200 THOUSDAND. THEY CAN COMPLY WITH THE
A-D-A FOR 300 THOUSAND AND PUT A LIFE SAFETY STAIR TOWER. I DON'T THINK IT'S
NECESSARY TO SPEND A MILLION. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SPEND A MILLION AND YOU HAVE
IT. GO FOR IT.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=go for it.
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VO-NAT
Council members say they also want to construct a new building for the
police department.
Officials say they will start taking bids on the renovation within the next
ninety days.
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7Hill-City
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPEedit of l'burg council #96-21
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg seal
Meantime in Lynchburg, city council has rejected a controversial subdivision
project.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;
Opponents of the Gaddy Road project packed city council chambers last night.
The plans had called for a total of 38 new housing units, 22 of those for
multiple family homes.
However the land is zoned only for SINGLE- family structures.
Residents claim the new subdivision would ruin the quality of their
neighborhood.
Council voted 5 to 1 to reject the new development.
They also diverted 48- thousand dollars in block grant money to help with
the cleanup of the city's riverfront.
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7Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look now at the
forecast -
Today is going to be very sunny and warm with temperatures reaching the
lower 60s.
Clouds will move in tonight and temperatures will drop into the 30s.
Expect it to be warm and sunny again tomorrow.
Highs will be in the upper 60s.
55Halifax-Dogs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-19
GRAPHIC=NONE
A case of animal cruelty captured on video tape in Halifax County.
The disturbing pictures may help put two New York men behind bars.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Deputy Lloyd
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dep. Lloyd Cobb/Halifax Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :13
SUPER=@Oakes; :51
SUPER=@Teresa1; 1:09
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
(( Deputy Lloyd Cobb was patrolling the parking lot of a local country store
when he noticed what appeared to be a suspicious looking vehicle.
This badly beaten pit bull was one of three dogs discovered caged in the
back.
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SOT
IN Q=One of the
((DEP. LLOYD COBB/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: ONE OF THE DOGS STARTED TO GET
UP, STARTED MOANING AND GROANING AND YOU COULD SEE QUITE A FEW INJURIES ON THAT
DOG, AND THEN I NOTICED ALL THREE DOGS IN THE BACK WERE PIT BULLS AND IT WAS
PRETTY OBVIOUS WHAT WAS GOING ON THEN. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=going on then.
Allan Samuels and Anthony Martinez were immediately arrested for animal
cruelty-- NOT for fighting the animals rather based on the condition of the one
dog.
Once the truck was inventoried, authorities discovered what could be
considered evidence of professional dog fighting.
Among the most disturbing items--- two videotapes where one can hear
participants wagering thousands of dollars.
take nat sound
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SOT
IN Q=We'll
((JEFF OAKES/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF: WE'LL DO REAL WELL TO GET THEM 30 DAYS IN
JAIL ON CONVICTION. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO GET THIS,
IF IT'S AN UN-CLASSED FELONY, AT LEAST MAKE IT A FELONY CLASS, SO THAT WE CAN
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=something about it.
take su
To help get his message across, Oakes plans to make copies of the videotapes
for local lawmakers.
Officials haven't decided what will become of the injured dogs.
end su
Authorities also found a date book containing names and addresses spanning
up and down the East Coast.
They say "dog fighting" is becoming so common-- there is no centralized
location for the so called "sport". Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
55Lake-Gaston
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=edit of 94-59 lake-gaston
GRAPHIC=none
Construction on the Lake Gaston pipeline quietly resumed this week, more
than five years after the project was halted.
The first concrete tube of the 150 million-dollar project was lowered into
the ground on Monday.
The pipeline
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lake Gaston/File Tape;
from the Virginia-North Carolina border lake would deliver 60 million gallons
of water daily to Virginia Beach.
Opponents had feared the pipeline's effect on the Roanoke River Basin.
The construction will take two years, if it is not interrupted again with
litigation.
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55Diversified
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-12
GRAPHIC=Layoffs
A Pulaski plant will shut down its operation in less than two months leaving
more than 130 out of work.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski;
Diversified Apparel Resources is among the assets South Carolina- based Her
Majesty Industries bought from Sparkle Sportswear.
Her Majesty notified employees of the shutdown Monday.
The good news is two other Pulaski County apparel- makers are HIRING.
Sock-maker Renfro is building an addition and plans to hire up to 400
people.
SUPER=03-Dublin;
And Dublin Garment, which has more than doubled its work force in the last
two years, is looking for sewing machine operators.
It already employs more than 50 former Diversified workers.
