WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.200 Thank you, mister Shannon. It is Kentuckut's Morning News with 2 00:00:03.319 --> 00:00:05.799 Nick Coffee six oh five here on a Tuesday morning scuff. 3 00:00:05.799 --> 00:00:11.480 It's Jared alongside also John Olden. And the scam texts 4 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:13.679 that have been circulating, I feel like I get like 5 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:14.320 two or three. 6 00:00:14.199 --> 00:00:15.640 Of those a day. Yeah, get them. 7 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.399 Probably probably an exaggeration on my end, but it's certainly 8 00:00:18.399 --> 00:00:21.920 not a surprise to see them. And am I wrong 9 00:00:22.079 --> 00:00:25.800 for asking aloud who falls for that? 10 00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:28.519 Because people do, right, That's why they do them. 11 00:00:28.559 --> 00:00:32.280 And I don't want to pass judgment because you know, 12 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:37.359 I'm sure these are great people, but there's certain levels 13 00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:39.759 to these scams that I because, to be honest with you, 14 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:44.679 there are some that are so elaborate, so believable, that 15 00:00:45.079 --> 00:00:46.759 it could get a lot of people. When I say yet, 16 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:48.560 I mean you could fall for it. But there's some 17 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:51.119 that are just okay, if this was legit, this would 18 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:53.280 not be the way in which they would be contacting me. 19 00:00:53.960 --> 00:00:57.520 And this is not even like a legitimate automated number. 20 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:00.320 But if they send those out to a million piece people, 21 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:04.120 all it takes is a few bites and they've probably 22 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:07.680 been able to compromise your your debit cards, credit cards, 23 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:10.799 get your information, steal your identity, whatever it is that 24 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:15.000 you want to do. So I'm surprised, but maybe I 25 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:17.040 shouldn't because there's a lot of people in the world 26 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:20.480 and maybe some are naive or just they don't have 27 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:23.840 any radar at all as far as just being aware 28 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:26.000 that there's people out here trying to take advantage of you. 29 00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:27.959 Which that's why a lot of times when you see 30 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:31.680 you when you see these these victims, because that's what 31 00:01:31.719 --> 00:01:33.280 they are, they're victims. A lot of them are older 32 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:36.560 people that just back when they were there, they're at 33 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:38.040 a point now in their life where this is still 34 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:41.280 relatively new, meaning the tech technological side of it, to 35 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:44.439 where they're just they're thinking, Okay, well, this is probably 36 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:46.120 the way that they now communicate with me. If I 37 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:47.879 have an unpaid bill, I better go ahead and get 38 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:51.319 this taken care of. But the spoofing that you see 39 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:53.920 with devices is what. 40 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:55.159 Makes it really really scary. 41 00:01:55.159 --> 00:01:58.200 And what I mean by spoofing is there there's technology 42 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:01.760 that that you can I call I mean, I can't 43 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:03.159 do it, trust me, I don't know how to do it. 44 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:05.719 I'm not out here spoofing and scamming people. But if 45 00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:08.479 I had, you know, the technology or just the the 46 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:11.800 savviness to pull it off like these scammers, I could 47 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:16.280 call John Alden from Scott and it would show that 48 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:18.840 it was Scott Fitzgerald's cell phone number. Yeah, and that 49 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:21.400 a lot. I mean when you most people wouldn't even 50 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:25.520 have any any hesitation to assume that that wasn't really 51 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:29.360 the right that that person calling, because they would just assume, well, 52 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:32.240 it's showing me that you're calling, so that that's that's 53 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:35.240 a That's something that I don't know how those who 54 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:38.400 who manufacture iPhones, smartphones, whatever it may be, maybe it's 55 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:40.680 cell service, they've got to implement something to where you 56 00:02:40.759 --> 00:02:42.639 can't do that, because that's a scary thing to be 57 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.080 able to call somebody and it show that it's coming 58 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:47.960 from a different number. I mean, that alone would make 59 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:50.159 people just assume, well, surely this is true because they 60 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:51.159 called me from this number. 