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7Jessie
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Thirty-five- year- old Kenneth Jessie gets the maximum - 50 years in prison
- for his part in the death of his four- year- old stepdaughter.
A Montgomery County jury (----------------)
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SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
found him guilty of child abuse and second degree murder.
In closing arguments the defense said Jessie's wife, Elizabeth, killed Annie
Leftwich by placing a gag inside her mouth.
The child, who was severely beaten, suffocated to death last spring, after
she was tied to her bed, inside the family's Dickenson County mobile home.
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IN Q=What killed
((NANCY DICKENSON/KENNETH JESSIE'S ATTORNEY: WHAT KILLED ANNIE WAS THE RAG THAT
ELIZABETH JESSIE PUT IN HER MOUTH AND TAPED OVER. ))
SUPER=01-Nancy Dickenson/Kenneth Jessie's Attorney;
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Prosecutors say Kenneth Jessie was the one who tied Annie to her urine
soaked bed in such a way-- the position of her body-- was enough to suffocate
her-- even without a gag.
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The jury recommended the maximum 50- year sentence.
Elizabeth Jessie faces the same 50-year sentence.
She pleaded guilty to second degree murder and child abuse earlier this
week.
7E-Fatal-Fall
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Two youngsters were reportedly the ones to spot a body alongside the
Professional Arts Building at 30 West Franklin Road.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The body was apparently badly decomposed when authorities pulled it out of
the storage pit.
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SOT 07.17.22 - 07.17.36
IN Q=When I arrived
((SGT. T.L. CARMICHAEL/ROANOKE POLICE DEPT.: WHEN I ARRIVED HERE WE FOUND AN
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MALE DECEASED. HE HAD BEEN LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET DOWN INTO
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A WATER STORAGE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. T. L. Carmichael/Roanoke Police Dept.
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A janitor at the building estimated the body was in the storage unit two or
three days and that the victim suffered a broken neck.
Police say they aren't sure how the man got into the stairwell or the cause
of death.
The investigation continues.
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7E-Conference-Center
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Contractors who worked on a local landmark face a lawsuit worth nearly
eight-million dollars.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The walls are buckling inside the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center.
Management first noticed the damage in November, just three years after the
center opened.
The hotel is suing two contractors who built the center...
But the hotel's lawyer says it is possible additional defendants will be
named as the lawsuit progresses.
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IN Q=OUR INVESTIGATION
((PAUL BEERS/HOTEL LAWYER: OUR INVESTIGATION IS VERY MUCH ONGOING, WE WANTED TO
MOVE PROMPTLY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THAT'S WHAT
WE INTEND TO DO. ))
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One of the contractors named in the lawsuit said the hotel is going after the
wrong people.
He said an independent consultant chose a type of soil used in the building's
foundation.
The lawsuit says that soil expanded, and that's what made the walls move.
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7Flash-Flooding
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As the Maury River rose in Goshen yesterday, ten families were evacuated
from their homes.
But through most of western Virginia, flooding caused only minor problems.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.;
Rockbridge County appears to have suffered the worst flooding.
The high water blocked route 39, and threatened homes in Goshen and
Rockbridge Baths.
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7Weather
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Flooding is still causing problems for some school systems.
In Augusta County, Craigsville elementary is closed. All other schools in
Augusta County will be delayed two hours.
In Greenbrier County, Alderson Elementary is closed. All other schools will
be open, but no buses will run from Alderson.
Checking our Friday forecast, clear and cooler today with partly sunny
skies...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 1/10/98
Saturday:
SUPER=130-18/Stephen East/Moneta;
SUPER=130-4/Cody Wright/Dublin;
SUPER=130-59/Johnny Smith/Altavista;
SUPER=130-2/Kellie Nicely/Lexington;
SUPER=130-12/Roddy DeHart/Blacksburg;
SUPER=130-7/Vernon Randolph/Danville;
SUPER=130-7/Zachary Reed/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-10/Gabrielle Tarpley/Chatham;
SUPER=130-/Emily Johnson/Danville;
SUPER=130-1/William Odell/Martinsville;
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SUPER=130-/Jake & Bonnie Washburn/Snow Creek;
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45E-Fatal-Fall
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Roanoke police are investigating the discovery of a body last night a deep
storage pit.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The body was apparently badly decomposed when authorities pulled it out of
the storage unit.
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IN Q=When I arrived
((SGT. T.L. CARMICHAEL/ROANOKE POLICE DEPT.: WHEN I ARRIVED HERE WE FOUND AN
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MALE DECEASED. HE HAD BEEN LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET DOWN INTO
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A WATER STORAGE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. T. L. Carmichael/Roanoke Police Dept.
