<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13137641" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="caleb-kennedy" source="Orion">Caleb Kennedy</keyword> was charged with driving under the influence resulting in <keyword id="6355784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="death" source="Orion">death</keyword>.</li><li>A South Carolina official <a href="https://people.com/crime/former-american-idol-contestant-caleb-kennedy-17-charged-in-fatal-dui-crash-police/">confirmed to People</a> that he was arrested and charged.</li></ul>Caleb Kennedy, a 17-year-old former "<keyword id="12528075" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="american-idol" source="Orion">American Idol</keyword>" finalist, was charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death after a fatal car crash.Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway of the South Carolina Highway Patrol <a href="https://people.com/crime/former-american-idol-contestant-caleb-kennedy-17-charged-in-fatal-dui-crash-police/">confirmed to People magazine</a> that Kennedy was arrested and charged.Ridgeway told People that a truck hit a building, and injured someone inside. That person later died."A 2011 Ford pickup was traveling north on W. Murph Road when the vehicle traveled onto a private drive at 269 W. Murph Road and struck a building," he said."A person inside the building sustained fatal injury as a result of the collision." "The driver is identified as Caleb Andrew Kennedy, 17-year-old male from Roebuck, South Carolina," Ridgeway told People, adding that highway patrol was still investigating the crash.<a href="https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/2-taken-to-hospital-after-car-runs-in-to-spartanburg-co-home/">WSPA</a> named the person killed as 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris.<div type="image" title="Caleb Kennedy mugshot." height="1000" width="1500" msid="89454709" hostid="261"></div>Kennedy left "American Idol" after becoming a finalist last year <a href="https://www.insider.com/american-idol-finalist-caleb-kennedy-exits-show-over-kkk-video-2021-5">after a video surfaced online</a> that showed him beside another person who was wearing a white hood resembling those worn by the Ku Klux Klan.The internet reporter Def Noodles shared the video on Twitter. It shows Kennedy filming someone wearing a hood that is associated with the Klan, an American white supremacist terrorist group dating back to the 19th century that is known for targeting Black people among other minority groups.Kennedy announced his departure from the show with a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COyY-EYjKWE/?utm_source=ig_embed">statement on Instagram</a>. "Hey y'all this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer going to be on American Idol," Kennedy wrote. "There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way. I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that's not an excuse."His mother, Anita Guy, said at the time that the video was made when he was 12, and that it was referencing a movie, and not the Ku Klux Klan."Caleb doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He loves everyone and has friends of all races," she said in a statement <a href="https://eu.goupstate.com/story/news/2021/05/12/american-idol-2021-caleb-kennedy-disqualified-controversial-social-media-post-surfaces-snapchat/5056921001/">given to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal</a>. "It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know that's how it looks." Kennedy, who was still a high-school sophomore when the video was released, according to the Herald-Journal, was quickly wiped from all official "American Idol" communications and social media posts.

17-year-old former 'American Idol' finalist Caleb Kennedy charged with DUI in car crash that left 1 man dead

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1086763" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Luke-Bryan">Luke Bryan</keyword> and <keyword id="107512" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Lionel-Richie">Lionel Richie</keyword> discussed <keyword id="11250946" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="caleb-kennedy">Caleb Kennedy</keyword>'s "<keyword id="30664" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="American-Idol">American Idol</keyword>" exit. </li><li>Kennedy left the show last week after a video of him with a person in a KKK-style hood surfaced.</li><li>"First and foremost, as judges, we love these kids," Luke Bryan said. </li></ul>"American Idol" judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie discussed former contestant Caleb Kennedy's exit from the show for the first time during a virtual press conference after Sunday night's semi-final episode. Last week, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/american-idol-finalist-caleb-kennedy-exits-show-over-kkk-video-2021-5">source close to the show told Insider</a> that Kennedy would not be moving forward with the show after a video showing him seated next to a person wearing a white hood reminiscent of the covering worn by the <keyword id="93329" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ku-Klux-Klan">Ku Klux Klan</keyword> surfaced online."First and foremost, as judges, we love these kids," Bryan <a href="https://people.com/music/american-idol-judges-break-silence-on-caleb-kennedys-departure/">told People magazine</a>. "We get emotionally involved in these kids. We want the best for Caleb. As far as the nuances on how ABC gets viewed, either way, decisions got made and it's our job as judges to show up and do our best job and comment on the kids who are in front of us. But we wish nothing but the best for Caleb. It does make for a very, very challenging and upsetting week."<div type="image" title="Caleb Kennedy" height="2400" width="3000" msid="82714934" hostid="261"></div>Fellow judge Lionel Richie added: "A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, 'God, what was I thinking about when I did that?' This was one of those situations where we kind of give him a big hug from the three of us."He continued: "He definitely has talent. The problem is, this is one of those unfortunate decisions that had to be made and we move on. But this will be remembered in his lifetime and he'll know what it's all about."The video of Kennedy was shared on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/defnoodles/status/1392328917046857733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392328917046857733%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2Famerican-idol-finalist-caleb-kennedy-exits-show-over-kkk-video-2021-521-5">by internet reporter Def Noodles</a>. It shows Kennedy filming someone wearing a hood that is associated with the Klan, an American white supremacist terrorist group dating back to the 19th century that is known for targeting Black people among other minority groups.Last week, Kennedy, who is a 16-year-old sophomore from South Carolina, apologized for the video while announcing his departure from the talent show. "Hey y'all this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer going to be on American Idol," Kennedy wrote. "There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way. I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that's not an excuse."Later in the week, Kennedy's mother gave a <a href="https://eu.goupstate.com/story/news/2021/05/12/american-idol-2021-caleb-kennedy-disqualified-controversial-social-media-post-surfaces-snapchat/5056921001/">statement to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal</a> in which she said the video was made when the singer was 12 years old. She also said the video was not made in reference to the KKK but rather the movie "The Strangers: Prey at Night.""It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know that's how it looks," she said. "Caleb doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He loves everyone and has friends of all races."