61 00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:52.879 Well, and that's the sad part is I don't even 62 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:54.639 I can't tell you the last time I answered my 63 00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:57.319 cell phone. And that was the hardest thing that convinced 64 00:02:57.319 --> 00:03:00.520 Tony Cruize like he used to call and some degree, 65 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:02.960 my wife she's she's a caller. My wife doesn't like 66 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:06.240 to text, and I'm like, just text me, because you know, 67 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:09.280 numbers get smoved. And you look at the emails now 68 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:11.000 that come out, the templates that are there. 69 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:13.080 The irs has been banging that drum forever. 70 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:15.240 They're one of the ones that but those are becoming 71 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:19.560 AI is changing everything now, I mean voices. Look at 72 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:21.400 the number of people that got scammed think and their 73 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:25.719 relatives were being held overseas and they made it manipulate 74 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:26.560 their relatives. 75 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:31.680 That's a different level of scumbag. Oh, because you know, 76 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:34.759 you clearly go to that level because you realize that's something. 77 00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:37.879 Even if somebody thought for ninety nine percent chance that 78 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:41.039 this was not real and it was fake, they they're 79 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:42.479 not going to risk it. If it's something, you know, 80 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:44.879 they would be less inclined to just you know, all 81 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:47.280 the hell with that, that's not real because it's it's 82 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:49.639 you imagine, imagine it being real, and you assumed it 83 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:51.360 wasn't and something happened to one of your loved ones. 84 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:53.360 So well, my wife was like, why am I getting 85 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:55.319 so many calls from so many different places? I said, 86 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:58.520 because your information has probably been sold Oh yeah to somebody, 87 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.520 And you're crazy if you think that. That's like every 88 00:04:00.520 --> 00:04:03.080 time we used to do these stories on oh hackers 89 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:05.520 have your information, there's a data breach. I just assume 90 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:06.680 there's always a data breaching. 91 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:10.520 It's going full circle because now at times you have 92 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:13.520 if you're on this list, if you don't want to 93 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:16.600 be on this list, right stop, that's just their way 94 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:20.000 of establishing some level of communication with you to somehow 95 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:22.120 see if they can get another response and maybe get 96 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.600 your information. I mean, it's I can't tell you how 97 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:25.759 many hard to keep up with? 98 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.279 Well, how many emails I have blocked? How many people 99 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:31.120 I have blocked? Out Look is great about letting me 100 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:34.040 block people, because there's there's a lot of just garbage 101 00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:37.040 I get sent all day. But I've got numbers blocked. 102 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:37.279 On my phone. 103 00:04:37.720 --> 00:04:39.839 I mean, just the minute somebody calls me, I know 104 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:41.480 it's fake. I just block it so I never see 105 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.199 it again. But it's a daily grind of having to 106 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:44.639 do that. 107 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:47.519 I'll share this story a little later on. We nearly well, 108 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:49.120 I was gonna put my wife in the same it 109 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:51.759 was me. It was me, not her, blame me. I 110 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:54.360 nearly got got because there was a phone call that 111 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:57.079 came in about our bank account being compromised. They had 112 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:01.000 some information, but the number they call from was the 113 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:02.879 number that was on the back of my debit card. 114 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:06.160 So I just assumed, well, clearly it's the bank. We 115 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:08.360 avoided it. And then it was just a real reminder 116 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:10.839 that won got to be. You got to be head 117 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:12.360 on a swivel. You gotta be you gotta have your 118 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:15.480 guard up. But also it's impressive. If these people used, 119 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:19.480 you know, their brains, their savviness to be productive, they'd 120 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:21.839 be successful. But instead they want to be scammers, and 121 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:25.120 I guess it works for them. So all right, we've 122 00:05:25.160 --> 00:05:27.360 got another updated trafficking weather coming your way. It's Kentucky. 