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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I feel like that's become such a I mean, that's
how most people communicate ninety nine percent of the time
I would assume as texting people. So I may throw
that out there. I think I need to get the
green light for that first. But more ways we can
give you interact. I feel like that's better. And again,
your best bet right now is to use the talkback feature.
And it's presented by Alex R. White PLLC Sudistracted Driver
dot Com. But a busy morning so far, and I
(00:22):
meant to get to this earlier, but it just hasn't
been been hit yet. But this story is certainly certainly
something so Governor Basheer has threatened to remove a county
sheriff here in Kentucky. It's Robertson County and their sheriff,
Terry Gray. He has found himself in some big trouble
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for the third time. This sheriff was recently arrested for
his third DUI arrest and basher is taking steps to
remove him if he does not resign. It sounds like
he has been encouraged to resign before, and it took
the third era arrest of DUI. I guess to really
spark the outrage that we have here and just some
(01:07):
real scrutiny. Understandably so as far as how Kentucky handles
law enforcement officials charged with crimes. I mean, the fact
that this guy could get a third DUI is head scratching.
The fact that he could get a DUI and still
be serving as a sheriff is even more puzzling. Right.
But this guy, let's see was this was just a
(01:30):
couple of days ago. He was arrested in Mason County
after officers in Mason County observed him in uniform, armed
and driving his department vehicle recklessly speeding. His blood alcohol
content was nearly three times the legal limit, according to
the arrest citation. He nearly struck the Mason County Shriff's
vehicle and almost overturned his truck before stopping in a
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private driveway. A small bottle of fireball whiskey was found
on him, and he allegedly told deputies that he was
not that drunk. He faces multiple charges du I, reckless driving,
first degree wanting in engagement, and a first degree official misconduct,
which is a misdemeanor, but the first degree wan engagement
is a felony. And again that's DUI number three. But
Governor was Sheher's office sent a letter warning Gray to
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resign within five business days or face removal proceedings for
neglective duty. But he's avoided jail time on his previous DUIs,
including one in twenty twenty three while on duty in
a department vehicle. His sentence required rehab and no new
offenses through twenty twenty six, a condition he's now violated.
And I mean, if you're in Robertson County, which I
gotta be honest you, that's one of the counties of
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the mini here in Kentucky that I know nothing about.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
I'm not if you'd have told me it's Robertson County
or Real County in Kentucky, I don't know if I
would have said.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Yes, no, Because when we do the high school Football
podcast with Fletcher my man from Kentucky Prep Gridiron, he's
pretty good about keeping me posted on where counties are
the ones I hadn't heard of.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
And I went when you mentioned this, Nick, I went
and looked at it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Looks like it's just north of northeast of Lexington, somewhere
in northern Central Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I had no pretty small use, Yeah, very small.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Given the fact that it's near Mason County because that's
where he was arrested, I guess that's probably that it's
in that region. But yeah, I mean the residents and Robert.
There's five magistrates in that county and they've been urging
Bashir to remove Gray for months and he won't do it.
So not meaning Baser, Well, Basher's taking action now. It
sounds like, but this guy won't resign. And what I
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think is wild is just let's imagine being a fly
on the wall when when you've had three DUI arrests
as the county sheriff and there needs to be a
conversation with you that you need to encourage you to
resign of your duty. I mean, I'm just trying to
hear the you know, well, let's hear both sides here,
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little you know, hear me out, Like, let's let's be
this sheriff Terry Gray from the well hear me out perspective.
What could you possibly say that might make someone like,
you know, the governor of the state reconc are forcing
you to resign after having three d UI's while on duty.
And again three times the legal limit in his law enforcement.
(04:09):
That's scary. To be honest with you, I'm I'm I'm
yucking it up about it because it's just almost unbelievable.
But that's that's insane. Well, it would be an embarrassment
to live in that county knowing that that person is
the sheriff.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Embarrassing and dangerous and s Yeah, I mean, to.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Be fair, they are. It sounds like that they've they've
been they've been wanting this to happen for a while,
and he won't resign.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Well, and that's that was gonna be My next question
to you is you know what reason is he getting?
What rationale is he giving saying hey, look, no, I'm
not gonna do this, other than the fact that he's
just kind of quasi narcissist that believes he didn't do
anything wrong.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
I mean, it's a maybe it's just how I'm wired.
But I would love to legitimately get a comment from
this guy as to why he hasn't resigned yet. And
I'm not sure what his defense would be, you know
what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, exactly what exactly?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Because if he wants to play the victim of I need,
I've got a problem. Dude. You already did that, you
were able to, you were still the sheriff after you
did this multiple times, and you went through rehab and
you were supposed to not drink and have no issues.
