KENTON
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 35 — JULY 31, 2026
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Three more Roebling Bridge protestors file lawsuits against Covington By Nathan Granger
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hree more protestors who were arrested on the Roebling Bridge last year have filed lawsuits against the City of Covington and Covington police officers. Logan Imber, Suzanne Bratt and Taylor Marshall are all alleging excessive force and the violation of their constitutional rights by Covington officers. Their suits now join that of Brandon Hill, who filed a similar lawsuit in federal court on July 15. Imber, Marshall and Bratt all filed their suits on July 17. Marshall’s lawsuit is the only one filed in local court, specifically the Kenton County Circuit Court. His complaint names Covington Police Officer Ross Woodward, an unknown female officer and the city as defendants. Marshall claims to have suffered a conContinues on page 3
Images of police and protestors on the Roebling Bridge in July 2025. Suzanne Bratt (right) is seen on the ground in a purple shirt. Images taken from body camera footage. Photo provided | U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
Burlington native returns to CrossFit Games By Kenton Hornbeck
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irst Lt. Erik Thomas of the Kentucky Army National Guard attributes his resilience to his military service, which he believes has prepared him to compete in the 2026 CrossFit Games. After finishing 13th in the Masters division of the CrossFit Games in 2025, Thomas, a native of Burlington, is running it back at the 2026 competition as he looks to outdo his finish from the year prior.
Photo provided | Herculus Media, Erik Thomas
“You’ve got to be in a good mental headspace,” Thomas told LINK nky. “You’ve got to be able to fight through some things, so the military obviously builds resilient soldiers and builds people that are strong mentally and physically. Being able to bottle that training that I received then, and then just apply that to my CrossFit training was very beneficial.”
Thomas picked up CrossFit after his first deployment to Iraq in 2012, encouraged by a fellow soldier to try the sport. Although financial constraints temporarily kept him out of CrossFit after his return home, he rejoined the sport in 2014, working out at CrossFit Northern Kentucky in Florence. Thomas qualified for his first regional competition in 2018. Given CrossFit’s competitive nature, Thomas said he understood how difficult it could be to qualify for the sport’s national competition. Instead, he set a long-term goal to compete in the CrossFit Games’ Masters division, which he qualified for upon turning 35 years old. In 2020, Thomas relocated to Louisville and started training at CrossFit Covalence, where he has remained ever since. Going into the competition, Thomas ad-
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