123 00:05:27.399 --> 00:05:29.079 It's Morning News with Nick Coffee here on News Radio 124 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:34.720 eight forty whas. Happy Tuesday, ladies and gentlemen. It is 125 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.079 six sixteen here at Kentucky. His Morning News with Nick 126 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:41.480 Coffee on NewsRadio eight forty whas Scott Fitzgerald alongside mister 127 00:05:41.560 --> 00:05:44.680 John Olden as well, And a big story here locally 128 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.920 when it comes to sports that is really surprising with 129 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:52.560 one lens looking at it and really not so surprising. 130 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:55.240 Well maybe I'm lying, because it is really surprising. It's 131 00:05:55.319 --> 00:05:58.759 just it's somewhat unheard of to see a assistant coach 132 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:02.199 and associate head coach, I should say at Kentucky leave 133 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:05.920 to take a spot on the staff of the rival program. 134 00:06:05.920 --> 00:06:08.240 And that's what that is what has happened. It was 135 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:13.279 reported yesterday, initially by Pete Dammel of ESPN, since been confirmed, 136 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:15.360 although I'm sure at the University of Louisville it's not 137 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:18.199 been made official official. When it is, they'll announce that, 138 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:20.839 I'm sure with some type of press release. But Vince 139 00:06:20.839 --> 00:06:24.319 Marrow is leaving Mark Stoops. He's been his longtime right 140 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:27.000 hand man, a guy who's been on the staff with 141 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:31.040 him since he got to Kentucky and has elevated from 142 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:34.120 just tight ends coach to recruiting coordinator to associate head coach. 143 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.800 And I feel like he's not only somebody that is 144 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:40.560 believed to be very responsible for the success that Kentucky's 145 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:42.120 had under Mark Stoops. And I don't want to say 146 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:44.240 it's all Vince Marrow, but certainly he's a big part 147 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:47.959 of it. But he's kind of the hype man, if 148 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:51.040 you will, and I don't mean that in a disrespectful way, 149 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:54.399 as if it's all hype and he's not actually coaching. 150 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:57.879 But even if he's not somebody that's every day really 151 00:06:57.920 --> 00:06:59.959 just developing the tight end room and maybe he is, 152 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:03.560 I'm not sure. But even if you're somebody that maybe 153 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:06.399 your role is not so noticeable on the field, which, 154 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:08.720 by the way, his role at Louisville as the GM, 155 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:11.319 Essentially it'll be an off the field role for Marrow 156 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:12.959 when he works for Jeff Brown. But what I'm getting 157 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.600 at is, regardless if it's on field off the field, 158 00:07:16.360 --> 00:07:18.120 if you've got an important role that has a big 159 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:20.439 that is a big factor in how you put a 160 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:24.279 roster together, how you have success, you're really really valuable. 161 00:07:24.360 --> 00:07:27.279 And I don't think anybody would would question how valuable 162 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:29.639 Vince Marrow has been believed to be for Mark Stoops. 163 00:07:29.680 --> 00:07:33.439 And after one of the worst seasons that Stoops has 164 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:37.199 had at Kentucky, a time where the momentum feels as 165 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:41.040 low as it ever has, he loses his right hand man, 166 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:44.839 not just to another job, but to the rival. And 167 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:47.639 another component to this that I did not mention earlier 168 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.040 when we talked about it is that Vince Marrow has 169 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:55.000 turned down other jobs along along the way. He's had 170 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:58.839 opportunities to join Bill Belichick's staff in some capacity at 171 00:07:58.839 --> 00:08:01.560 North Carolina. There been there's been some talks that he 172 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:03.519 