Stanley Donahue was convicted on all 10 charges for robbing a Casey’s in June 2021 and shooting and seriously injuring a Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson. Donahue laughed when the guilty verdicts were read and told Halverson, as he left court, “It should of been worse than it was.”
Prosecutor said there’s no doubt Stanley Donahue was the man who robbed the Casey’s in Coggon June 20, 2021, and shot the deputy seven times. Defense argued there is reasonable doubt, and repeatedly said Donahue’s brother could be a suspect.
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An Arkansas psychology professor, testifying for Stanley Donahue, who is charged with robbery and attempted murder, says studies show witness reliability is affected by how a line up is conducted, race of witness and suspect and if a weapon is involved.
The trial for a Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting a deputy was canceled Thursday because of snowy road conditions. The defendant’s attorney lives out of county and couldn’t make it to Cedar Rapids.
Investigators testified about more evidence linking Stanley Donahue to the Casey’s robbery and shooting of a Linn County deputy in 2021. The van seen in videos and crashed during pursuit was owned and registered to Donahue.
Deputies and criminalists testified Tuesday about two guns found in Stanley Donahue’s van and the DNA test results.
Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson testified Monday about his injuries and surgeries as a result of being shot seven times by a Chicago man during a Casey’s robbery in 2021.
Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the courtroom.
Linn County Deputy William Halverson testified in the first day of testimony for a Chicago man accused of shooting Halverson during a convenience store robbery in 2021.
Stanley Donahue is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and attempting to kill a Linn County Sheriff’s deputy who responded to the incident.
Testimony will likely begin after lunch Thursday for trial of Chicago man accused of firing 10 rounds at sheriff’s deputy during Coggon robbery last year.
Two more people have been arrested in relation to a shooting that happened in Tiffin in October. Eight people were arrested earlier this month in relation to the incident, according to a news release.
An Iowa City man was convicted for igniting a fire at his former girlfriend’s apartment, trapping her, her boyfriend and three kids under the age of 5. They escaped on a balcony and waited for firefighters.
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