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Callaroga Shark Media, good morning, I'm reed Carter. Wednesday, December tenth,
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twenty twenty five, Luigi Mangoni's pre trial hearing continues in
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New York. Day four brought body camera footage from his
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arrest at that Pennsylvania McDonald's last December. The moment police
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found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of
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underwear in his backpack, officer exclaimed, it's him, dude, it's him,
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one hundred percent. Defense is fighting to suppress the evidence.
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Prosecutors say the gun matches the weapon used to kill
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United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. We'll have the update. Antonio Brown,
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former NFL star facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting
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at a man outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami,
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is now claiming self defense. His attorneys filed a motion
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to dismiss, saying the alleged victim has a violent criminal
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history and was waiting outside to attack Brown. Brown says
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he fired warning shots, not at the man. Brown's out
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on twenty five thousand dollars bail, wearing a GPS monitor,
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facing up to fifteen years if convicted. Michael Jordan versus NASCAR.
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Day seven of the federal antitrust trial in Charlotte. An
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economist testified twenty three eleven Racing is owed two hundred
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fifteen point eight million dollars in damages. Front Row Motorsports
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owed another one hundred forty eight point nine million dollars.
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Total damages for all thirty six chartered teams over a
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billion dollars. The judge is frustrated with the slow pace,
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told attorneys he wants the plaintiff's case wrapped up today.
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And Brian Walsh's murder trial continues in Massachusetts. Day six testimony,
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more text messages, more forensic evidence, more pieces of Anna
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Walsh turning up in garbage bags at a trash facility.
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Her body has never been found. I'm reed Carter to
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pre trial battles, self defense claims, sports business lawsuits, and
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a husband who allegedly dismembered his wife after searching best
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ways to dispose of a body. This is celebrity trials.
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Luigi Mangone was back in court Monday for day four
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of his hearing in Manhattan. The accused killer of United
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Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is fighting to exclude evidence from
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his new York murder case, specifically the gun, the magazine,
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and the notebook police found in his backpack after his arrest.
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You remember the arrest. December ninth, twenty twenty four, five
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days after Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel,
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Mongioni was spotted at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about
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two hundred and thirty miles west of New York City.
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Someone called nine to one one said a customer resembled
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the suspect in the CEO murder. Police responded. Christy Wasser,
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a nineteen veteran of the Altoona Police Department, testified Monday
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about what happened next. She arrived at the McDonald's to
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assist another officer. Manjonet had already been handcuffed on initial
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charges of forgery and false identification after he admitted giving
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police a bogus driver's license, the same fake name the
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alleged shooter had used to check into a Manhattan hostel.
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Dazed before the murder, police informed Mangione of his right
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to remain silent. He invoked it when asked if there
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was anything in his bag officers should be concerned about.
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He didn't answer, Wasser began searching the backpack at the
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McDonald's standard protocol check for dangerous items. She said she
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wanted to make sure there wasn't a bomb before taking
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the bag out of the restaurant. But here's the thing,
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despite that concern, police never cleared the restaurant of customers
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or employees, just searched the bag right there. Body camera
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footage played in court showed what Wasser found. First few
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items were innocuous hogi, a loaf of bread, a smaller
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bag with a passport, cell phone, and computer chip. Then
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she pulled out a gray pair of underwear unwrapped them
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inside a loaded gun magazine. The bodycam audio captured another
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officer's reaction, it's him, dude, it's him one hundred percent,
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punctuated with expletives. That magazine convinced Altoona police they had
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their man, the suspected assassin of the United Healthcare CEO.
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Waser testified she suspended her search after finding the magazine.
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Satisfied there was no bomb, she placed some items back
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in the bag. Some evidence, including Mangioni's laptop computer, was
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transported to the police station in a brown paper McDonald's
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takeout bag. Bodycam footage showed this. At the police station,
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Wasser resumed searching almost immediately found the gun and a
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silencer in a side pocket she hadn't checked. At the McDonald's.
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Bodycam footage captured her reaction and she found the silencer.
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She laughed and said nice. Later, during an inventory search
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to catalog everything in the bag, she found the notebook,
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the one prosecutor say contains Mangione's writings about his disdain
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for health insurers and his ideas about killing a CEO
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at an investor conference. When asked to explain her nice
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comment and general enthusiasm during the search, Wasser told the
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court she was proud of her department's work in helping
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capture Thompson's suspected killer. But here's the legal issue. Mangioni's
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defense team argues all this evidence should be thrown out.
