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  • Alabama Cafeteria Worker Terminated For Accepting Donations To Fund Students’ Lunches and Lying to Principal About It

    Alabama Cafeteria Worker Terminated For Accepting Donations To Fund Students’ Lunches and Lying to Principal About It

    A cafeteria worker at an elementary school in Alabama was fired for accepting donations for the school’s lunch program and then lying to the principal during a public questioning, per the NY Post. Avette Dunn was terminated from Shelby Elementary School after the school board determined that her trustworthiness had been compromised due to the incident that occurred in October. 

    Dunn, who had been employed in the district for almost 10 years, accepted a donation to the school’s parent-teacher organization fund intended for school lunches, as reported by ABC 33/40. However, the school stated that it was not part of Dunn’s responsibility to collect money since she had not been trained to manage such transactions. School board members made their decision to terminate her following a six-hour hearing on Monday night.

    Avette Dunn’s Defense

    Dunn’s legal team argued that her job description did not prohibit her from collecting donations. She claimed she only spoke to the donor after they reached out to her and was aware that funds were low. Principal Stacy Aderholt confronted Dunn in the crowded cafeteria about the donation. Dunn admitted to lying to protect the donor’s identity, fearing the consequences of accepting the contribution. Several cafeteria staff monitored the funds, and part of Dunn’s role was to ensure students’ accounts had enough money.

    “It’s imperative you can be trusted” in the role, said principal Aderholt, according to the outlet. Dunn’s lawyers argued that the money was not misused and was properly added to the fund. They pointed to her positive employee reviews that showed she had a good work history. However, the district stated that her lies about the money were a serious matter that couldn’t be overlooked. Dunn said, responding to her termination, “I made a mistake and I think I should be able to go back to my job. In my opinion, I think I should’ve been suspended for two weeks… “I don’t think I should get terminated just for not telling.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mobile Woman Sentenced For Stealing Rent Money From Low-Income Individuals

    Mobile Woman Sentenced For Stealing Rent Money From Low-Income Individuals

    A Mobile, Alabama woman found guilty of embezzling rent money from low-income individuals is scheduled to serve time in federal prison after her sentencing on Friday, as reported by the United States Department of Justice.

    Officials from the USDOJ identified her as 48-year-old Shannon Caruso, per WKRG. According to a news release from the USDOJ, court documents reveal that Caruso misappropriated rent funds while serving as a property manager for two different government housing authorities that offer affordable housing to low-income residents in the Mobile area.

    “Caruso admitted that while working for both housing authorities, she fraudulently convinced renters that they needed to make rent checks out to her or to give her their rent checks with the payee line blank,”

    the release said.

    “Rather than depositing this rent money with her employer, Caruso stole the money for her own use.”

    U.S. District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Caruso to 14 months in federal incarceration.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Katt Williams Purchases Former Military Base In Alabama To Build New Movie Studio, Sources Say

    Katt Williams Purchases Former Military Base In Alabama To Build New Movie Studio, Sources Say

    Katt Williams has successfully turned his dream of building a movie studio into reality. He has purchased a former military base in Alabama, as confirmed by his publicist, Amy Sisoyev. 

    The exact price he paid and the specific location hasn’t been disclosed. However, speculation suggests it might be the Cold War-era barracks at Fort McClellan in Anniston, which was up for sale at $1.5 million.

    In a recent interview with GQ, the 53-year-old Katt Williams talked about his plans to grow his entertainment empire. He credits his inspiration to industry powerhouses like Donald Glover, 50 Cent, and Tyler Perry.

    “It’s just not fair to put all that pressure on Tyler Perry. He can only do so much.”

    Williams said in the interview. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Doctor License Suspended For Allegedly Removing The Wrong Organ From A Patient, Resulting In Death

    Florida Doctor License Suspended For Allegedly Removing The Wrong Organ From A Patient, Resulting In Death

    A doctor in Florida has had his medical license suspended after being accused of taking out an Alabama man’s liver instead of his spleen, which led to his immediate death, per NY Post.

    The Florida Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, filed an emergency order on September 24, accusing Thomas J. Shakvovsky of

    “repeated egregious surgical errors”

    and

    “egregious conduct of fabricating medical records”

    relating to the death of 70-year-old William Bryan on August 21.

    Before the incident, Shakvovsky was working as an Osteopathic Physician at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital. Bryan and his wife, Beverly, were in Florida for a visit when he started feeling pain in his lower left abdomen. They went to a hospital in Miramar Beach, where doctors were worried about his spleen and decided to admit him for more tests. However, Bryan refused

    “surgical intervention.”

