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.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after a fatal shooting in northwest Cedar Rapids.
Day 4 of testimony in Stanley Donahue trial. He is accused of robbing a Casey’s store in Coggon and shooting a deputy who responded to the store.
At 9:06 p.m., officers were dispatched for a report of shots fired in 1400 block of Washington Avenue SE, which is also the southern boundary of Huston Park.
Deputies and criminalists testified Tuesday about two guns found in Stanley Donahue’s van and the DNA test results.
Prosecution continues its case Tuesday
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.
Two people were arrested over the weekend in relation to a shots fired incident that happened in December, and further arrests are expected, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
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This interactive map shows the location, date, day of week, and time for each incident.
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.
Openings begin Friday for 38-year-old Stanley Donahue, who is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and shooting a deputy while fleeing the store.
A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to charges that he intentionally set a fire in a house with 15 animals inside. All 15 animals were killed in the fire.
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