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Witness states
Jenkins borrowed
pistol used in
alleged shooting
By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times

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The final two witnesses give their

testimonies on the witness stand

After the brief recess, court came

back in session for the last two
witnesses at Antahj Jenkins preliminary hearing, Wednesday.
The first of these two witnesses
was Michael Hampton, an associate
of Jenkins. During the first part of
the questioning by prosecutor
Ehren Penix, Hampton confirmed
he was aware of the alleged
shooting incident that took place
outside La Chiripa Bar on June 6.
Hampton testified Jenkins had
borrowed the pistol eventually used
in the alleged shooting incident
shortly before it happened.
Where did this exchange
happen, where did it all go down?
Penix asked.
At Loves, Hampton replied.
gas
station? Penix
The
continued, to which Hampton

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LEADER
&TIMES
SUNDAY

SEPT. 18, 2016

Liberal had
not won in
Hays since
2008, until
Friday
when a
stout defense
and big plays
helped the
Redskins
score a key
Western Athletic
Conference win.
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Plains Bank president, customers face

money laundering

CHARGES

Trial begins Oct. 26 against former Plains

State Bank President James Kirk Friend and
customers, George and Agatha Enns of Meade PAGE 5A

Huelskamp forging
ahead despite
primary loss

Schmidt visits
Faith Tabernacle
L&T staff report

Pastor Ingolf Schmidt, fournder of Living Word

Church in Leipzig, Germany, and author of Faith
Behind the Iron Curtain, will be visiting Faith
Tabernacle Church starting 7 p.m., Saturday, with a
catered meal beforehand at 6 p.m. There will also be
services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday.
Faith Tabernacles Pastor Rex Petty would like to
invite the community to come out and listen as
Schmidt shares his testimony.

Oklahoma Geological
Survey hires new
state seismologist
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) The Oklahoma
Geological Survey has announced the hiring of a new
state seismologist to help study the increase in earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal.
Survey Director Jeremy Boak announced Friday
that Jacob Walter will assume the post in November.
Walter is a research associate at the Institute for
Geophysics at the University of Texas. His research
interests include tectonic tremor and slow slip; earthquakes; and seismic triggering of earthquakes.
Oklahoma has seen a dramatic increase in seismic
activity in recent years, including a 5.8-magnitude
quake on Sept. 3 that was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the state. It shook several
states, including nearby Kansas, Missouri and
Arkansas. Scientists have linked the quakes to the
underground disposal of wastewater from oil and
natural gas production.

In this Thursday, photo, Coker Creek, Tenn., resident and historical preservationist Marvin Harper observes damage to
a section of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains. The flag indicates a spot where the U.S. Forest Service
used heavy equipment to make trenches and berms in what agency officials now say was in violation of federal laws.
The U.S. Forest Service is apologizing after it ripped up a portion of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains.
The damage has reopened wounds for Native Americans who consider the land sacred. AP Photo/Erik Schelzig

Key events in damage of a Trail of Tears segment

Documents prove a portion of
the Trail of Tears was destroyed,
U. S. Forest Service apologizes

in the Appalachian Mountains,

reopening wounds for Native Americans
who consider the land sacred.
The Forest Service, in documents
obtained by The Associated Press, has
acknowledged that an employee
approved the destruction of a -mile
section of the trail in eastern Tennessee
without authorization.

Here are some key events from a

Forest Service timeline:
2012: Nonprofit The Conservation
Fund purchases a tract on the edge of
the Cherokee National Forest in East
Tennessee containing a segment of the
Trail of Tears to hold in trust for the U.S.

TOPEKA (AP) After losing his

primary last month, Kansas
congressman Tim Huelskamp is
back in Washington, D.C., and
pushing to have the commissioner
of the Internal Revenue Service
impeached.
The Wichita Eagle reports that
Rep. Huelskamp and others in the
House had
been pushing
to
open
impeachment
proceedings
a g a i n s t
Commissioner John
Koskinen
since January.
Koskinen is
accused of
thwarting
HUELSKAMP
congressional
investigations
into the IRSs tough scrutiny of tea
party groups seeking tax exemptions.
GOP leaders reached a
compromise and have summoned
Koskinen to testify at a hearing next
week in exchange for postponing
any impeachment vote.
Huelskamp lost to Roger
Marshall, an obstetrician, on Aug. 2.

US rig count
N
down 2 this
week
to
506
Defender says Nebraska should decriminalize pot

COKER CREEK, Tenn. (AP) The

U.S. Forest Service is apologizing after
destroying a portion of the Trail of Tears

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Lancaster Countys public

defender says Nebraska ought to decriminalize marijuana and
regulate its distribution.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Joe Nigro said at a
Thursday forum in Omaha that hes not
advocating the use of marijuana. But he says
prohibition has failed and that the states
criminal justice system shouldnt be treating a
health issue.
The forum was hosted by the National Association of Social Workers Nebraska chapter.
Nigro also criticized state Attorney
General Doug Peterson for continuing to
pursue legal action with Oklahoma against
Colorado over its marijuana policies. Peterson had left
the forum before Nigros remarks, but Peterson later

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defended the lawsuit, saying in an email that the effort is

backed by all nine former administrators of the federal Drug
Enforcement Administration.
Peterson contends pot is more potent now, because legalization in other states has led to competition and the rise of
Big Marijuana.
When you bring free-market forces
into the impairment industry, what is the
goal? You wont find any advertisements
about flavor, aroma, he told the social
workers. Its all about potency.
Nigro argues legalization could shift resources
for marijuana enforcement from the
criminal justice system toward regulation,

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HOUSTON (AP) The

number of rigs exploring for oil and
natural gas in the U.S. declined by
two this week to 506.
A year ago, 842 rigs were active.
Depressed energy prices have
sharply curtailed oil and gas exploration.
Houston
oilfield
services
company Baker Hughes Inc. said
Friday that 416 rigs sought oil and
89 explored for natural gas this
week. One was listed as miscellaneous.

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