Snyder dropped from Flint water crisis class-action lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) — A judge says a class-action lawsuit against Michigan and Flint officials stemming from the city’s lead-contaminated water crisis can proceed but has dropped Gov. Rick Snyder and others from the case.
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy ruled last week the suit filed on behalf of residents and businesses didn’t claim Snyder knew of risks when the city switched to Flint River water in 2014.
The corrosive water caused lead to leach from old plumbing.
Others dismissed include former Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant and ex-Flint Mayor Dayne Walling.
Those remaining include former state Treasurer Andy Dillon and Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon. Lyon also has been criminally charged, but his attorneys say he’s not responsible.
Prosecutor: Fatal shooting of man by officer was justified
ROYAL OAK (AP) — A prosecutor says the fatal shooting of a man by a Detroit-area officer after police say he sped away from a traffic stop was justified.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced the decision Wednesday. Leyton says the Royal Oak officer acted in self-defense and to protect others.
Police say the officer pulled over a car April 10 for a traffic violation, but the driver, Antonino Thomas Gordon of Commerce Township, fled and was spotted later in a fast food restaurant drive-thru lane.
Police say the officer shot Gordon after he tried to flee again.
Leyton says in a statement that it’s “a very tragic incident for all involved,” but noted that Gordon’s “own actions ... put countless lives at risk.”
Family members of Gordon have called the shooting unjustified.
Septuagenarians spar over Costco samples
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Free samples briefly turned a Costco warehouse club into a fight club for two senior citizens.
The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, cites a July 26 Greenville police report saying it began when a 72-year-old man cut ahead of a 70-year-old man who was waiting for a complimentary piece of cheese.
It happened again as the 70-year-old was awaiting a cheeseburger sample. First there were angry words and then a punch.
Police say the cheeseburger stand worker confirmed the Hawaiian shirt-clad 72-year-old then smacked the 70-year-old, causing his hat and glasses to fly off.
The 72-year-old said he felt the other man was aggressive and about to hit him.
Patriots fan turns Brady’s autograph into a tattoo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A young Connecticut woman didn't want to ever lose the autograph she got from Tom Brady.
The New England Patriots star signed Megan Uhrynowski's arm after a practice at Gillette Stadium that she had attended with a friend.
The 19-year-old college student told WHDH-TV her friend had suggested she turn the autograph into a tattoo. So she did.
Uhrynowski went to a tattoo parlor the next day and had the five-time Super Bowl champion's signature permanently etched on her arm.
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