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They say police didn't have a search warrant and lacked
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grounds to justify a warrantless search. If the judge agrees,
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the gun, magazine, and notebook can't be used against Mangioni
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at trial. Prosecutors counter that the search was legal and
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that police eventually obtained a warrant. A Blair County prosecutor
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testified that a judge signed off on a search warrant
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for the bag a few hours after the searches were completed.
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That warrant provided the legal mechanism for Altuna police to
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turn the evidence over to New York City detectives. But
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the defense argues, you can't do an illegal search then
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get a warrant afterward to make it legal. That's not
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how the Fourth Amendment works. The hearing continues, this applies
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only to the state case in New York. Mangione's lawyers
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are making a similar push to exclude evidence from his
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federal case, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Throughout
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the proceedings, Mangione has appeared in good health. He pumped
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his fist for photographers Monday, chatted with his lawyers. He's
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pleaded not guilty to both state and federal murder charges.
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Brian Thompson was fifty years old CEO of United Healthcare,
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walking to a shareholder conference at a Manhattan hotel when
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he was shot from behind. The words delay, deny, and
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depose were written on the ammunition, a phrase used to
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describe how insurers avoid paying claims. The pre trial hearing
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will determine what evidence the jury gets to see. If
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Mangioni's lawyers succeed in suppressing the gun, the magazine, and
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the notebook, prosecutors lose their most damning physical evidence. If
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they fail, Mangione faces trial with an arsenal of evidence
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tying him to the murder. Make it make sense. An
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officer finds a loaded magazine wrapped in underwear, says it's him,
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and now the defense argues the search was illegal. The
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legal system at work. Antonio Brown thirty seven years old.
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Former NFL Star All Pro wide receiver. Twelve year career
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with the Steelers, Patriots, Raiders, and Buccaneers, nine hundred and
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twenty eight receptions over twelve thousand yards, eighty eight total touchdowns.
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Now he's facing attempted murder charges in Florida, and he's
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claiming self defense. Brown's attorney, Mark Aglarsh, filed a motion
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this week asking a judge to dismiss the attempted second
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degree murder charge. The filing tells a very different story
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from what prosecutors have alleged. Let's back up to May sixteenth,
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twenty twenty five. Miami celebrity boxing match hosted by Internet
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personality and streamer Aidan Ross. After the event, according to
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an arrest warrant, Brown allegedly grabbed a handgun and fired
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two shots at a man named Zulkar Naine Quam Nantambu.
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Nantambu told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
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Brown was charged with attempted second degree murder, carries a
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potential fifteen year prison sentence. He pleaded not guilty at
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a hearing last month. Was released on twenty five thousand
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dollars bail, required to wear a GPS ankle monitor, no passport,
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living at his home in Broward County while the case proceeds.
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But Brown's new filing paints the alleged victim as the aggressor.
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According to the defense, it's Nantamboo is a convicted felon
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with multiple fraud convictions and a violent history. The filing
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says Nantamboo was waiting outside the celebrity boxing event, to
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which he was not invited, for an opportunity to confront
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Brown violently. Brown allegedly suffered injuries to his eye, knee,
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and hands after being attacked by Nantambo before pulling out
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his gun. And here's the key detail. Brown was legally
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permitted to carry the weapon, it was lawfully concealed. While
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prosecutors say Brown fired at Nantambu, the defense says Brown
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intentionally aimed away from Nantambu as a warning shot, that
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he didn't try to kill anyone, he was trying to
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stop an attack. Then, according to the filing, Nantamboo wrestled
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the gun away from Brown and ran off, stealing it.
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Brown stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers. The
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defense motion also highlights Nantamboo's criminal history beyond fraud convictions.
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According to the filing, Nantamboo physically attacked Brown backstage at
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a rap concert in twenty twenty three, and in twenty
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twenty two, Nantambu was allegedly jailed in Dubai for thirty
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days for stealing Brown's jewelry. If true, this isn't a
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random encounter. This is an ongoing feud, someone with a
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history of stealing from Brown and attacking him showing up
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uninvited to confront him again. Nantambu made headlines earlier this
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year for something completely unrelated. He disrupted the Super Bowl
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halftime show by running across the field waving a Sudanese
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flag with the message Soudan and Free Gaza face charges
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for that incident too. Prosecutors initially sought pre trial detention,
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arguing Brown as a high paid former professional athlete with
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the resources to flee. At the bond hearing, they noted
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he'd been living in Dubai for months before turning himself in.