And now your biggest offense yet is the third one.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
And now you got the governor. Yeah. Yeah, so it's like, man,
I mean he was.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Also, by the way, previously featured in a Courier Journal
investigation that highlighted one in six Kentucky counties that had
a sheriff that has been charged with crimes. So this
guy's a criminal. A criminal has been the sheriff for
a long time, it seems like in this county, which
is crazy. But yeah, I'm we'll see if he's if
he's going to make basher actually, you know, come to
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Robertson County and rip his badge. But he's beginning the
thought of the thought of trying to defend yourself as
if like, well, hear me out. Yeah, I know that
looks bad, but I mean, what could you say? All right,
quick break, We've got trafficking weather updates on the way.
It's seven twelve here in news radio eight forty whas
so it's a former Uber driver that ended up being
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arrested in charge was starting the fire that took place
near Los Angeles last year and one of the more
devastating wildfires that you'll see in California. But Jonathan ringer Neck,
he's a twenty nine year old former Uber driver who
was taken into custody near his home in Florida. He's
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accused of intentionally setting the fire back in January, which
destroyed property, killed twelve people, and burned thousands of acres
before being fully contained on January thirty first. So prosecutors
have charged him with destruction of property by means of fire,
a serious federal federal offense. Investigators believe the blaze was
deliberately set, through which I guess they haven't reeled the
(06:41):
actual they'ven't revealed the actual motive or really how the
fire was set, but they do believe it was clearly
a deliberate act of trying to cause maybe not what
specifically ended up happening, but clearly this wasn't any accident
by any means. And hopefully this can bring some closure
to those impacted this tragedy, not only those who of
(07:02):
course lost their lives and their families, but communities, I
mean completely ruined. And that visual was was wild Louisville'
quarterback this year, Miller Mass. I'm not sure if people
know this, but he's from that area.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Is it?
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Is it Palisades? Is that how you say it? A thing?
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Boss?
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah, he's from that area. And I remember right after
he'd arrived in Louisville in January, this is when is
when this happened, and there was I believe one of
the first real viral clips and and and photos of
what was going on was a house that really like
all that was left standing was the basketball goal and
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it was his home. So he lost his I think
he lost his entire home, childhood home in uh in
that fire. And you know, he's one of many who
who lost really everything. So it's got to be one
of those things that I feel like it'd be really
hard to determine who did this, you know what I'm saying,
Like I would love, just just as a nerd for
this kind of stuff, I would love to know what
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evidence they were able to utilize to find out that
this guy in Florida did this. But yeah, hopefully hopefully
he gets the punishment that he deserves. But yeah, just awful.
I'm looking now at some of the pictures from back
when that happened.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
I mean, that's it's something to see, just the devastation,
but also just I can't imagine looking at something like
that knowing that it's my neighborhood, it's where I grew up,
maybe it's my home.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So glad to see that they made an arrest there.
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morning so far. And I'll tell you what the situation
with the government shutdown. I really and by the way,
we'll talk to Rory O'Neil coming up in about an
(11:39):
hour to get the latest on that. But whenever there
is the day of payday and the money's not there,
which if it doesn't end, it shouldn't be a surprise.
Everybody knows until this ends, there are there are jobs
within the me in fact, every job, seemingly with the
federal government. You won't get paid now. You will get
your money at some point, and that is better than
(11:59):
not getting paid at all. But it becomes more real
whenever the payday happens, and it doesn't happen right, meaning
whenever it's the deposit doesn't hit. And I'm thinking, maybe
if you're somebody that was in this position the last
time we had a government shut down, which was about
six years ago that lasted a little over a month,
(12:21):
maybe going through it and surviving it and coming out
on the other end, maybe that gives you a little
ease this time around. Or maybe not, because maybe this
time around you realize you're not in the same situation
financially as you were back then. But there's there's somebody
who overthinks everything and worries a lot at times about
things I really shouldn't worry about. I would have layers
(12:45):
of anxiety here if I was somebody that wasn't going
to get paid on pay day for many reasons, one
being I would also find myself worrying, all right, well
I'm not you know, I'm working, they're not paying me,
or maybe I'm furloughed, right, maybe maybe I'm not getting paid.
And they also have just put me on leave because
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of the shutdown. I would have a new layer of
worry about are they going to deem that I'm not valuable,
they don't need me. Was this an experience that led
them to make a decision to remove my job. I mean,
there's a lot of worry here. And Scott, we've talked
about it a few times since this, since this was looming,
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and of course now that we're hearing this shutdown that
these used to be jobs that probably were and I
guess it depends on what job you may have within
the government. But the security, right, the safety of it,
the just knowing that you don't have to worry about
being replaced by anybody or you know, layoffs aren't something
you should really expect, and we're certainly not there now. Again,
(13:48):
who knows about what with the future holds with some
of these jobs, but the uncertainty overall has to be
what has folks if they are worried and stressed. I
totally get it, and I think it's the uncertainty that's
probably the root of it all.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Well, I think in two what's important is we've discussed that.
