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The identity of the youngest of eight people accused of a violent kidnapping near Arrowtown can now be revealed.

Brooke Sylvia Carpenter, 17, of Kawarau Falls, is charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault over an alleged attack on a couple last November.

The charges relate to an incident in which Cromwell man Jason Maynard, 28, and his girlfriend, 23, were allegedly lured to the intersection of the Crown Range Rd and State Highway 6. There, the victim was apparently attacked by masked men armed with a meat cleaver and a machete. The victim was allegedly bundled into a car and driven to Arrowtown, where he was dumped on the side of a road.

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JACKSON, Miss. — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.

State Rep. Steve Holland, a populist Democrat known for over-the-top gestures, said he was tickled that his provocation had rocketed across the Internet.

Holland says the measure is meant to mock other bills that would crack down on illegal immigration. At least six such bills have already been assigned for committee consideration in the state’s current legislative session, and more could be on the way.

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An unemployed man admittedly wasn’t paying attention when an Indiana judge last month told a pool of potential jurors that they had to return to Lake County Superior Court after lunch.

Now the unidentified 22-year-old has been ordered to spend two days carrying a sign back and forth in front of the courthouse that reads “I failed to appear for jury duty,” reports the Post-Tribune.

Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. told the man he is “the very person who should be on a jury. Youve got nothing else to do.

It isn’t the first time the judge has used this remedy on recalcitrant citizens, as an earlier ABAJournal.com post details:

Ind. Judge Gives No-Show Juror a Sign, Literally

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Netflixs shareholders are none too happy with the streaming video giants plummeting share price, and now theyre biting back with a class action lawsuit. The suit, filed recently in California, alleges that Netflix “issued materially false and misleading statements,” and failing to disclose crucial info. The latter includes the duration of its contracts with content providers, many of which were short and would soon have to be renegotiated at higher rates, Paid Content reports.

The suit was filed on behalf of the City of Royal Oak Retirement System, and covers anyone who bought Netflix stock from December 20, 2010 through October 24, 2011.

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