got interviews to be a head coach. I don't believe 173 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:05.279 he's ever turned down a job to be a head coach, 174 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.600 but he has remained loyal. He does the same song 175 00:08:08.639 --> 00:08:11.399 and Dan seemingly every off season where he wants it 176 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:14.720 out there that there's interest, and he loves the Oh 177 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:17.040 the big dogs stay in and he gets a big 178 00:08:17.279 --> 00:08:19.399 big he gets a lot of praise from their fan base, 179 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:21.839 and he certainly eats it up. And I mean, you 180 00:08:21.839 --> 00:08:23.680 could make the case and O Matt Jones said this 181 00:08:23.920 --> 00:08:28.519 yesterday on KSR that you could argue that that Vince 182 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:31.160 Marrow was one of the most beloved assistant coaches ever 183 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:33.559 at Kentucky in any sport. And there's really no way 184 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:36.039 to truly measure that. But I don't think many would 185 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:40.600 question that on the on the Kentucky side. So I 186 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:43.679 think Mark Stoops has done a really good job in 187 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:46.120 the grand scheme of things. I mean, I used to 188 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:49.080 say this all the time on my sports show. If 189 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:52.559 you would have told me that a Kentucky football coach 190 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:57.039 would win ten games in a season once, I would 191 00:08:57.039 --> 00:09:00.120 have assumed that Nick Saban somehow ended up being their coach. 192 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:04.360 He did it twice. Now, there were certain circumstances along 193 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:06.759 the way that led to it, but who cares. I mean, 194 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.080 I'm a Louisville fan. I do the rivalry thing. I'd 195 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:12.399 love to to to jab at at at Mark Stoops 196 00:09:12.440 --> 00:09:17.159 and and take take joy and satisfaction in their struggles, 197 00:09:17.159 --> 00:09:19.080 because again, it's a rivalry and I'm a Louisville fan. 198 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:22.080 I've never once, never, once tried to hide that. But 199 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:24.759 I also I'm a realist. And overall, Mark Stoops want 200 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:28.240 at a level at Kentucky had a level of sustainability 201 00:09:28.279 --> 00:09:31.480 that most people said would never happen. He also got 202 00:09:31.600 --> 00:09:33.759 people to believe in football enough to where he was 203 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:37.039 out rounding up money, right. I mean, he's very close 204 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:40.480 with the Craft family, and there's been resources put towards 205 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:44.799 football in his tenure there that were not there before. 206 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:47.240 And it's because he gave them somewhat of a somewhat 207 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:50.000 of a return, and that is okay, we can We 208 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:52.240 probably aren't Gonn. I'm sure he didn't say this, but 209 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:54.200 I don't think anybody was truly believing they were gonna 210 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.120 go win the SEC, but they could no longer be 211 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.200 the doormat of that league along with Vandy. They could 212 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:01.320 have sustained success, and they've done that, but at this 213 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:05.320 point it does seem as if all that momentum has 214 00:10:05.960 --> 00:10:08.960 faded away, and right now there's not a whole lot 215 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:11.320 to point to in this upcoming twenty twenty five season 216 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:14.399 that would make you think that Kentucky's gonna be any 217 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:16.720 better than they were a year ago. And again, last 218 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:21.399 year they were by themselves alone in I believe, fifteenth 219 00:10:21.480 --> 00:10:25.639 place out of sixteen teams, So not a good situation. 220 00:10:25.679 --> 00:10:27.600 Do you think he'll he'll be able to recruit the 221 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:29.159 AEC the way he did the SEC. 222 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.039 I think what Mary's going to try to do is 223 00:10:33.080 --> 00:10:37.240 to just instead of bringing those kids from Michigan and Ohio, 224 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:40.720 where he has those strong connections, I imagine he'll probably 225 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:43.120 just try to bring those players to Louisville. And let's 226 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:45.919 be real, those were really good recruits for Kentucky, they'd 227 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:48.440 be really good recruits for anybody, so certainly they'll be 228 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:51.279 really good recruits for Louisville. So I'm sure that's the 229 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:53.279 plan here. Something else we can hit on when we 230 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:56.039 