You know, folks are gonna reach out to their creditors,
and John Shannon and I were talking to USA Credit Union,
who I used to be a member of. You know,
they certainly have already they're one step ahead of this,
and I get that, but you still have to apply,
and you have to go through the song and dancew
routine of getting folks to give you a break. To
(14:22):
your point with the anxiety for me would be I
have to wait until I get that answer. I know
what the answer is going to be, but until I
get that answer, And normally I'm not anxious like that,
But when it comes to my money, and you know,
somebody could miss miss a t I forget to dit
and I and then suddenly it looks like to someone
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way on the other end, that I haven't paid my bills,
when in fact there's a reason why, but they don't
know that. And then that puts a whole other set
of other events in motion. That, you know, especially when
it comes to car payments, you know, maybe and so
I don't want somebody showing up at my door to
take my car because the government's not paying me. And
somebody on the other end didn't get that message.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Yeah, I mean again, And there's also like, think about
it this way. If you're somebody, maybe this could be
a rare scenario. But you are somebody who how you
make a living and how you take care of yourself
is rental properties, meaning that you rely on somebody paying
rent to you. Well, if they're not paying because they
have a federal government job, you don't. But still again,
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there we could probably sit here from now until whenever
this ends. Is how long however long it lasts, with
the lingering potential effects as far as just oh yeah,
well how do we get here? You may have to
go look at a roadmap and go backwards. But it all,
it wouldn't shock me if some of these things all
point back to this being it meaning the government shut down.
(15:46):
So again, right now, I think as far as just
the coverage of it, the impact at the airports is
what is most known. And again it hasn't been It
hasn't been a complete disaster, but it is sort of
a noticeable thing whenever you've got many people of course
using using this to to burn up some sick days.
But right now, what they are letting passengers know if
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you are if you are impacted by this to where
your flight is delayed, you know they at that point
they've got to uh, they've got to get you on
the next flight available no charge, and if your flight's canceled,
they'll rebook you on a later flight. But there's no
there's no compensation as far as like any inconvenience right
(16:30):
like there's no air there's no assistance with hotel, no stipend,
anything like that.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
So it makes me makes me wonder if people are
going to remember this when they go to the polls.
And we say that all the time when event like
this happens, and yet we keep putting the same people back.
These are the same people. Yeah, remember you voted for
that you put in. And I just wonder people are
going to reach people.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
People will think people will remember it, but it but
it won't. Again. We can we have endless resources to
believe whatever we want to believe. So if people think
of this when they go to the pole they're going
to assume this is all the side they're not voting
for his fault that they already were against and vice versa.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
That's just to mean, yeah, that's a good point, dude.
Speaker 1 (17:10):
Yeah, I mean things that inconvenience you that you should
think about when you go to the pole. Now you
you know, I shouldn't say everybody's like this, but you know,
whatever you want to believe, you can easily find yourself there.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yep, that's a good points.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
That's why I think when it comes to media, I
don't think just coverage of things being slanted as an issue.
It's also just there are endless things we can get
distracted in and get lost in that keep us from
actually wanting to know real facts. We just can get
company where we think we're supposed to be residing as
far as just what's going on, all right, quick break,
traffic and weather updates are on the way. Also a
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lot more to get into the rest of the morning,
So stick around with us. It is coffee and company.
Feel abou Thornton's right here on news radio eight forty WHA.
You guys have heard me mention this a couple of times.
I can't really relate when it comes to anything dating wise.
I'm I don't know if I don't know how rare
it is. But my wife we've been married for going
on fifteen years, and we were together in high school,
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high school sweethearts as they say, so I never experienced
dating really at all, you know so, and I'm very
lucky for that. But dating apps, I don't know much
about them. I've heard of them, and clearly some have
been really popular and they've helped people probably meet their
future husband and wife. But then there's some that you know,
you hear about that are more so for other specific things.
(18:32):
But there's a new one out there that I can
see working. It's called Plot Twist. It's a double dating app,
and it's a new twist here where they give you
a chance to have a more comfortable initial date by
bringing back the classic double dates. So instead of swiping solo,
users team up with a friend to meet another pair
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of singles for I guess a lower pressure, hangout type
of situations. So the app say they're going to focus
on genuine connection and friendship rather than the high stakes
feel of one on one dating apps. It was formerly
known as four Place Social before branding to emphasize platonic
bonds as much as romantic ones. So a plot twist
is what it's called. And they've already launched in select
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cities New York, Boston, and they're going to be expanding
to other cities. But the goal is to make dating
less awkward and more natural, like meeting new people through
mutual friends. That specific component, if I mean, I feel
like that would make it less pressure, more loose when
you are collectively going through an experience that would probably
be nerve wrecking for a lot of people meeting somebody
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for the first time, and of course it being a date.