'American Idol' judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan react to Caleb Kennedy's 'upsetting' departure

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11250946" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="caleb-kennedy">Caleb Kennedy</keyword> was a 16-year-old "<keyword id="30664" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="American-Idol">American Idol</keyword>" finalist. </li><li>He left the show Wednesday after a video surfaced showing him next to a person in a KKK-style hood.</li><li>Kennedy's mother said the video was made when her son was 12 and didn't contain a KKK reference.</li></ul>The 16-year-old "American Idol" contestant Caleb Kennedy has exited the talent show <a href="https://twitter.com/defnoodles/status/1392328917046857733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392328917046857733%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnation%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2Fcaleb-kennedy-american-idol-kkk%2Fk%2F">after a video surfaced online</a> that showed the South Carolina native seated next to a person wearing a white hood reminiscent of the covering worn by the <keyword id="93329" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ku-Klux-Klan">Ku Klux Klan</keyword>.On Wednesday, ABC <a href="https://people.com/music/american-idol-caleb-kennedy-exits-show-after-controversial-video-surfaces/">told People magazine</a> that Kennedy would no longer "be moving forward in the competition" and Sunday's show would feature only four finalists with one elimination. Insider has contacted ABC for further comment. Kennedy also posted a statement to Instagram announcing his departure and apologizing for the video."Hey y'all this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer going to be on American Idol," Kennedy wrote. "There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way. I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that's not an excuse."The statement continues: "I wanna say I'm sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down. I'll be taking a little time off social media to better myself, but saying that, I know this has hurt and disappointed a lot of people and made people lose respect for me. I'm so sorry! I pray that I can one day regain your trust in who I am and have your respect! Thank you for supporting me."<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COyY-EYjKWE" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Caleb Kennedy (@calebkennedyofficial)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>The internet reporter Def Noodles shared the video on Twitter. It shows Kennedy filming someone wearing a hood that is associated with the Klan, an American white supremacist terrorist group dating back to the 19th century that is known for targeting Black people among other minority groups.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Def Noodles (@defnoodles) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1392328917046857733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote>In a statement <a href="https://eu.goupstate.com/story/news/2021/05/12/american-idol-2021-caleb-kennedy-disqualified-controversial-social-media-post-surfaces-snapchat/5056921001/">given to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal</a>, Kennedy's mother, Anita Guy, said the video was made when the singer was 12 years old. She said the video was not made in reference to the KKK but rather the movie "The Strangers: Prey at Night.""It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know that's how it looks," she said. "Caleb doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He loves everyone and has friends of all races."Kennedy, who is still a high-school sophomore, according to the Herald-Journal, was quickly wiped from all official "American Idol" communications and social-media posts.

16-year-old 'American Idol' finalist exits show after video showing him next to KKK-style hood surfaces

