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VIDEO: Jeremy Jojola on Wayne Bent’s decision to end fast

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As reported on this blog Thursday evening, recently convicted sex offender Wayne Bent is expected to end his fast in prison today.  KOB-TV’s investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola reported this story on his station’s 10pm newscast Thursday. Minutes after his report aired, Jojola spoke with Beyond90Seconds.com in a video interview recorded via Skype.    This interview about […]

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“Esther” returns to Strong City

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Update (February 9, 2009 / 2:35pm PST):  A note from Esther *** She’s back. 25-year-old Aquinnah O’Keefe (aka Esther) returned to the Lord Our Righeousness Church compound known as “Strong City” on Saturday afternoon.  According to strongcity.info, O’Keefe returned to “the land” in remote northeastern New Mexico around 2:30pm local time. A photo posted on

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Strong City posts its video of “Esther” interview with KOB-TV

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When KOB-TV sent reporter Jeremy Jojola more than 300-miles for an exclusive interview with a woman who’d been fasting for nearly a month, his station would not have the only camera in the room. Members of Wayne Bent’s “Strong City” also videotaped KOB’s unfolding interview with Aquinnah O’Keefe (aka “Esther”). Today, Strong City published its

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VIDEO: KOB-TV’s exclusive interview with “starving” woman

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Just hours before authorities removed Aquinnah O’Keefe (aka “Esther”) from a “cult” compound in northeastern New Mexico last Wednesday, KOB-TV’s Jeremy Jojola conducted an exclusive interview with the young woman. O’Keefe, who said she’d not eaten since December 30th, had been fasting to protest the imprisonment of Wayne Bent (aka “Michael Travesser). O’Keefe’s sister is

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VIDEO: Starving woman’s removal from “cult” compound

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Update #6: 6:17pm (PST): KOB-TV 6:30pm news story from reporter Jeremy Jojola [wpvideo yC4yvMux w=350] Update #5: 1:30pm (PST): This is another video produced by Strong City today.  It features additional footage of O’Keefe/Esther as she’s taken to an ambulance.  This video shows a closer shot of the court document deputies presented to O’Keefe/Esther. [wpvideo

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BREAKING NEWS: Wayne Bent ends prison fast

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VIDEO It’s official.  The self-described Messiah who proclaimed that he would fast until death, if sent to prison, is now eating while behind bars. Roughly 30-minutes ago, KOB-Investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola learned of this latest development in the Wayne Bent case while opening an e-mail from a prison spokesperson.  A few minutes later, Beyond90Seconds.com conducted

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BREAKING NEWS: KOB-TV reports Wayne Bent will end fast Friday

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UPDATE: New video interview about this development with KOB-TV’s Jeremy Jojola Beyond90Seconds.com has learned that KOB-TV (Albuquerque) is about to report that convicted sex offender Wayne Bent plans to end his fast at noon tomorrow (January 2). KOB-TV investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola confirms he’ll be reporting this latest development in the Bent case during tonight’s

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BREAKING NEWS: Wayne Bent sentenced to 18 years (8 years suspended)

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(Las Vegas, New Mexico)  A New Mexico judge has just sentenced embattled church leader Wayne Bent to 18 years.  This information comes from KOB-TV investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola’s Twitter updates from inside the courtroom. Jojola also reports that 8 of the years in Bent’s sentence are suspended. Earlier this month, a Taos jury convicted Bent

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Wayne Bent sentencing updates

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Sentencing in the state of New Mexico’s criminal case against Wayne Bent is about to get underway at this minute.  The sentencing phase was set to begin at 8:30 (MST) this morning in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Earlier this month, a jury convicted the embattled minister of the Lord Our Righteousness Church on one count

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