I could see this being a more comfortable situation, don't you,
thank Scott?
Speaker 3 (19:46):
Of course, yeah, an ice breaker, I mean any ways
to get out and get you know, dating. And now
that I at least I've noticed with my son and
even to my daughter to some extent, the traditional dating
ways have gone by the wayside that we knew as kids,
and they traveling groups and when they travel in packs,
they that's how my daughter ended up meeting her last boyfriend,
and they kind of she met him through friends.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
They're not as apprehensive.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
I remember my days in San Diego when I was
kind of a loser, To be honest with you, I
went to a video dating service.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
You told me about the video dating service then I
didn't know was ever a thing. But I mean, again,
it was a different time I was. I mean, how
what year was this?
Speaker 2 (20:23):
Like that was that was in the nineties, and there's
still there.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
At that time, Like I can see that being a
way in which people people meet and day. But yes,
there are so many that I can think of that
are married today that met through mutual friends. Sure, and
that's just and this, this gives you a good way
to do it.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Now.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
It has to be something like if if it was
basically four random strangers and then you have a super
you know, first, that would be awkward for everybody involved,
more so than any than any other way. But if
it's you know, if you've got somebody you know, hey,
let's go try to find let's go find a double
date and see what works out. Maybe it'll work out
for you but not your buddy, and then maybe the
next time around you'll find somebody that you really connect with.
(21:02):
But yeah, I could see this being a much easier
way to kind of ease into what I would imagine
is a pretty awkward situation. But that's, uh, that's just me.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
It's funny because we keep it sounds like we keep
trying to dance around. There's always going to be that
awkward situation. Whether you meet through friends, whether you meet
through this, whether you meet through online and app whatever,
there's always that awkward situation where you first encounter each other.
There's no way around it. And for you nature, yeah, exactly,
And for me that caused a lot of anxiety. With me,
I'm not a small talk person and it's hard for
(21:32):
me to get into that mode. So ironically, I met
my wife at Buffalo Joe's in San Diego and she
was coming off the dance floor and I was going
on and we just kind of talked, and for whatever reason,
it seemed to work and there was no awkwardness there
at all.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
But man, I can't imagine trying to meet somebody.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
So was it was it totally organic?
Speaker 2 (21:51):
Yeah? Absolutely, it was totally by chance.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Yeah, and that's I'm sure that's that's how it is
with with with most folks.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Honestly, let me ask you, Johnson, and how did you
meet your wife?
Speaker 5 (22:00):
I was I stopped into a convenience store on my
way to go do play by play for a high
school basketball game for the radio station I worked at.
She was the assistant she was training to be the
assistant manager there. And I don't know why, but I
just burst out. I said, whatever this guy's telling you,
don't worry about it.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
It's a lie. And she laughed.
Speaker 5 (22:17):
And that was two thousand and one, and we've been
together over.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
Here, and you knew she was the future missus John Shannon. Yes,
you know when you know, you know it took it.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
Actually we met in two thousand. It took me a
year to get her to go out on a date
with me. She turned me down three times.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
That's persistence right there.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
And then I'm in the store one night.
Speaker 1 (22:34):
But I still hold that overhead if I was you,
by the way, I do. Look at what you almost
missed it, she told she tells me she married her stalker.
Speaker 2 (22:40):
But I mean, I was in there one night. I stopped.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
It's a great response if you bring that up, though. Yes,
so she's got you if you ever want.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
To got me there. But I mean, and then she
finally asked me out on a date. Because it's a
convenience store right around from my house.
Speaker 1 (22:53):
Oh that's a payoff right there for you.
Speaker 5 (22:55):
I was coming home from the radio station, stopped to
get some lottery tickets, and she was working.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
She said, so when are you taking me out on
a date?
Speaker 1 (23:02):
Persistence paying off? Right?
Speaker 5 (23:04):
That was January twenty fourth, two thousand and one, and
we've been together ever since.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
Good stuff, All right, let's get to an update of
trafficking weather. We've also got another sports update coming your
way with Scott Fitzgerald right here on News Radio eight
forty whas
I feel like that's become such a I mean, that's
how most people communicate ninety nine percent of the time
I would assume as texting people. So I may throw
that out there. I think I need to get the
green light for that first. But more ways we can
give you interact. I feel like that's better. And again,
your best bet right now is to use the talkback feature.
