Jan 8, 2008

Kasey Kahne Pleads Not Guilty

Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne pleads not guilty to misdemeanor battery charges filed against Homestead-Miami Speedway security guard Archibald Hutchinson. Kahne allegedly shoved Hutchinson to the ground after Hutchinson refused to allow Kahne into the drivers motorhome lot. Kahne failed to have the proper credentials to enter, and felt as if he should be given preferential treatment.

Kahne was apprehended, and four eyewitnesses supported Hutchinson's accusations.

A lawsuit for $15,000 in damages was filed just weeks following the incident.

Kahne's side of the argument claims that the incident has been blown out of porportion and that money is the motive behind Hutchinson's lawsuit.

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