get back into this conversation is there is a connection 231 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:58.639 between Marrow and Brom that a lot of people probably 232 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:00.639 don't know about. We can hit on that and more. 233 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:02.759 We've got another update of traffic and weather coming your way, 234 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:04.759 as well as another update on sports with Scott. So 235 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:06.639 keep it locked right here on Kentucky and it's Morning 236 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:11.440 News on News Radio eight forty whas. Thank you, John. 237 00:11:11.480 --> 00:11:13.759 It is six thirty five here at Kentucky and it's 238 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:17.240 Morning News with Nick Coffee on News Radio eight forty whas. 239 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:21.480 Back to back days where we have similar stories that 240 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:26.799 I feel like prior to the Russmith situation, which will 241 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:28.159 give you an update on that in just a moment, 242 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:31.039 as well as this story regarding the off duty l 243 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:34.679 LMPD LMPD officer who was arrested for DUI and hardin 244 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:38.159 County another exact I mean, I would imagine that most 245 00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:40.240 people shouldn't say most because I don't know that for certain. 246 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:43.960 But the big reaction as far as Russ Smith's DUI 247 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:47.159 is that, wait a second, what's going on here? He 248 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:50.240 didn't blow above the legal limit? Why did he get 249 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:53.120 a d UI? And it doesn't shock me that there's 250 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:55.440 many that didn't realize that you can blow below the 251 00:11:55.519 --> 00:11:59.279 legal limit but still be arrested for DUI. It's it's 252 00:11:59.320 --> 00:12:02.200 the officer's discretion, they can make that call. And the 253 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:04.720 same thing that happened to Russ Smith seemingly happened here 254 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:07.639 to this officer who was off duty. Now, the officer 255 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:11.000 did not take the breathalyzer test while being pulled over, 256 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:13.120 but once he was taken to the Radcliffe Police Department, 257 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:16.039 he then took a breathalyzer test where he blew zero 258 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:19.240 point seven, which again is below the legal limits. So 259 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:21.399 he was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the 260 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:24.480 influence in proper display registration plates and failure to notify 261 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:28.519 address change to Department of Transportation. And since this, there's 262 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:31.799 been an internal investigation with LMPD that was launched and 263 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:34.919 he's been put on administrative leave. So this, I think 264 00:12:35.039 --> 00:12:37.919 is just random timing here to have these two stories, 265 00:12:38.120 --> 00:12:40.600 and again they're both stories, but I bet there's many 266 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:43.919 that didn't realize that when it comes to just the 267 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:48.799 breathalyzer test alone, if you are drinking and you're below 268 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.720 that legal limit, and you have shown in the officer's 269 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:55.600 view that during those field sobriety tests that you were 270 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:59.440 not up to drive, then that's their call. They make 271 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:02.879 that decision, and maybe I'm wrong here, I think you 272 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.240 should always. I think you should always cooperate with law 273 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:08.159 enforcement because I feel like, more often than not, it 274 00:13:08.200 --> 00:13:10.759 will only hurt you if you don't. You also have 275 00:13:10.799 --> 00:13:12.960 your rights to do certain things you don't have to. 276 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:15.720 I mean, it can't force you to take the field 277 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:19.320 sobriety tests. But I think these two stories wouldn't shock 278 00:13:19.399 --> 00:13:22.080 me if it does persuade people to say, yeah, I'm 279 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:23.879 not going to do that and just leave it open 280 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:27.200 for interpretation as far as my you know, I could, 281 00:13:27.440 --> 00:13:29.519 I could fail that and have never had a drink 282 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:32.360 of alcohol in my life. But if I end up, 283 00:13:32.559 --> 00:13:35.440 you know, blowing on the breathalyzer and it's still below 284 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:37.200 legal limit, but I have been drinking at that point, 285 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:39.559 I'm just it's just the officer's decision, whatever they want 286 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:42.120 