And it's presented by Alex R. White PLLC Sudistracted Driver
dot Com. But a busy morning so far, and I
(00:22):
meant to get to this earlier, but it just hasn't
been been hit yet. But this story is certainly certainly
something so Governor Basheer has threatened to remove a county
sheriff here in Kentucky. It's Robertson County and their sheriff,
Terry Gray. He has found himself in some big trouble
(00:43):
for the third time. This sheriff was recently arrested for
his third DUI arrest and basher is taking steps to
remove him if he does not resign. It sounds like
he has been encouraged to resign before, and it took
the third era arrest of DUI. I guess to really
spark the outrage that we have here and just some
(01:07):
real scrutiny. Understandably so as far as how Kentucky handles
law enforcement officials charged with crimes. I mean, the fact
that this guy could get a third DUI is head scratching.
The fact that he could get a DUI and still
be serving as a sheriff is even more puzzling. Right.
But this guy, let's see was this was just a
(01:30):
couple of days ago. He was arrested in Mason County
after officers in Mason County observed him in uniform, armed
and driving his department vehicle recklessly speeding. His blood alcohol
content was nearly three times the legal limit, according to
the arrest citation. He nearly struck the Mason County Shriff's
vehicle and almost overturned his truck before stopping in a
(01:51):
private driveway. A small bottle of fireball whiskey was found
on him, and he allegedly told deputies that he was
not that drunk. He faces multiple charges du I, reckless driving,
first degree wanting in engagement, and a first degree official misconduct,
which is a misdemeanor, but the first degree wan engagement
is a felony. And again that's DUI number three. But
Governor was Sheher's office sent a letter warning Gray to
(02:12):
resign within five business days or face removal proceedings for
neglective duty. But he's avoided jail time on his previous DUIs,
including one in twenty twenty three while on duty in
a department vehicle. His sentence required rehab and no new
offenses through twenty twenty six, a condition he's now violated.
And I mean, if you're in Robertson County, which I
gotta be honest you, that's one of the counties of
(02:33):
the mini here in Kentucky that I know nothing about.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
I'm not if you'd have told me it's Robertson County
or Real County in Kentucky, I don't know if I
would have said.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Yes, no, Because when we do the high school Football
podcast with Fletcher my man from Kentucky Prep Gridiron, he's
pretty good about keeping me posted on where counties are
the ones I hadn't heard of.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
And I went when you mentioned this, Nick, I went
and looked at it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Looks like it's just north of northeast of Lexington, somewhere
in northern Central Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I had no pretty small use, Yeah, very small.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Given the fact that it's near Mason County because that's
where he was arrested, I guess that's probably that it's
in that region. But yeah, I mean the residents and Robert.
There's five magistrates in that county and they've been urging
Bashir to remove Gray for months and he won't do it.
So not meaning Baser, Well, Basher's taking action now. It
sounds like, but this guy won't resign. And what I
(03:24):
think is wild is just let's imagine being a fly
on the wall when when you've had three DUI arrests
as the county sheriff and there needs to be a
conversation with you that you need to encourage you to
resign of your duty. I mean, I'm just trying to
hear the you know, well, let's hear both sides here,
(03:46):
little you know, hear me out, Like, let's let's be
this sheriff Terry Gray from the well hear me out perspective.
What could you possibly say that might make someone like,
you know, the governor of the state reconc are forcing
you to resign after having three d UI's while on duty.
And again three times the legal limit in his law enforcement.
(04:09):
That's scary. To be honest with you, I'm I'm I'm
yucking it up about it because it's just almost unbelievable.
But that's that's insane. Well, it would be an embarrassment
to live in that county knowing that that person is
the sheriff.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Embarrassing and dangerous and s Yeah, I mean, to.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Be fair, they are. It sounds like that they've they've
been they've been wanting this to happen for a while,
and he won't resign.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Well, and that's that was gonna be My next question
to you is you know what reason is he getting?
What rationale is he giving saying hey, look, no, I'm
not gonna do this, other than the fact that he's
just kind of quasi narcissist that believes he didn't do
anything wrong.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
I mean, it's a maybe it's just how I'm wired.
But I would love to legitimately get a comment from
this guy as to why he hasn't resigned yet. And
I'm not sure what his defense would be, you know
what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, exactly what exactly?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Because if he wants to play the victim of I need,
I've got a problem. Dude. You already did that, you
were able to, you were still the sheriff after you
did this multiple times, and you went through rehab and
you were supposed to not drink and have no issues.
And now your biggest offense yet is the third one.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
And now you got the governor. Yeah. Yeah, so it's like, man,
I mean he was.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Also, by the way, previously featured in a Courier Journal
investigation that highlighted one in six Kentucky counties that had
a sheriff that has been charged with crimes. So this
guy's a criminal. A criminal has been the sheriff for
a long time, it seems like in this county, which
is crazy. But yeah, I'm we'll see if he's if
he's going to make basher actually, you know, come to
(05:38):
Robertson County and rip his badge. But he's beginning the
thought of the thought of trying to defend yourself as
if like, well, hear me out. Yeah, I know that
looks bad, but I mean, what could you say? All right,
quick break, We've got trafficking weather updates on the way.
