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Cedar Rapids man arrested after allegedly kicking down door at Hiawatha residence

Jan. 24, 2022 3:11 pm, Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 8:51 am

Elijah D.O. Morse, 26. (Linn County Jail booking photo taken Jan. 21, 2022.)

A Cedar Rapids man faces a burglary charge after authorities said he broke into a Hiawatha residence last week.

Police said Elijah D.O. Morse, 26, kicked in the door of a residence in Hiawatha while the resident was home and took her phone. According to a criminal complaint, Morse did not have permission to enter the residence.

Morse was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary, a Class C felony. He is being held at the Linn County Jail on $10,000 cash or surety bond.

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