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14-03-2025
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Woman who claimed carjacker took Jeep with son in backseat now charged with filing false report
A woman who told police her vehicle was carjacked with her young son inside has been taken into custody and charged with filing a false report, DeKalb officials said Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Kenya Jenkins was taken to DeKalb County Jail. Police responded around 10:18 p.m. Thursday to the 2900 block of Panola Road. They said the caller told them she had been the victim of an armed carjacking, and someone had taken her 2020 Jeep Wagoneer with her 4-year-old son still in the backseat. After urging people to contact 911 if they see anything, police said two hours later that it did not happen. They confirmed the child was safe with another family member. 'The vehicle was reportedly stolen after being left running, unoccupied and unattended,' the spokesperson said. TRENDING STORIES: Be weather aware: Severe storms likely this weekend with potential for large hail, tornadoes 2-year-old accidentally shot by twin in Henry County home, police say Atlanta VA worker hopeful with judge's ruling ordering terminated workers be rehired [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
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Atlanta VA worker hopeful judge's ruling ordering terminated workers be rehired
A former Atlanta VA employee and veteran, who was among thousands of probationary federal employees fired last month says he is hopeful, yet skeptical, after a federal judge Thursday ordered that the workers be rehired. 'I think it's a good thing. But like I said, knowing how the business is here in the VA, it is going to take a while before it goes into effect. What I saw on the news, now they are going to appeal it,' said Nelson Feliz. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Judge William H. Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found that the firing of the probationary workers has been down unlawfully by the Office of Personnel Management. The judge described the mass firings as 'sham.' Feliz, a 30-year Army veteran, has worked for the Veteran Affairs Administration since 2018. In January of last year, he was promoted from a security background check investigators at the VA hospital to a position in human resources. Even though he had been in the position for a year, he was still considered a 'probationary' employee. He says he had a stellar employment record. Regardless he told he was fired in email sent from the Office of Personnel Management. TRENDING STORIES: Woman shot, vehicle stolen by man she met on app, DeKalb police say WATCH: Driver ends chase with GA deputies next to backyard pool Atlanta mayor announces changing 'vision' of streetcar, Beltline access at MARTA board meeting 'It was like Pearl Harbor. Like, we do not mean anything. How can they do this? There is a procedure when they terminate people,' said Felix. Following the judge's order for the Trump administration to rehire the workers terminated from six federal agencies, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the judge in a statement Thursday afternoon, vowing to 'immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order.' Feliz, 61, has been out of work for a month. He says he is encouraged the judge's ruling but worries it will be dragged through the courts. He says if the case is appealed, he has no idea whether he or the other employee will be paid during the appeals process. 'No one has communicated anything other than, come in and turn your computers in,' said Feliz. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