It's seven twelve here in news radio eight forty whas
so it's a former Uber driver that ended up being
(05:59):
arrested in charge was starting the fire that took place
near Los Angeles last year and one of the more
devastating wildfires that you'll see in California. But Jonathan ringer Neck,
he's a twenty nine year old former Uber driver who
was taken into custody near his home in Florida. He's
(06:20):
accused of intentionally setting the fire back in January, which
destroyed property, killed twelve people, and burned thousands of acres
before being fully contained on January thirty first. So prosecutors
have charged him with destruction of property by means of fire,
a serious federal federal offense. Investigators believe the blaze was
deliberately set, through which I guess they haven't reeled the
(06:41):
actual they'ven't revealed the actual motive or really how the
fire was set, but they do believe it was clearly
a deliberate act of trying to cause maybe not what
specifically ended up happening, but clearly this wasn't any accident
by any means. And hopefully this can bring some closure
to those impacted this tragedy, not only those who of
(07:02):
course lost their lives and their families, but communities, I
mean completely ruined. And that visual was was wild Louisville'
quarterback this year, Miller Mass. I'm not sure if people
know this, but he's from that area.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Is it?
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Is it Palisades? Is that how you say it? A thing?
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Boss?
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah, he's from that area. And I remember right after
he'd arrived in Louisville in January, this is when is
when this happened, and there was I believe one of
the first real viral clips and and and photos of
what was going on was a house that really like
all that was left standing was the basketball goal and
(07:39):
it was his home. So he lost his I think
he lost his entire home, childhood home in uh in
that fire. And you know, he's one of many who
who lost really everything. So it's got to be one
of those things that I feel like it'd be really
hard to determine who did this, you know what I'm saying,
Like I would love, just just as a nerd for
this kind of stuff, I would love to know what
(08:02):
evidence they were able to utilize to find out that
this guy in Florida did this. But yeah, hopefully hopefully
he gets the punishment that he deserves. But yeah, just awful.
I'm looking now at some of the pictures from back
when that happened.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
I mean, that's it's something to see, just the devastation,
but also just I can't imagine looking at something like
that knowing that it's my neighborhood, it's where I grew up,
maybe it's my home.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So glad to see that they made an arrest there.
All right, We've got traffic and weather updates on the way,
so stick around. We'll get you caught up on the
roadways and also the weather. We've got another sports update
coming your way some Thursday night football tonight in the NFL.
Also a handful of college games tonight too, which has
me excited. I'm looking forward to making my weekly donation
to Draftking Sportsbook, although I say that I have had
(08:53):
some success in the last couple of weeks, which means
I'm probably due for a loss, but who knows. Looking
forward to it though. Let's get to it again. Trap
weather updates right here right now on news Radio eight
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degrees with clear skies at news Radio eight forty Whas.
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(11:18):
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one near you. All right, So been a busy, busy
morning so far. And I'll tell you what the situation
with the government shutdown. I really and by the way,
we'll talk to Rory O'Neil coming up in about an
(11:39):
hour to get the latest on that. But whenever there
is the day of payday and the money's not there,
which if it doesn't end, it shouldn't be a surprise.
Everybody knows until this ends, there are there are jobs
within the me in fact, every job, seemingly with the
federal government. You won't get paid now. You will get
your money at some point, and that is better than
(11:59):
not getting paid at all. But it becomes more real
whenever the payday happens, and it doesn't happen right, meaning
whenever it's the deposit doesn't hit. And I'm thinking, maybe
if you're somebody that was in this position the last
time we had a government shut down, which was about
six years ago that lasted a little over a month,
(12:21):
maybe going through it and surviving it and coming out
on the other end, maybe that gives you a little
ease this time around. Or maybe not, because maybe this
time around you realize you're not in the same situation
financially as you were back then. But there's there's somebody
who overthinks everything and worries a lot at times about
things I really shouldn't worry about. I would have layers
(12:45):
of anxiety here if I was somebody that wasn't going
to get paid on pay day for many reasons, one
being I would also find myself worrying, all right, well
I'm not you know, I'm working, they're not paying me,
or maybe I'm furloughed, right, maybe maybe I'm not getting paid.