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Brown's attorney pushed back, said Brown didn't flee to Dubai.
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Said he always had a desire and intention to answer
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the case. Said Brown has business interest there, but always
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play to return. The judge sided with the defense on
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bail twenty five thousand dollars GPS monitor no passport now
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comes the self defense claim under Florida's stand your ground law.
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If Brown can demonstrate he was attacked first and reasonably
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feared for his safety, he may be entitled to use
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force to defend himself. The question becomes was firing a gun,
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even as a warning shot, reasonable under the circumstances. If
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the judge grants the motion to dismiss, the case is over,
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Brown walks. If denied, the case proceeds to trial. Brown's
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post NFL life has been chaotic. You remember him walking
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off the field mid game in twenty twenty two, stripping
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off his jersey and pads, throwing up peace signs to
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the crowd. That was his last NFL moment Since then,
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legal troubles, erratic social media posts, living abroad now attempted
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murder charges, but self defense is a legitimate If Nantambou
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has a documented history of attacking Brown and stealing from him,
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and if Nantambou showed up uninvited looking for a confrontation,
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Brown may have a case. We'll see what the judge decides.
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Trial date not yet set. Brown remains free on bond,
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wearing that ankle monitor. We'll be right back with Michael
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Jordan taking on NASCAR in federal court. An economist says
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twenty three to eleven, racing is owed over two hundred
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and fifteen million dollars and the France family took four
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hundred million dollars in distributions while claiming they're growing the sport.
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Plus Brian Walsh's murder trial update. Welcome back to celebrity trials.
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I'm reed Carter Charlotte, North Carolina, Federal Court, Day seven
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of Michael Jordan versus NASCAR. The greatest basketball player of
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all time is suing the most powerful family and motorsports
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And Tuesday an economist told a jury that NASCAR owes
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Jordan's racing team two hundred and fifteen point eight million dollars.
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Let me explain what's happening here. Michael Jordan and three
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time Daytona five hundred winner Denny Hamlin co owned twenty
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three to eleven Racing. That's the name spelled out for
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audio clarity, twenty three eleven. They started the team in
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twenty twenty, one of the few black owned teams in
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NASCAR history. Front Row Motorsports, owned by Bob Jenkins, is
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the other plaintiff. Their damages one hundred forty eight point
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nine million dollars. The lawsuit is about NASCAR's charter system.
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A charter is like a franchise in other sports. It
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guarantees thirty six teams, spots in the forty car field,
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and specific revenue. But the teams say NASCAR's charter agreement
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is unfair that the France family, which founded NASCAR in
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nineteen forty eight, enriches itself at the expense of the
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teams and drivers. September twenty twenty four, NASCAR presented teams
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with a new charter agreement, a one hundred twelve page
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document gave them until the end of that same day
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to sign it. The teams called it a take it
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or leave it ultimatum, said they signed it with a
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gun to their head. Fifteen teams signed. Jordan's twenty three
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eleven and Jenkins's front Row Motorsports were the only two
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that refused. Then they sued, alleging antitrust violations. The trial
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started last week in the Western District of North Carolina
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and its moving slowly, so slowly that US District judge
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has repeatedly admonished both sides to speed up. Monday, economist
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Edward Snyder took almost the entire day to explain his
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damage's calculations. Snyder is no lightweight professor of economics, worked
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in the Anti Trust Division of the Department of Justice,
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testified in over thirty cases, including deflate Gait involving the Patriot.
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Snyder outlined why he found NASCAR to be a monopoly
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using anti competitive business practices. His complex formula determined twenty
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three to eleven is owed two hundred fifteen point eight
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million dollars, while front Row is owed one hundred forty
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eight point nine million dollars. Combined three hundred sixty four
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point seven million dollars for the two teams. But here's
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the bigger number. Based on Snyder's calculations, NASCAR shorted all
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thirty six chartered teams a total of one point zero
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six billion dollars from twenty twenty one to twenty twenty four,
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over a billion dollars. Snyder also testified about NASCAR's finances.
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The organization had two point two billion dollars in assets,
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an equity value of five billion dollars, an investment grade
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credit rating, two hundred fifty million dollars in annual earnings
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from twenty twenty one to twenty twenty four, and the
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France family took four hundred million dollars in distributions during
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that same period, while telling teams there wasn't enough money
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to share. NASCAR's defense attorneys say Snyder's estimations are wrong.