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SOT 15:03:01
IN Q=
((KEN LANGSTON/DUBLIN GARMENT: WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD NOW TO NEW PEOPLE COMING
IN, WE HAVE BEEN HIRING ALL ALONG. ))
((AND HOPEFULLY ABOUT ANOTHER 30 OR 40 OPERATORS AND WE'LL BALANCE OFF AND BE
WHERE WE NEED TO BE.))
SUPER=01-Ken Langston/Dublin Garment;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=we need to be.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=NONE
Diversified's Council plant in Buchanan County will remain open.
55Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look now at the
forecast -
We have another nice day is store for us.
It's going to be very sunny and warm with temperatures reaching the lower
60s.
Clouds will move in tonight and temperatures will drop into the 30s.
Expect it to be warm and sunny again tomorrow.
Highs will be in the upper 60s.
8Michael-Crump
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=khu
TAPE#96-9 (vo/b from six pm called crump)
GRAPHIC=Michael Crump
As Michael Crump was convicted of first degree murder... some members of
his family was forced from the courtroom.
It was a dramatic end to the murder trial in Roanoke yesterday, as Crump's
family screamed as the verdict was read.
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SOT 16:17:40
IN Q=I find beyond a
((I FIND BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THERE'S BEEN A WILFUL, DELIBERATE,
PRE-MEDICATED KILLING HERE WITH MALICIOUS INTENT TO KILL. AND ACCORDINGLY I
FIND YOU GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
SCREAMING ))
SUPER=02-Judge Pat Doherty/Roanoke Circuit Court;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=(screaming)
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VO-NAT
Members of the Crump family were so surprised by the guilty verdict they
could not contain themselves-- and wound up having to BE contained by sheriff's
deputies.
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SOT
IN Q=And I find you
((AND I FIND YOU GUILTY OF THE UNLAWFUL AND FELONIOUS USE OF A FIREARM IN THE
COMMISSION OF MURDER.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=commission of murder.
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VO-NAT
The defendant was restrained as well even before the judge ordered the
bailiff to "take charge of the prisoner.
Crump denied any involvement in the crime and insisted he didn't even know
the victim, Eric Jones.
But an eyewitness testified she spotted him the next day just two blocks
from the house where the shooting occurred on Signal Hill Avenue.
Tina Trout said he was still wearing the same clothes as the gunman had worn
the night before.
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8Metcalf
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
Robert Metcalf has been appointed as the state's Secretary of Health and
Human Resources on a permanent basis. Governor Allen made the announcement
yesterday.
Metcalf was named ACTING secretary after Kay Coles James resigned last
December.
Metcalf formerly headed the state office that oversees Medicaid.
Before joining the Allen administration in 1994, Metcalf was a partner in a
Richmond law firm.
8L'burg-Council
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-21
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg seal
Lynchburg residents win their fight against a controversial subdivision
proposal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;
Opponents of the Gaddy Road project packed city council chambers.
Developer Chad Klacynski's (kluh-ZIN-skee's) plans had called for a total of
38 new housing units, 22 of those for multiple family homes.
However the land is zoned only for SINGLE- family structures.
Residents claim the new subdivision would ruin the quality of their
neighborhood.
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SOT 19:51;16
IN Q=I would like
((MARYANNE KERR/OPPONENT: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL TO REMEMBER ALL THE
MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS FROM THE NEIGHBORS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
COUNCIL TO REMEMBER THAT OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNED A
PETITION OPPOSING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.))
((BILL BERKLEY/PROJECT ENGINEER: I KNOW OF MANY DEVELOPERS WHO ARE WATCHING
THIS PROJECT CLOSELY, WHO ARE TRYING TO SEE IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT
OPENING THE DOORS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.))
SUPER=01-Mary Anne Kerr/Opponent; :00
SUPER=01-Bill Berkley/Project Engineer; :15
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=housing development.
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VO-NAT
Council voted 5 to 1 to reject the new development.
They also diverted 48- thousand dollars in block grant money to help with
the cleanup of the city's riverfront.
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8Covington-Meeting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=rjo
TAPEedit of city hall #96-20
GRAPHIC=NONE
Covington's City Hall building will remain a center for the city's
government.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Covington;
City Council last night voted to keep the old city hall.
SUPER=@File;
The controversy began when some council members and residents said that the
current 90-year-old building was not serving the public.
They considered tearing it down and constructing a new one.
However, after much public outcry council instead voted to renovate the land
mark.
Council members say they also want to construct a new building for the
police department.
Officials say they will start taking bids on the renovation within the next
ninety days.
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8Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look now at the
forecast -
Today is going to be very sunny and warm with temperatures reaching the
lower 60s.
Clouds will move in tonight and temperatures will drop into the 30s.
Looking ahed, Expect it to be warm and sunny again tomorrow.
Highs will be in the upper 60s.
by SS