Tuesday, March 9 top stories

It is Tuesday, March 9. Here are today’s top stories.

Jacob Chansley, who is known as the “Qanon shaman” and was among those who broke into the U.S. Capitol’s Senate chamber on January 6, was ordered by a federal judge to remain in jail while his case moves forward. The judge said he could plot future attacks against the U.S. government if he was allowed to be on house arrest, emphasizing that he showed he was “unrepentant.” Chansley carried a spear with a pointy end on January 6. Chansley’s attorney argued that it was simply a flagpole, but the judge said it was a dangerous weapon. In a recent interview, Chansey said he felt disappointed that former president Donald Trump didn’t pardon him.

An Uber driver in San Francisco showed a video of a passenger riding with two other passengers who attacked him after he asked them to wear a mask by coughing on him and grabbing his phone. I will show you a news video clip. The driver’s name is Subhakar Khadka and he is an immigrant who moved from Nepal eight years ago.

[Video clip] (From KPIX 5 News: The driver said he had pulled over to tell the women to wear facemasks and the driver is heard telling the women to get out of his car. The video begins with one woman telling the driver, “F— the masks!” and then repeatedly coughing at him.

Khadka says he believes he was harassed and mocked by the unruly passengers because he is a South Asian immigrant.

“I never said anything bad to them, I never cursed, I was not raised that way. I don’t hit people, I am not raised that way, so they were not getting out of my car,” said Khadka.”)

The driver said when the three women got out of the car, one of them pepper-sprayed through an open window. Uber gave him $120 to clean the car and banned the rider from using the app. SF Police are investigating.

In Phoenix, KCRG News reported that a 74-year-old Asian-American named Juanito Falcon died after he was attacked while walking. Police said the suspect punched Falcon until he fell and then struck his head on the pavement. Falcon died two days later.

Police arrested a suspect named Marcus Williams and charged him with second-degree murder. Falcon’s family believes it was a hate crime, but police said they don’t have evidence that he was targeted based on his race.

This is a more prominent news piece because there has been a rise in reports of violence towards Asian-Americans.

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A Michigan State Police trooper was charged with felonious assault for allowing his K9 dog to bite a suspect for almost four minutes, with two minutes of it after the suspect was already handcuffed and pleading for help. The officer’s name is Parker Surbrook. The incident was November 18 in Lansing. Prior to the arrest, the officer was chasing a car with two passengers in it, one of them believed to be armed. The car crashed into a tree and that’s when the officer allowed his dog to attack the driver. The officer was suspended in December, but was just charged. The director of the Michigan State Police said “while force must sometimes be used, care and concern for human life should always be at the forefront” and that what Surbrook did was “totally unacceptable.”

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said she will sign a bill that aims to bar transgender girls and women from participation in female sports leagues. CBS News explained that whether it actually goes in effect or not will be decided in federal court, because there are 19 other states that are considering a similar ban. LGBTQ+ organizations say such a ban is discriminatory. Republican lawmakers in South Dakota say the ban is necessary for fair competition and to protect women’s sports. The state high school activities association, SDHSAA, is opposed to the bill. They said they evaluate applications from transgender athletes on a case-by-case basis and said that’s the best way. They said only one transgender girl has played in girls’ leagues in the state.

Queen Elizabeth II released a statement today saying the whole family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan and are concerned about the racism issues they brought up during the interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Queen said the family would address it privately.

That’s all the top stories for today. Check out our other videos. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/politics/qanon-shaman-jail-jacob-chansley/index.html

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/03/09/video-maskless-uber-passengers-assault-cough-on-pepper-spray-driver

https://www.kcrg.com/2021/03/09/74-year-old-man-killed-in-phoenix-attack-his-family-calls-it-a-hate-crime/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-trooper-charged-felony-arrest-where-dog-was-set-man-n1260093

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/queen-elizabeth-responds-prince-harry-meghan-interview-oprah/story?id=76338551&cid=clicksource_4380645_5_three_posts_card_hed

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-dakota-governor-kristi-noem-bill-ban-transgender-girls-female-sports/