Articles Tagged: attempted murder

Arrests come after investigators link defendants to Veo scooter rental

Police had responded to a call for a disturbance on the evening of Nov. 27, and found the victim had sustained bruises, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The individual had to receive emergency medical care and be hospitalized, according to a criminal complaint.

An arrest affidavit alleges Todd Alan Laing Sr. of Bettendorf, Iowa, put his hands over his brother's mouth on Nov. 11, expecting and intending to cause his death.

Police said Kendall C. Johnson, 36, of Cedar Rapids, stabbed a 35-year-old man at least eight times in the neck, torso and extremities during an altercation last week at a residence in northwest Cedar Rapids.

An Anamosa prison inmate, charged with killing a prison officer and registered nurse, will not have a bench trial next week. He waived his speedy trial right Thursday and wants its reset to a later date.

Police said it was determined that Johnnie L. Stevenson, 36, pulled out a semi-automatic handgun that he had concealed on his person and fired one shot at close range at the individual’s head.

Diana Depolis has been charged with reckless use of a firearm causing bodily injury and carrying a dangerous weapon while intoxicated

One of the Anamosa inmates charged with killing a correctional officer and nurse in March will claim self-defense in the slayings. A bench trial for Michael Dutcher remains set for Aug. 3.

Mason Chance Edwards, 23, confronted the victim on June 9 at a residence in the Western Hills Mobile Estates in Coralville over a previous incident, police said.

An investigation found that the victim was involved in a disturbance outside a homeless services center with a 37-year-old woman who sprayed the victim with a flammable substance and lit her on fire, police said. The suspect then hit the victim in the face with something.

Tyler Koob, 34, faces an attempted murder charge in connection to a shooting that occurred in November at a commercial property in southwest Cedar Rapids.

Aaron Washington has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for firing a handgun at two women inside a vehicle Monday, Cedar Rapids police said.

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man convicted of shooting a co-worker last year was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years …