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Man pleads no contest in alleged racist incident at Hot August Nights

A Reno court heard the plea tied to the alleged incident at the annual car event, reported by KTVN; the courthouse itself has not moved.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
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Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOur team coverage begins in Reno, where a man has pleaded no contest in an alleged racist incident at the Hot August Nights car event, KTVN reports.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA no contest plea, Chip. It means he isn't fighting the charge, and it isn't the same as saying he's guilty.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhich is why we've built a live map of the courthouse, with a dramatic recap on the way.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe courthouse hasn't moved since the plea was entered.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's exactly what the map shows, and we're the only network showing it.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA map of a building. At one in the morning.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage never sleeps, Gloria. It just parks and waits for the paperwork.

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