    Tests showed a possibly enlarged spleen and some blood in his abdomen, but there were no active hemorrhage reports revealed. According to the order, Shakvovsky kept insisting on a laparoscopic splenectomy (spleen removal surgery) on three consecutive days, even though Bryan wanted to go back home to Alabama. Eventually, Bryan agreed to the surgery after Shakvovsky pointed out a slight drop in his hemoglobin levels, which was only minor during his hospital stay.

    The surgery was set for 4 p.m. on August 21, but the operating room staff noted that it was being done with very few professionals available to assist.

    “Staff had concerns that Dr. Shaknovsky did not have the skill level to safely perform this procedure,”

    the surgeon general’s order noted.

    The doctor claims he began to cut the ligaments connecting to what he thought was the spleen. However, it turned out to be the liver. He then found a blood vessel he said he could feel pulsing and used a stapling device to staple the vessel. This resulted in major hemorrhaging and led Bryan to go into cardiac arrest. The hospital staff started suctioning out blood and prepared for an emergency blood transfusion as a

    “code”

    was called, and they performed CPR.

    The staff tried to revive the victim. However, Shakvovsky kept working inside the abdomen without asking for help and ended up removing a 4.6-pound liver.

    “The staff looked at the readily identifiable liver on the table and were shocked when Dr. Shaknovsky told them it was the spleen. One staff member ‘felt sick to their stomach,’”

    a witness in the operating room said.

    Bryan was declared dead, and Shakvovsky stated that he died from a splenic artery aneurysm.

    “The staff in the room felt that Dr. Shaknovsky was attempting to convince them that this is what occurred, even though they witnessed something different.”

    Bryan’s death was ruled a homicide due to

    “liver removed during splenectomy,”

    Zarzaur Law P.A., the family’s lawyers wrote on Facebook. Bryan’s family plans to file a malpractice lawsuit.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Man Taken Into Custody After Attempting To Shoot Chicken and Exposing Himself To 11-Year-Old Child

    Man Taken Into Custody After Attempting To Shoot Chicken and Exposing Himself To 11-Year-Old Child

    A man was apprehended in Marshall County, Alabama after he was seen wielding a firearm. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an intoxicated elderly man with a gun. Deputies discovered that Billy Stewart, 65, was threatening to shoot chickens owned by relatives and inappropriately showing himself to a child, who is merely 11 years old, per WHNT. 

    Deputies discovered Stewart sitting in a doorway with a shotgun. They ordered him to release the weapon, which he reluctantly did. As they approached, Stewart warned them to stay away and made another attempt to retrieve the gun. However, the deputies managed to disarm him. Stewart then retreated into the house and tried to shut the door to evade arrest.

    Stewart was apprehended after a brief altercation and now faces charges of public lewdness, resisting arrest, attempting to elude, and menacing.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Mother Strip-Searched and Jailed For 15 Hours After Failing To Show ID To Officer At Her Home, Woman Files Lawsuit

    Mother Strip-Searched and Jailed For 15 Hours After Failing To Show ID To Officer At Her Home, Woman Files Lawsuit

    Per an Alabama lawsuit, a woman, Twyla Stallworth, and her son have filed a complaint against an officer and the city for violating their constitutional rights. The woman was reportedly wrongfully apprehended, strip-searched, and detained for 15 hours after declining to show her ID at her own residence, reports the Miami Herald. 

    On Feb. 23, the woman contacted officials to complain about noise. She then activated her own car alarm to get her neighbor’s attention. When Officer Grant Barton arrived, he asked for her ID, but she declined.

    Stallworth’s son captured a video showing Officer Barton entering their home, pushing Stallworth onto the couch, and handcuffing her while her son opposed. The lawsuit claims excessive force was used and that the officer physically assaulted her son while entering. As Barton escorted Stallworth out of the home, her son questioned the reason for her arrest on camera.

    To which the officer said,

    “Right now she’s under arrest for failure to identify…That is not the law, that’s against the law.” 

    When Stallworth’s son inquired about the specific law, the officer used his phone to display Alabama code section 15-5-30, which permits officers to stop individuals in public and request their “name, address, and an explanation of their actions” if they believe the person is breaking the law. 

    Upon arrival at Covington County Jail, the woman experienced a

    “humiliating mugshot and degrading strip search.”

    She was imprisoned for over 15 hours until she could pay a bond. The charges against her included obstruction, eluding, and resisting arrest. Stallworth sought legal representation. 