And they also have just put me on leave because
(13:05):
of the shutdown. I would have a new layer of
worry about are they going to deem that I'm not valuable,
they don't need me. Was this an experience that led
them to make a decision to remove my job. I mean,
there's a lot of worry here. And Scott, we've talked
about it a few times since this, since this was looming,
(13:25):
and of course now that we're hearing this shutdown that
these used to be jobs that probably were and I
guess it depends on what job you may have within
the government. But the security, right, the safety of it,
the just knowing that you don't have to worry about
being replaced by anybody or you know, layoffs aren't something
you should really expect, and we're certainly not there now. Again,
(13:48):
who knows about what with the future holds with some
of these jobs, but the uncertainty overall has to be
what has folks if they are worried and stressed. I
totally get it, and I think it's the uncertainty that's
probably the root of it all.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Well, I think in two what's important is we've discussed that.
You know, folks are gonna reach out to their creditors,
and John Shannon and I were talking to USA Credit Union,
who I used to be a member of. You know,
they certainly have already they're one step ahead of this,
and I get that, but you still have to apply,
and you have to go through the song and dancew
routine of getting folks to give you a break. To
(14:22):
your point with the anxiety for me would be I
have to wait until I get that answer. I know
what the answer is going to be, but until I
get that answer, And normally I'm not anxious like that,
But when it comes to my money, and you know,
somebody could miss miss a t I forget to dit
and I and then suddenly it looks like to someone
(14:42):
way on the other end, that I haven't paid my bills,
when in fact there's a reason why, but they don't
know that. And then that puts a whole other set
of other events in motion. That, you know, especially when
it comes to car payments, you know, maybe and so
I don't want somebody showing up at my door to
take my car because the government's not paying me. And
somebody on the other end didn't get that message.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Yeah, I mean again, And there's also like, think about
it this way. If you're somebody, maybe this could be
a rare scenario. But you are somebody who how you
make a living and how you take care of yourself
is rental properties, meaning that you rely on somebody paying
rent to you. Well, if they're not paying because they
have a federal government job, you don't. But still again,
(15:24):
there we could probably sit here from now until whenever
this ends. Is how long however long it lasts, with
the lingering potential effects as far as just oh yeah,
well how do we get here? You may have to
go look at a roadmap and go backwards. But it all,
it wouldn't shock me if some of these things all
point back to this being it meaning the government shut down.
(15:46):
So again, right now, I think as far as just
the coverage of it, the impact at the airports is
what is most known. And again it hasn't been It
hasn't been a complete disaster, but it is sort of
a noticeable thing whenever you've got many people of course
using using this to to burn up some sick days.
But right now, what they are letting passengers know if
(16:08):
you are if you are impacted by this to where
your flight is delayed, you know they at that point
they've got to uh, they've got to get you on
the next flight available no charge, and if your flight's canceled,
they'll rebook you on a later flight. But there's no
there's no compensation as far as like any inconvenience right
(16:30):
like there's no air there's no assistance with hotel, no stipend,
anything like that.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
So it makes me makes me wonder if people are
going to remember this when they go to the polls.
And we say that all the time when event like
this happens, and yet we keep putting the same people back.
These are the same people. Yeah, remember you voted for
that you put in. And I just wonder people are
going to reach people.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
People will think people will remember it, but it but
it won't. Again. We can we have endless resources to
believe whatever we want to believe. So if people think
of this when they go to the pole they're going
to assume this is all the side they're not voting
for his fault that they already were against and vice versa.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
That's just to mean, yeah, that's a good point, dude.
Speaker 1 (17:10):
Yeah, I mean things that inconvenience you that you should
think about when you go to the pole. Now you
you know, I shouldn't say everybody's like this, but you know,
whatever you want to believe, you can easily find yourself there.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yep, that's a good points.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
That's why I think when it comes to media, I
don't think just coverage of things being slanted as an issue.
It's also just there are endless things we can get
distracted in and get lost in that keep us from
actually wanting to know real facts. We just can get
company where we think we're supposed to be residing as
far as just what's going on, all right, quick break,
traffic and weather updates are on the way. Also a
(17:48):
lot more to get into the rest of the morning,
So stick around with us. It is coffee and company.
Feel abou Thornton's right here on news radio eight forty WHA.
You guys have heard me mention this a couple of times.
I can't really relate when it comes to anything dating wise.
I'm I don't know if I don't know how rare
it is. But my wife we've been married for going
on fifteen years, and we were together in high school,
(18:10):
high school sweethearts as they say, so I never experienced
dating really at all, you know so, and I'm very
lucky for that. But dating apps, I don't know much
about them. I've heard of them, and clearly some have
been really popular and they've helped people probably meet their
future husband and wife. But then there's some that you know,
you hear about that are more so for other specific things.
