ratchet
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Her partner David Bratcher, 40, was also seriously hurt.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
On Wednesday, Ashdon O'Dare, Lee Robinson, Michaela Gonzales, Jordan Bratcher and Tyler Stapleton, were sentenced to serve up to 40% of their terms in custody, with the remainder in the community.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Bratcher helped spearhead measures designed to strengthen school safety and to improve the state’s troubled juvenile justice system.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023
That decision was made with Capt. Jeffrey Bratcher, the incident commander who was a higher-up at Newton Division, where the blast occurred, the report stated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023
Then he come to Mississippi and married Sallie Bratcher and he went back to Alabama and taught school.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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