The crime was a home invasion robbery in Cedar Rapids in which a gun was fired.
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The crime was a home invasion robbery in Cedar Rapids in which a gun was fired.
A judge will not lower bail for Timothy Rush, one of the suspects charged in the Taboo nightclub shooting in Cedar Rapids. The bail remains $1.5 million for the man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and mother of his child, Nicole Owens.
Drew Blahnik, who killed Chris Bagley in 2018, pleaded not guilty to federal gun charge Wednesday. If convicted, he faces 10 years in federal prison. He is already serving 57 years in the Bagley murder.
Robbery took place on New Year’s Day
A Coralville man, who owns a child care center with his wife, was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 14 while the child was in his care.
Two armed Waterloo men are accused of pistol whipping a Marion man in order to steal his drugs. They repeatedly struck the man in the head, causing serious injury, police said.
Iowa cornerback Jermari Harris was arrested in Iowa City early Sunday morning on a charge of operating while intoxicated.
A Dubuque veterinarian who prescribed pain medications to fake dog patients to use for herself pleaded Monday to a federal charge. She faces up to 4 years in prison.
A former Armstrong police officer has been charged with dozens of crimes, making him the latest in a string of former town officials to face criminal charges in the last 14 months.
A federal judge ordered Drew Blahnik, who changed his name to Johnny Church after he was convicted of killing Chris Bagley, to be moved to federal custody for a trial on his pending gun and drug charge.
A second man has been arrested in relation to a shooting last week in a downtown Cedar Rapids nightclub.
The attack took place in April 2021 at an apartment complex in Marion. His trial will now be scheduled.
The attorney was accused of misappropriating clients’ funds. He reportedly pocketed funds for himself and didn’t inform clients of a court’s judgment.
The man was arrested Thursday for allegedly striking a construction worker with his vehicle during a confrontation over a closed roadway.
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