<ul class="summary-list"><li>TSA agents criticized the special crew-member lane as a safety risk after smuggling incidents.</li><li>Four flight attendants were charged with smuggling $8 million using the lane at JFK.</li></ul>Airport security officers have concerns over the special crew-member lanes that enable <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-people-should-never-do-on-airplanes-flight-attendant-tips">flight attendants</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/married-to-an-airline-pilot-benefits-pros-cons-2024-4">airline pilots</a> to bypass typical <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-precheck-security-etiquette-to-get-through-fast-2023-10">passenger screening procedures</a>.The lanes were implemented in 2011 under the Known Crewmember Program — a joint initiative by the Transportation Security Administration, Airlines for America, and the Air Line Pilots Association, International.However, former and current TSA agents told Business Insider the lanes were "terrible" and that cabin crews could be "a bigger flight risk than the passengers themselves."Criticism of the KCM is mounting, particularly after four flight attendants were accused of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/flight-attendants-used-special-lane-jfk-smuggled-millions-drug-money-2024-5">smuggling millions of dollars in drug money</a> out of the US using the lane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.Charlie Hernandez, 42, Sarah Valerio Pujols, 24, Emmanuel Torres, 34, and Jarol Fabio, 35, were arrested earlier this month. Prosecutors said they managed to smuggle $8 million in "bulk cash" between 2014 and 2023.Delta Air Lines <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-flight-attendants-arrested-accused-taking-millions-drug-money-domini-rcna151312?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Fcrime">confirmed to NBC News</a> that two defendants worked for it.Flight attendants can be paid off by drug dealers to smuggle illegal substances or cash and tend to be found only when they are subjected to random searches, <a target="_blank" href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/14/inside-the-sky-high-world-of-drug-smuggling-flight-attendants/">the New York Post reported</a>."It stands to reason that this [smuggling by flight attendants] is commonly done," Dennis Ring, a lawyer who represented a convicted flight attendant named Marsha Gay Reynolds, told the outlet.There have been multiple instances of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/jetblue-airways-plane-flight-attendant-sentence-lax-drug-cocaine-smuggle-luggage/42485/">airline crew being caught</a> after trying to "abuse these privileges," Ben Schlappig <a target="_blank" href="https://onemileatatime.com/news/flight-attendants-drug-money-scheme/">wrote in an article for the travel site One Mile at a Time</a>."Of course, a vast majority of airline employees follow the rules, though with the volume of people using these checkpoints, there are going to be some bad apples," Schlappig said.<h2 id="6f199902-345b-4537-8b13-dd0c7ae32e2e">'KCM should be eliminated'</h2>TSA agents told BI these stories of cabin-crew wrongdoing "completely breach the trust that we put in them." BI spoke with seven agents who were granted anonymity because of strict internal rules about talking to the media. Their identities are known to us.One agent said the KCM was "terrible" and that some of the crew members they had interacted with had "worse attitudes" than passengers who go through regular screening. Another described crew members as "cocky."When passengers bring something they shouldn't through security, more often than not, it's a mistake, another agent said."Crew, on the other hand, know exactly what they are doing," they said."I truly do think KCM should be eliminated," one agent said."Time and time again, we have seen that the crew members get so much 'trust' just because they're crew and they're the ones doing the illegal shit," this person added.Most agents said they believed crew personnel should have their own lines and be screened separately but that security measures right now were far too lenient.An Airlines for America spokesperson told BI that "the safety and security of our passengers and crews is the top priority of US airlines."The KCM "is a TSA-approved program that has been in successful operation for 12 years," they added."Transportation Security Officers conduct security screening for prohibited items at airport checkpoints and checked baggage screening," a TSA spokesperson told BI."If they find something suspicious, such as items that could be illegally transported, they alert local law enforcement, who in turn works with our criminal investigators in our investigative division and other federal partners," they added.The Air Line Pilots Association, International, did not return a request for comment.<h2 id="17d84ac5-fedf-4f1d-a5b5-d5e9cc326aeb">Bad apples and loopholes</h2>Caleb Harmon-Marshall, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tsa-agent-travel-tips-getting-through-security-frozen-water2024-1">a former TSA agent who spent eight years </a>in that role and the founder <a target="_blank" href="https://gateaccess.substack.com/">of the newsletter Gate Access</a>, told BI that the KCM has been controversial since it was implemented in 2011."If you're seeing all of these incidents, why has nothing been done to correct it?" he said.Harmon-Marshall said there's a "low-key love-hate relationship" between cabin crew and TSA officers, with the latter often critical of the KCM and flight attendants enjoying the privilege.For example, there's no limit on how much liquid they can bring in their hand luggage.However, Harmon-Marshall said airlines should do a better job of educating their crews about the dangers of the program, particularly when a flight crew is walking around in their uniforms.'"When you have a layover internationally, sometimes it's dangerous for you to broadcast that your flight attendant because people will come up to you and they'll try to offer you something," he said.Being offered tens or maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars to smuggle something could be tempting, Harmon-Marshall said, especially if they're struggling financially."And sometimes it's dangerous situations where they'll threaten your family," he added. "It's very scary."Harmon-Marshall posted a TikTok asking cabin crew members and TSA agents about what they thought about the KCM, and many people who responded said the system should change."I get randomly selected seven out of 10 times," one person who said they were a crew member commented. "I would prefer to just have a crew lane to have my bags scanned. It would make my already unpaid time easier to plan for."<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@travelwiththeharmony/video/7368600913889725742" data-video-id="7368600913889725742" data-embed-from="oembed" style="max-width:605px; min-width:325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@travelwiththeharmony" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@travelwiththeharmony?refer=embed">@travelwiththeharmony</a> This topic is a bit heavier than I normally cover but one I believe is very important. Should TSA Eliminate KCM? <a title="travelwiththeharmony" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/travelwiththeharmony?refer=embed">#TravelWithTheHarmony</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Harmony" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7368600973734529835?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Harmony</a> </section> </blockquote> Harmon-Marshall said the KCM was a great tool and that he still believed flight crew should be given a certain amount of trust because they'd earned it.But the loopholes make him "uneasy," he said, adding that it's time for the agencies behind the KCM to "rethink things.""I think that passengers should be very aware of the loose ends that some of these programs have," he said. "And KCM has some, and unfortunately, one bad apple ruins the bunch."

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