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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 11 april 2017
6 hotel housekeepers say boss sexually assaulted them

TOM FOREMAN Jr. perior Court in Charlotte and attacking them from against theirs. Corey Rosensteel, declined
Associated Press Writer said the six workers are su- behind. It also said Rivas The women repeatedly de- to provide additional de-
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Six ing the Hilton Charlotte Uni- would hold the women in a manded that Rivas end the tails on his clients.
housekeepers have filed versity Place, its corporate hotel room or a bathroom attacks, but he refused to One of the women re-
suit against a North Caroli- owners and Jose Rivas, the without their consent and stop, according to the suit. quested a meeting with
na hotel, saying their super- supervisor for the six wom- despite their protests. Instead, he threatened the Rivas’ supervisor and an-
visor put them through a en. The lawsuit alleged the The woman said in the women with deportation, other hotel manager in
decade of sexual assaults assaults occurred between complaint that Rivas put firings, reduced work hours December 2013, but when
and threatened to have 2004 and October 2014. his hands into their clothing and humiliation, according she attempted to speak
them deported if they The lawsuit alleges that Ri- and fondled them. They to the documents. The law- through an interpreter, the
complained. vas frequently assaulted said he would sometimes suit listed each woman as supervisors refused to listen
Documents entered in the women, sneaking into kiss the woman against a resident of Mecklenburg to her complaints, the law-
Mecklenburg County Su- rooms they were cleaning their will and rub his body County, but their attorney, suit said.q
Police hunt for gun theft suspect with manifesto for Trump

IVAN MORENO schools and public officials. FBI, the U.S. Secret Service,
Associated Press Law enforcement have re- and the Bureau of Alcohol,
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Before leased few specifics about Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
setting off a massive man- what Jakubowski wrote — plosives.
hunt triggered by a gun and said little about what The FBI is offering a $10,000
shop break-in, authorities they believe he’ll do — reward for information
said Joseph Jakubowski first but they’re devoting more leading to Jakubowski’s
wanted to document the than 150 state and federal capture.
start of his self-proclaimed officers in what’s become The sheriff’s office said in
revolution against the gov- a national search. Authori- a statement Sunday night
ernment and law enforce- ties are urging the public to that it had contacted
ment. call with information of his school districts to inform
“To anybody that got this whereabouts but they’re them that Jakubowski is
letter, you might want to warning people not to ap- still on the run so they can
read it,” the 32-year-old proach him because he make decisions on any
Jakubowski said as he has more than a dozen fire- precautionary measures.
walked in the parking lot of arms and he’s acquired a Many Rock County schools
a southern Wisconsin post bulletproof vest and a hel- are on spring break this
office, holding an oversized met. week. Churches have
white envelope bearing “Here we go guys. April 4th, been told by law enforce-
multiple stamps and con- 2017. It’s 5:43,” Jakubowski ment to be on alert be-
taining a 161-page mani- said showing the letter one cause the manifesto in-
festo addressed to Presi- last time before dropping This photo shows Joseph Jakubowski. The hunt continues Mon- cluded anti-religious views.
dent Donald Trump. “There it off in a mailbox. “Game day, April 10, 2017, for Jakubowski, who is suspected of stealing Jakuboswki writes in his
firearms from a Wisconsin gun store, sent an anti-government
it is, you see, it’s getting time,” he said before walk- manifesto to President Donald Trump and has threatened to car- manifesto about “injustices
shipped. Revolution. It’s ing away. ry out an unspecified attack, sheriff’s officials said. he believes that the gov-
time for change.” About three hours later, (Rock County Sheriff’s Office via AP) ernment and society and
The scene comes from a Rock County Sheriff Robert the upper class have put
15-minute video shot be- Spoden said Jakubowski from a social media net- clear whether the White forth onto the rest of the
fore Jakubowski disap- burglarized a gun store work by law enforcement House received the mani- citizens,” Spoden said.
peared last week and sub- in Janesville, Wisconsin, officials, who have de- festo. “It’s just an overview that
sequently released by Rock about 70 miles (110 kilome- clined to say where it was Investigators have followed he feels that the govern-
County Sheriff officials. ters) southwest of Milwau- posted or who shot it. How- up on more than 400 tips ment, and law enforce-
Investigators have said kee. He left with 18 firearms, ever, the sheriff’s office and leads in the manhunt, ment in particular are act-
Jakubowski’s manifesto de- including at least two rifles, has said an associate of and federal authorities are ing as terrorists and are
tails a long list of grievanc- before setting his car on Jakubowski who received investigating any leads de- enslaving the people and
es against the government fire and vanishing, Spoden a copy of the manifesto veloping outside the area. creating this environment
and law enforcement, and said. has been cooperating. Aiding local law enforce- that he finds unaccept-
threatens attacks against The video was obtained It was not immediately ment in the search is the able,” Spoden said.q
Lawyer: Imprisoned Utah doctor may have killed himself

HALLIE GOLDEN tions officers tried to revive ‘is no life,’ “ Spencer said. erything involved,” he said. He was serving at least 17
Associated press MacNeill, but he was de- While MacNeill’s death is “But a (suicide) is one thing years and up to life in pris-
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A clared dead at the facility. being investigated, there that we’re looking at; if on, with his first parole hear-
Utah doctor imprisoned for His lawyer Randall Spencer are “no obvious signs of there were self-inflicted in- ing scheduled for 2052.
drugging his beauty queen said Monday that when he foul play,” prison officials juries as well.” The 2013 murder case
wife and leaving her to die visited MacNeill two weeks said in a statement. MacNeill had been in pris- against MacNeill became
in a bathtub may have ago he seemed in good Justin Hoyal, spokesman for on since September 2014 a national true-crime ca-
killed himself, his lawyer spirits. But he said he sus- the Unified Police, said they after he was convicted of ble TV obsession with its
said Monday. Martin Mac- pects suicide because his are investigating whether first-degree murder in the tales of plastic surgery and
Neill, 60, was found unre- client has tried to kill himself the death was a suicide death of his wife, Michele. philandering, betrayal and
sponsive Sunday morning twice over the past several and said they are awaiting He was also convicted of family feuding, jailhouse
near the greenhouse of years. “He told me than autopsy results that could second-degree obstruc- snitches and a jetted
the Olympus Facility at the and has told me multiple take 14 weeks. tion of justice and second- bathtub brought into the
Utah State Prison. Correc- times in the past that prison “We’re still looking at ev- degree forcible sex abuse. courtroom.q