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OUT Q=water storage area.
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VO-NAT
Two youngsters reportedly spotted the body alongside the Professional Arts
Building at 30 West Franklin Road.
A janitor at the building estimated the body was in the storage unit two or
three days and that it appeared he suffered a broken neck.
Police say they aren't sure how the man got into the stairwell or the cause
of death.
The investigation continues.
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45S-Danville-Shooting
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A Danville man is still on the road to recovery after being shot this week
at his Christian bookstore.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Monday; :00
The gunman who shot and robbed Fred Bevill is still at large.
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :05
Lynchburg mayor Jim Whitaker also owns a Christian bookstore.
He's asking other booksellers across the nation to pray for Bevill's
recovery.
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SOT 11:21:09
IN Q=In today's society
((JIM WHITAKER/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHO
MIGHT WALK IN YOUR DOOR AND WHAT THEY MIGHT DO. SO WE STARTED THIS PRAYER CHAIN
SO THAT WE CAN ALERT OTHE PEOPLE TO IT, AND I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN PRAYER.
I BELIEVE THAT THE LORD HEALS AND FORTUNATELY MR. BEVILL IS ON THE WAY TO
RECOVERY.))
SUPER=01-Jim Whitaker/Lynchburg Mayor; :00
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Bevill was listed in fair condition at the Danville Regional Medical Center.
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45E-CT-Lawsuit
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TAPE#97-85
GRAPHIC=Virginia Supreme Court
The Virginia Supreme Court is deciding the merits of a lawsuit filed against
the Virginia Tech Collegiate Times.
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VO-NAT
Tech administrator Sharon Yeagle wants an 850-thousand dollar lawsuit
reinstated over what the paper says was an unfortunate mistake on her job
title.
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SOT 21:30:06
IN Q=Honestly, growing
((JUSTICE LEROY HASSELL: HONESTLY, GROWING UP IN VIRGINIA, GROWING UP IN
AMERICA, THAT PHRASE HAS NO MEANING TO YOU? JAMES CREEKMORE: YOUR HONOR, THAT
PHRASE "DIRECTOR OF BUTTLICKING," THE ACTUAL LITERAL WORDS USED -- JUSTICE
HASSELL: BUT DOES THE WORD BUTTLICKER HAVE ANY MEANING TO YOU? JAMES
CREEKMORE: THE WORD BUTTLICKER MAY BE IMPLICATION CONTAIN THE SAME-- JUSTICE
HASSELL: NO I'M ASKING DOES IT HAVE ANY MEANING TO YOU? CREEKMORE: YOUR
HONOR, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT CONVEYS THE SAME MEANING AS BROWN-NOSER OR APPLE
POLISHER.))
SOT 21:21:35
((LEISA CIAFFONE/YEAGLE'S ATTORNEY: IT MEANS BOOTLICKER, TO TRY TO GAIN FAVOR
BY FAWNING, SERVILITY, ETCETERA. APPLE POLISHER, A PERSON WHO CURRIES FAVOR BY
GIFTS OR FLATTERY, BROWN-NOSING, CURRYING FAVOR BY KISSING SOMEONE'S REAR END,
QUOTE KISS-ASS, FAWNING TO GAIN ADVANTAGE.))
SUPER=01-Justice Leroy Hassell/Virginia Supreme Court; :00
SUPER=02-James Creekmore/Collegiate Times' Attorney; :07
SUPER=01-Leisa Ciaffone/Yeagle's Attorney; :23
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The justices must decide if the suit should be reinstated after a Montgomery
County judge said NO reasonable person could conclude the title was factual.
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45Flash-Flooding
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A huge weather system packed with torrential rains sent the Maury River out
of its backs yesterday.
That resulted in the evacuation of ten families in Goshen.
But through most of western Virginia, flooding caused only minor problems.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.;
Rockbridge County appears to have suffered the worst flooding.
The high water blocked route 39, and threatened homes in Goshen and
Rockbridge Baths.
In the Roanoke Valley, the threat of serious flooding had passed by
mid-afternoon... providing a spectacle, but few concerns for residents.
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Yesterday's heavy rains are still creating schedule changes for some area
schools--
In Augusta County, Craigsville elementary is closed. All other schools in
Augusta County will be delayed two hours.
In Greenbrier County, Alderson Elementary is closed. All other schools will
be open, but no buses will run from Alderson.
Today's forecast is drier, with partly sunny skies and steady temperatures
in the mid 50s.
Partly cloudy tonight, with lows in the lower 30s.
The four day forecast calls for lots of sunshine over the weekend...
