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Angelina Harrison, a Fayette County woman who worked for Kona Ice of the Bluegrass, has filed a federal class- and collective-action suit accusing the Richmond shaved-ice operation's owners of unpaid overtime, denied breaks and paying women less for equal work. The suit targets the local operators, not Kona Ice's national franchisor. The defendants have not yet responded.
Quincino Waide Jr., charged with helping co-defendants ditch the 'murder vehicle' used to kill a federal witness, argued the case against him was payback for invoking his right to remain silent. U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove disagreed, ruling that the timing reflected an ordinary criminal investigation — not retaliation — and that prosecutors had told Waide his testimony likely would not be needed.
Ryan Carnahan, a senior officer at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, admits he slapped and punched an un-handcuffed inmate in a Special Housing Unit cell, then lied to a supervisor and in a written report. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 20 in U.S. District Court before Judge Karen K. Caldwell.