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Topic: Assemblyman arrested in threat
on lawmaker says he’ll return
to Carson City |
Assemblyman arrested in threat
on lawmaker says he’ll return
to Carson City
Las Vegas Sun [NV], by David McGrath Schwartz*
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Original Article
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Posted By:lvmatt, 1/21/2013 9:16:54 PM
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| Steven Brooks, the Democratic assemblyman arrested for threatening the Democratic leader, said he plans to come to Carson City this week, setting up a potentially tense situation as the Legislature prepares to review the state’s budget Tuesday night. “I’m innocent,” Brooks told Las Vegas journalist Jon Ralston. In a series of messages with the Las Vegas Sun, Brooks said that he would hold a news conference and planned to come to Carson City today. It was not entirely clear right now if Brooks would be allowed in the Legislative Building in Carson City.
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Comments:
*w/ Jackie Valley.
Longtime poster must do better. LCom Staff.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 1/22/2013 4:44:24 AM (No. 9131583)
Rats turning on each other. Priceless.
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