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Sirens & Gavels archive for Oct. 8, 2011

SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 2011

Man hits cop in groin with case of beer

A 32-year-old Nespelem man who threw a case of beer at a tribal police officer, striking him in the groin, was sentenced this week to about four years in prison. James Edward Kensler was given 50 months in federal prison for assaulting a federal officer.…

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Therapist 'broke family;' to pay $675k

A therapist who is accused of ruining a Spokane couple’s marriage by misdiagnosing the husband as a sex addict and making unsubstantiated claims that he molested the couple’s sons was ordered Thursday to pay $675,000 to her former patients. The allegations against Darlene Townsend, a…

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