Vehicular homicide charges filed against Minnesota DFL Chair involved in fatal hit-and-run.

Cynthia “Cyndy” Martin, the chair of the 8th Congressional District DFL, has been formally charged with criminal vehicular homicide, including a special addendum for leaving the scene of a collision.

According to the Itasca County District Court’s criminal complaint, on the evening of July 3, Carter Haithcock, 19, of Goodland, was struck by Martin’s 2005 GMC Yukon while walking along the lane on Highway 169 shortly after 11:00 p.m. in Nashwauk, located in Itasca County.

After Martin’s SUV struck Haithcock and left the scene, a motorist saw Haithcock lying on the road and pulled over to call police. It was then that Haithcock, still lying on the road, was struck by another motorist. When EMT’s arrived, Haithcock was pronounced dead at the scene.

Early the next morning on July 4, Martin contacted authorities, stating she believed she had hit an owl or turkey while driving through Nashwauk the previous night.

According to the criminal complaint, Martin spent that evening having dinner at the Sawmill Saloon in Mountain Iron before driving home.

A State Patrol examination of Martin’s vehicle revealed a nonfunctional passenger side headlight, damage to the right front of the SUV and cracks in the windshield. A piece of fabric recovered from the hood “was consistent with the sweatshirt worn by [Haithcock],” the complaint read.

Martin also told authorities she did not stop after she struck something, but continued home, according to the complaint. However, investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the Nashwauk Sinclair gas station on 169.

The footage captured a dark-colored SUV, believed to be Martin’s, with a single headlight pulling over to the side of the southbound lane near the crash site and remain stopped for about 25 seconds before driving away.

Martin’s involvement denied by DFL in July

Martin, a prominent DFL activist, is pictured in multiple social media posts with Minnesota Democrats including Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Moar: https://alphanews.org/update-vehicular-homicide-charges-filed-against-dfl-chair-involved-in-fatal-crash/

Jussie back in the news…

2019 decision by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to drop charges against Jussie Smollett was cited by the Illinois Supreme Court as its reason for throwing out Smollett’s 2021 conviction.

Smollett became the focus of national attention in 2019 after he claimed he was set upon by attackers who pelted him with racist, homophobic slurs.

Moar: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/illinois-supreme-court-overturns-jussie-smollett-s-conviction-due-to-prosecutor-s-misstep/ar-AA1uw75X

Dozens of Michigan counties have filed a lawsuit against Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).

The suit challenges the MPSC's authority over local governance of green energy projects. Foster Swift Collins & Smith attorney Michael Homier stated, “We are deeply concerned that the MPSC’s ruling undermines the democratic process by removing the voices of local residents and local officials in decisions that directly impact their communities.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dozens-of-michigan-counties-file-lawsuit-against-gov-whitmer-s-mpsc/ss-AA1uvies

MSNBC star Rachel Maddow is taking a $5 million pay cut amid growing uncertainty about the channel’s future, The Ankler reported Thursday.

Maddow, who currently makes $30 million a year at the network, renegotiated for $25 million a year for the next five years.

“This is a difficult time, and they needed to keep her. No one else can do what she does. You can’t build a brand like it overnight,” one executive told The Ankler.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/rachel-maddow-takes-pay-cut-with-msnbc-s-future-in-jeopardy/ar-AA1uweTX