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8Jessie
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After hearing days of testimony, a Montgomery county jury found 35- year-
old Kenneth Jessie guilty of child abuse and second degree murder.
Jessie will serve 50 years in prison for his role in the death of his
four- year- old stepdaughter.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
In closing arguments the defense said the child died because of the actions
of Jessie's wife--- arguing it was Elizabeth who Annie Leftwich by placing a
gag inside her mouth.
The child, who was severely beaten--, suffocated to death last spring--,
after she was tied to her bed, inside the family's Dickenson County mobile
home.
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IN Q=What killed
((NANCY DICKENSON/KENNETH JESSIE'S ATTORNEY: WHAT KILLED ANNIE WAS THE RAG THAT
ELIZABETH JESSIE PUT IN HER MOUTH AND TAPED OVER. ))
SUPER=01-Nancy Dickenson/Kenneth Jessie's Attorney;
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OUT Q=taped over.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Prosecutors say Kenneth Jessie was the one who tied Annie to her urine
soaked bed in such a way-- the position of her body-- was enough to suffocate
her-- even without a gag.
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A 50 year sentence also faces Elizabeth Jessie.
She pleaded guilty to second degree murder and child abuse earlier this
week.
8E-Fatal-Fall
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A man's body was found a the bottom of a deep storage pit in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The body was apparently badly decomposed when authorities pulled it out of
the storage unit.
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IN Q=When I arrived
((SGT. T.L. CARMICHAEL/ROANOKE POLICE DEPT.: WHEN I ARRIVED HERE WE FOUND AN
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MALE DECEASED. HE HAD BEEN LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET DOWN INTO
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A WATER STORAGE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. T. L. Carmichael/Roanoke Police Dept.
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=water storage area.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Two youngsters reportedly spotted the body alongside the Professional Arts
Building at 30 West Franklin Road.
A janitor at the building estimated the body was in the storage unit two or
three days and that the victim suffered a broken neck.
Police say they aren't sure how the man got into the stairwell or the cause
of his death.
The investigation continues.
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8Cops-Coaches
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Some Roanoke County cops will be picking up a new beat--on the playing
field.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Officers like Dale Clark will be coaching high school student athletes as
part of the "Cops for Coaches" Program.
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IN Q=I coached a
((OFC. DALE CLARK/ROANOKE CO. POLICE: I COACHED A LITTLE BIT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND COACHED LITTLE LEAGUE BALL AND I UMPIRED AND I REALLY RESPECTED
UMPIRES AT THAT TIME WHEN I WENT THROUGH THAT AND I LEARN SOMETHING EVERYDAY.
SO, WHATEVER I LEARN I CAN TRY TO PASS ON TO THEM IF THEY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
IT.))
SUPER=01-Dale Clark/Roanoke Co. Police Dept.;
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OUT Q=hear about it.
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Police and school board officials kicked-off the program yesterday.
It targets "at risk" youths--giving them an opportunity to build a rapport
with police officers.
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SOT 16.00.31 - 16.00.46
IN Q=At home, for
((MIKE STOVALL/CHRMN. ROANOKE CO. SCHOOL BOARD: AT HOME FOR EXAMPLE THERE MAY
BE PEER PRESSURE THAT YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN WITH YOUR PARENTS AND TELL THEM ABOUT
A PROBLEM BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO THE POLICE OFFICER AND SAY HEY,
I'VE GOT A PROBLEM. A LOT OF TIMES COACHES CAN DO THAT. A LOT OF TIMES COACHES
FORM THAT BOND WITH THEM AND THEY CAN DO THAT.))
SUPER=01-Mike Stovall/Roanoke Co. School Board;
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OUT Q=can do that.
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VO-NAT
The Department of Criminal Justice has put up the funds for "Cops for
Coaches."
Officers will take to their new posts next month.
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8Report-Cards
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Just like students, schools in the Commonwealth will now receive marks on
their performance.
The State Board of Education yesterday adopted a plan to send parents report
cards on individual public schools.
Parents will get the numbers to compare how their children's learning
environment measures up.
The reports are another part of outgoing Governor George Allen's campaign to
raise school standards and increase accountability to parents.
The reports are expected to start going to parents in early fall.
8weather
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Yesterday's flooding rains are keeping some schools off their regular
schedule today..
In Augusta County, Craigsville elementary is closed. All other schools in
Augusta County will be delayed two hours.
In Greenbrier County, Alderson Elementary is closed. All other schools will
be open, but no buses will run from Alderson.
As for today's outlook-- partly sunny and cooler, with temperatures in the
mid 50s.
Partly cloudy overnight, with lows in the lower 30s.
The extended forecast is drier and cooler for the weekend.
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