Articles Tagged: attempted murder

Police arrest man in Sunday’s home invasion, where another man was shot in the leg. He faces attempted murder, first-degree burglary and other charges.

The criminal complaint said her boyfriend shot the man in his torso during a drug deal

Chicago man charged with shooting deputy after robbing Coggon convenience story asks court to move trial because of pretrial publicity and sever a charge to avoid prejudice because he is a felon.

Prosecutors said Jayme Powell ran over Richard Polak, of Omaha, while he rode his motorcycle on Interstate 29 near Whiting, Iowa, on Dec. 27, 2020, after the two had a fight earlier that night in Sioux City.

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.