(18:32):
But there's a new one out there that I can
see working. It's called Plot Twist. It's a double dating app,
and it's a new twist here where they give you
a chance to have a more comfortable initial date by
bringing back the classic double dates. So instead of swiping solo,
users team up with a friend to meet another pair
(18:54):
of singles for I guess a lower pressure, hangout type
of situations. So the app say they're going to focus
on genuine connection and friendship rather than the high stakes
feel of one on one dating apps. It was formerly
known as four Place Social before branding to emphasize platonic
bonds as much as romantic ones. So a plot twist
is what it's called. And they've already launched in select
(19:17):
cities New York, Boston, and they're going to be expanding
to other cities. But the goal is to make dating
less awkward and more natural, like meeting new people through
mutual friends. That specific component, if I mean, I feel
like that would make it less pressure, more loose when
you are collectively going through an experience that would probably
be nerve wrecking for a lot of people meeting somebody
(19:39):
for the first time, and of course it being a date.
I could see this being a more comfortable situation, don't you,
thank Scott?
Speaker 3 (19:46):
Of course, yeah, an ice breaker, I mean any ways
to get out and get you know, dating. And now
that I at least I've noticed with my son and
even to my daughter to some extent, the traditional dating
ways have gone by the wayside that we knew as kids,
and they traveling groups and when they travel in packs,
they that's how my daughter ended up meeting her last boyfriend,
and they kind of she met him through friends.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
They're not as apprehensive.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
I remember my days in San Diego when I was
kind of a loser, To be honest with you, I
went to a video dating service.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
You told me about the video dating service then I
didn't know was ever a thing. But I mean, again,
it was a different time I was. I mean, how
what year was this?
Speaker 2 (20:23):
Like that was that was in the nineties, and there's
still there.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
At that time, Like I can see that being a
way in which people people meet and day. But yes,
there are so many that I can think of that
are married today that met through mutual friends. Sure, and
that's just and this, this gives you a good way
to do it.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Now.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
It has to be something like if if it was
basically four random strangers and then you have a super
you know, first, that would be awkward for everybody involved,
more so than any than any other way. But if
it's you know, if you've got somebody you know, hey,
let's go try to find let's go find a double
date and see what works out. Maybe it'll work out
for you but not your buddy, and then maybe the
next time around you'll find somebody that you really connect with.
(21:02):
But yeah, I could see this being a much easier
way to kind of ease into what I would imagine
is a pretty awkward situation. But that's, uh, that's just me.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
It's funny because we keep it sounds like we keep
trying to dance around. There's always going to be that
awkward situation. Whether you meet through friends, whether you meet
through this, whether you meet through online and app whatever,
there's always that awkward situation where you first encounter each other.
There's no way around it. And for you nature, yeah, exactly,
And for me that caused a lot of anxiety. With me,
I'm not a small talk person and it's hard for
(21:32):
me to get into that mode. So ironically, I met
my wife at Buffalo Joe's in San Diego and she
was coming off the dance floor and I was going
on and we just kind of talked, and for whatever reason,
it seemed to work and there was no awkwardness there
at all.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
But man, I can't imagine trying to meet somebody.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
So was it was it totally organic?
Speaker 2 (21:51):
Yeah? Absolutely, it was totally by chance.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Yeah, and that's I'm sure that's that's how it is
with with with most folks.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Honestly, let me ask you, Johnson, and how did you
meet your wife?
Speaker 5 (22:00):
I was I stopped into a convenience store on my
way to go do play by play for a high
school basketball game for the radio station I worked at.
She was the assistant she was training to be the
assistant manager there. And I don't know why, but I
just burst out. I said, whatever this guy's telling you,
don't worry about it.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
It's a lie. And she laughed.
Speaker 5 (22:17):
And that was two thousand and one, and we've been
together over.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
Here, and you knew she was the future missus John Shannon. Yes,
you know when you know, you know it took it.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
Actually we met in two thousand. It took me a
year to get her to go out on a date
with me. She turned me down three times.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
That's persistence right there.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
And then I'm in the store one night.
Speaker 1 (22:34):
But I still hold that overhead if I was you,
by the way, I do. Look at what you almost
missed it, she told she tells me she married her stalker.
Speaker 2 (22:40):
But I mean, I was in there one night. I stopped.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
It's a great response if you bring that up, though. Yes,
so she's got you if you ever want.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
To got me there. But I mean, and then she
finally asked me out on a date. Because it's a
convenience store right around from my house.
Speaker 1 (22:53):
Oh that's a payoff right there for you.
Speaker 5 (22:55):
I was coming home from the radio station, stopped to
get some lottery tickets, and she was working.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
She said, so when are you taking me out on
a date?
Speaker 1 (23:02):
Persistence paying off? Right?
Speaker 5 (23:04):
That was January twenty fourth, two thousand and one, and
we've been together ever since.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
Good stuff, All right, let's get to an update of
trafficking weather. We've also got another sports update coming your
way with Scott Fitzgerald right here on News Radio eight
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