The 19-year-old charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl in Cedar Rapids last summer was on probation for trafficking a stolen gun. He had received a deferred judgment a month before the deadly shooting.
The three proposed bills by the Iowa County Attorneys Association will close “loopholes” in existing laws and provide more protection for adult and child sex abuse victims, Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said.
A Cedar Rapids man who has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond at the Linn County Jail.
A judge will consider requests to move cases for two Fairfield teens, charged with killing their Spanish teacher, to juvenile court, where they would face much lesser sentences.
A judge on Friday set a March 29 trial date for Johnnie Osborne, 27, accused in the fatal shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, Asia T. Grice, 25, on May 1, 2020, in northwest Cedar Rapids.
Judges retain discretion in courtrooms
A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested and accused in the July 2021 shooting death of 15-year-old Tyliyah L. Whitis in Cedar Rapids.
A Montana man, previously charged in state court, has been charged in federal court in derecho repair scam and will plead guilty to mail fraud.
Six people were injured at a shooting that broke out at a birthday party in October. Police have suspects, but have yet to press any charges.
A Cedar Rapids man arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge told police that he wasn’t the man who fired a gun during a home burglary Sunday, according to court documents.
A Linn County jail inmate who escaped from a routine medical transport Tuesday has been formally charged with escape, three counts of third-degree kidnapping and several other charges.
Tyler Jacob Summers of West Des Moines is facing assault and harassment charges after allegedly threatening health care workers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and threatening to blow up the facility, according to a criminal complaint.
Cedar Rapids inmate escapes sheriff’s medical transport Tuesday, assaults deputy, steals SUV and leads authorities on a short chase before being arrested.
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.
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