to do. So I think a lot of folks probably 287 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:45.399 have been educated to an extent in regards to this situation. Now, 288 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:48.600 Rus Smith has released a statement on behalf of well 289 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:51.159 his attorney has helped him with a statement, and his 290 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:53.039 attorney is Steve Romins. I'm sure a lot of you 291 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:55.559 are familiar with Steve Romins. He's represented a lot of 292 00:13:56.039 --> 00:13:58.919 folks and some pretty big cases that have made that 293 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:01.159 have made news, including Satti Schefler, which wasn't just a 294 00:14:01.159 --> 00:14:03.919 story here locally but also nationally. But this is what 295 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:06.080 Russ said yesterday. I'd like to thank everyone for the 296 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:08.399 support I've received, but I've been advised not to discuss 297 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:11.120 this matter other than this statement from my attorney, Steve 298 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:15.799 Romines quote. The evidence, witnesses and surveillance footage clearly showed 299 00:14:15.799 --> 00:14:18.799 that Rust did nothing wrong. He was sober and cooperated fully. 300 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:21.799 He voluntarily submitted to two breathalyzer tests and a blood test. 301 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:25.159 He also took and passed every field sobriety test he had, 302 00:14:25.200 --> 00:14:28.200 despite the fact that his BAC was below the legal limit, 303 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:32.559 and he passed every test, he was nonetheless arrested. Indeed, indeed, 304 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:35.960 why even have investigative tests when an officer is allowed 305 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:39.200 to simply ignore them all. We look forward to litigating 306 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:41.399 this matter in court, in a court of law where 307 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:45.080 his innocence will be proven end quote. So not at 308 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.159 all surprised to hear that kind of tone from Steve Romans, 309 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:51.279 and I just if in fact, we do get access 310 00:14:51.360 --> 00:14:56.120 to surveillance footage, body cam footage, and it may be 311 00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:58.360 tough to really know. I mean, I'll admit hand up, 312 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:00.320 I hope things work out well for russ Us. 313 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:01.639 But I won't. 314 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:03.679 I mean, I guess I'll have to find out whenever 315 00:15:04.159 --> 00:15:06.919 I guess if it does become available, but I won't 316 00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:09.080 be able to watch the body cam footage and be 317 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:11.600 able to tell you for certain, Oh, this is all 318 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:13.519 a sham. He was clearly fine. Like I'm willing to 319 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:16.159 tell you, I'm not somebody that is trained to put 320 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:19.320 somebody through these tests and make a determination do I 321 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:21.600 think that they are impaired or not. But because of 322 00:15:21.639 --> 00:15:24.840 who this is, Russ Smith, one of the best basketball 323 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:27.240 players that has ever played at the University of Louisville. 324 00:15:27.759 --> 00:15:31.799 If he appears to be not drunk, meaning he's not wobbling, 325 00:15:32.000 --> 00:15:34.080 and I'm not acting like this officer would be in 326 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:37.399 the wrong, I just I can feel the reaction coming 327 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:39.879 from those who want to say, here we go again. 328 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:42.320 Can you believe this? They can't get out of their 329 00:15:42.360 --> 00:15:44.840 own way LMPD. And I'm not even saying that would 330 00:15:44.840 --> 00:15:47.519 be that would be a correct responsor that that would 331 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:50.840 be accurate. I just I know how people will respond 332 00:15:51.080 --> 00:15:53.440 because of just the recent situations that have happened with 333 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:57.919 LMPD and the weird random connections to the Scottie Scheffler 334 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:00.919 situation where the officer who pulled Smith over and gave 335 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:04.879 him the DUI was involved to the extent of taking 336 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:07.799 Scottie Scheffler to jail and being the one who was 337 00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:11.399 reprimanded for leaking cell phone footage of the entire situation. 