Charges dropped against driver who hit photogs…
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(from OrlandoSentinel.com) – As the beleaguered church leader was whisked away from journalists outside the Lake County Jail, WFTV-Channel 9 reporter Kenneth Moton yanked his cameraman from the rolling wheels of the getaway vehicle and WESH-Channel 2 newsman Bob Kealing shattered the pickup truck’s windshield with his fist.
Documented by shaky video and court depositions, the chaos surrounding Laura Maria Caballero’s release from jail Feb. 18 after she was accused of taking a 2-year-old girl without her parents’ permission helped prosecutors decide they couldn’t prove the nun’s driver broke the law.
“He committed no crime,” said Ron Fox, a Umatilla lawyer defending Andrew Hendrick, 33, who was scheduled for trial this week on a felony charge of leaving the scene of an injury accident. “He had no idea anyone was hurt.”
Louis Bonnell, a photojournalist with WFTV, and Angel “Ray” Cordero, a photojournalist with WOFL-Fox 35, were both struck by the pickup truck and injured. They were treated at the scene by the jail’s medical staff….Cont….


NOTE: On Monday FNC reported that Lanee worked at the station for only six months. She in fact has been with the station for two years. Please excuse the error.
(from MiamiHerald.com)
Over at WBBH NBC2, morning and noon anchorwoman Michelle Burdo is leaving to take a reporting and anchor position with WOFL-TV, the Fox station in the Orlando market. Her last day is set for Sept. 17. —– WBBH morning meteorologist Haley Webb made an exciting announcement on a recent 6 a.m. newscast. She and her husband, John, are expecting a baby boy in January. Congratulations to the happy family.
Former WINK-TV main anchorman Jim McLaughlin is returning to the fold in September when he takes a position with the new WINK News Radio. Starting Sept. 13, McLaughlin will anchor the 3 to 6 p.m. news on the new all-news radio station. WINK News Radio is found on 1200 AM and 1460 AM. The job came about after McLaughlin took a group of college students to the WINK studios. It was his first time back in five years and while his old friends Lois Thome and Jim Farrell were talking with the students, McLaughlin got talking with the station manager
Sources tell Florida News Center that WTLV/WJXX morning meteorologist and traffic anchor 
(from OrlandoSentinel.com)
Sources tell Florida News Center that WPMI morning anchor and investigative reporter
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