    Stallworth was correct in stating that she did not need to show her ID, as confirmed by the mentioned code. The mayor of Andalusia admitted the mistake and apologized in a video two weeks later. Mayor Earl Johnson acknowledged that Barton was disciplined for not being aware of the law. The charges against Stallworth were dismissed.

  • Alabama Woman Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Woman With Car After Argument About A Man

    Alabama Woman Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Woman With Car After Argument About A Man

    A woman from Dothan, Alabama has been arrested following an altercation in which she allegedly hit another woman with her car, as reported by WDHN News. 

    The incident occurred on Monday, March 18, in the 2000 block of Aberdeen Drive. According to the Dothan Police, the 25-year-old suspect, Nakeima Thomas, struck the victim with her car, causing her to fall into nearby bushes.

    The altercation arose after the victim came out of her home to confront Thomas.

    Thomas’ car became stuck in the mud during the incident. Realizing she couldn’t drive away, Thomas proceeded to break into the victim’s vehicle, stealing her keys and throwing them in an unknown location.

    She then used a piece of wood to damage the victim’s car. The Dothan Police Department released a statement stating that the incident was a result of an ongoing argument between the two women over a

    “male acquaintance,”

    reports note.

    The victim’s injuries were non-life threatening.

    Thomas was arrested at the scene. She faces charges of attempted assault in the first degree and unlawful breaking into a motor vehicle. She is currently being held at the Houston County Jail on a $30,000 bond.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Two Women Charged After Lying To Officials About Sexual Assault, Reports Say

    Two Women Charged After Lying To Officials About Sexual Assault, Reports Say

    Dothan Police have charged two women from Dothan, Alabama for providing false information to investigators regarding a sexual assault incident in February. Erika Holloway, a 19-year-old, claimed she was sexually abused at a residence on Choctaw Street, per WDHN Dothan. 

    Lt. Scott Owens stated in a release on Tuesday that Erika Holloway and Chasity Scrimpsher, the witness, provided multiple statements to detectives regarding the alleged crime as well as the suspect. However, during the investigation, inconsistencies were discovered in their story. 

    Lt. Owens revealed that Holloway and Scrimpsher confessed to lying after they were confronted by officials. As a result, they were charged with falsely reporting to law enforcement. The accused person was cleared of any involvement in the case.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mother Accidentally Runs Over 7-Year-Old Son After Making Him Walk Home From School As Punishment

    Mother Accidentally Runs Over 7-Year-Old Son After Making Him Walk Home From School As Punishment

    An Alabama mother, Sarai Rachel James, 27, allegedly ran over her seven-year-old son with her car accidentally. According to The Independent, James picked up her son from school on February 9 and, learned of his misbehavior. She instructed him to get out of the car and walk home as punishment. 

    The incident occurred just a short distance from the school, with the school and their house being eight blocks apart. The boy reportedly tried to grab the door handle as the car was moving, but James accelerated, causing him to be pulled under the car and run over by the back tire. He sustained injuries and was hospitalized for abrasions.

    “It was a miracle he was not hurt worse than what he could have been,”

    Boaz Police Department Chief Michael Abercrombie said.

    According to Mr. Abercrombie’s statement to McClatchy News, investigators think the mother unintentionally ran over her son, but it was her disciplinary action that triggered the event.

    “She may not have realized he was doing that,”

    he said.

    Ms. James faces charges of aggravated child abuse, as indicated by jail records. She was granted release on a $50,000 bond. Additionally, she is prohibited from communicating with her son. Another individual, a 53-year-old woman whose identity was not disclosed by the police, was in the car during the incident. She has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was released on a $500 bond.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Woman Frightened by ‘Bad Weather’ Calls Police To Report False Break-In

    Woman Frightened by ‘Bad Weather’ Calls Police To Report False Break-In

    A woman from Alabama made a 911 call to report a fake burglary at her home out of fear of

    “bad weather,”

    according to the police per The Post. 

    The incident occurred on January 9 in Dothan, where Kelley Giniebra, 39, contacted the emergency dispatch center. However, upon investigation, the Dothan Police Department discovered that there was no actual break-in at her residence on Johnson Circle.

    “Ginibera had reported that in order to get officers to respond to her residence quicker due to her being scared of the bad weather,”

    police said. On the day of the incident, Dothan, a city of 71,000 located approximately 100 miles southwest of Montgomery, experienced

    “heavy intensity rain,”

    as reported by world-weather.info.Dothan received a total of 2 inches of rain from the storm that swept through the area. 

    Ginibera was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of making a false report to law enforcement.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?