338 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:12.879 Well, see, that's what I hate is that we don't 339 00:16:12.919 --> 00:16:14.919 ever get to hear the officer speak. And I'm looking 340 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:17.759 forward to the opportunity when someone either the officer speaks 341 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:21.039 or someone speaks for the officer, because attorneys can spout 342 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:23.720 off shit I want. And again, this officer, I'm sure 343 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:25.039 had some reason why. 344 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:27.799 And again I'm not into I'm not saying at all 345 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:31.799 that if that is the response by supporters of Russ 346 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:33.559 Smith and people that want to pile on the LMPD, 347 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:36.200 I'm not even saying they'd be correct. I just it 348 00:16:36.759 --> 00:16:39.120 that that I mean, not that I can predict the future, 349 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:41.639 but I can totally see that happening because they're gonna 350 00:16:41.679 --> 00:16:43.960 want Rus Smith to be vindicated and they're gonna want 351 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:45.799 to pile on LMPD for right or wrong. I just 352 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:47.519 think there's gonna be some that choose to do that really, 353 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:49.759 regardless of how this plays out. Yep, all right, we 354 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:52.679 got another update of trafficking weather coming your way. It's Kentucky. 355 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:54.399 It's Morning News with Nick Coffee on news Radio eight 356 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:59.120 forty whas. It's six forty six here, Kentucky. It's Morning 357 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:02.159 News with Nick Coffee, News Radio eight forty whas. Don't 358 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:03.799 forget you could take us with you wherever you go. 359 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:07.160 Listen live on the iHeartRadio app. Also listen live at 360 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.920 whas dot com. Scott Fitzgerald alongside. We'll have another update 361 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:13.200 on sports coming up in about nine minutes. You've got 362 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:17.279 John Olden alongside as well. Today and father Father's Day 363 00:17:17.279 --> 00:17:20.880 will be here this weekend. And I celebrate Father's Day 364 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:24.799 two time, two time father, meaning I've got two children 365 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:27.240 and I am very lucky to still be close with 366 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:29.200 my father. So I'm looking forward to Father's Day. But 367 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:31.839 I do feel like it has it has snuck up 368 00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:34.480 on us. So I wouldn't be shocked if I just 369 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:37.920 said that. And there's people right now that think, oh, 370 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:40.480 this guy may be. Oh, he's right. It is Father's Day. 371 00:17:40.480 --> 00:17:42.920 So so you're welcome. So now you don't have to procrastinate. 372 00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:45.759 You can make plans for your dad and hopefully have 373 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:48.160 yourself as a good Father's Day it Scott your dad 374 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:52.759 as well, and John, first Father's Day for you, my man. Yes, congratulate, Welcome, 375 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:54.799 Welcome to the team. I think this is going to 376 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:58.359 be my first time using this in the studio. I 377 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:01.640 think it's an appropriate first time usage of this bell 378 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:05.000 for John Alden celebrating his first Father's Day. 379 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:05.839 I like that. 380 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:09.759 Yes, sir, I'm gonna use it only for I'm gonna 381 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:12.119 make sure when this is used here on Kentucky and 382 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:15.119 This Morning News, We're not just gonna do the bell 383 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:18.119 for anything. We're gonna do it for special reasons. In 384 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:21.119 I think John celebrating his first Father's Day is a 385 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:22.279 is a special reason. 386 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:24.920 Did you did you see, by the way, the National 387 00:18:24.920 --> 00:18:27.640 Retail Federation said we're gonna spend twenty four billion dollars 388 00:18:27.640 --> 00:18:28.440 on Dad this year. 389 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:31.839 I like to hear that. I mean, and it's all 390 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:34.720 going to John because he's in fact, John, do you 391 00:18:34.799 --> 00:18:36.079 just want sleep for Father's Day? 392 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:36.880 Is that? My gosh? 393 00:18:36.920 --> 00:18:40.200 Is that what you want to sleep? The newborn baby 394 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:44.240 phase is still in full effect, and sleep is I'm 395 00:18:44.279 --> 00:18:46.319 sure you're getting sleep when you can, But am I 396 00:18:46.400 --> 00:18:51.160 wrong to assume that the real challenge is just the 397 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:53.720 unknown of when and how long you're going Like, there's 398 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:57.400 really no, there's nothing, it's not it's not consistent, right. 399 00:18:57.359 --> 00:19:00.119 Yeah, And what is consistent is that I probably and 400 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:02.559 I hope this hasn't come across as complaining. Maybe it will, 401 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:05.720