He pleads to fraud charge, will be sentenced in April
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He pleads to fraud charge, will be sentenced in April
IOWA FALLS (AP) — A man stopped by police Wednesday morning for reportedly stalking a woman he used to date was fatally shot by officers when he displayed a gun and tried to flee the stop, according to police.
A Cedar Rapids man, just before he was to be retried for fatally shooting Andrew Meeks in 2017, pleaded to lesser charges and was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison.
Sixth Judicial District Judge Mary Chicchelly was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals after being a finalist for the fifth time.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Masks will continue to be required in Iowa courtrooms and some proceedings may continue to be held via teleconference under orders issued Monday by the Iowa Supreme Court chief justice.
Jones faces 10 charges including intimidation with a dangerous weapon, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of a controlled substance, as well as six counts of child endangerment, according to Iowa City police.
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.
Juan Cavazos was not hit by gunfire, but suffered injuries when he subsequently crashed the vehicle in rural Kossuth County, police said.
According to a news release, at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of shots fired at the ramp at 220 S. Capitol St. Officers found evidence that multiple shots were fired and several people may have been involved.
Jermaine Walker, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting Wayne Jones over a pack of cigarettes argument in 2019.
Drew Blahnik, convicted of killing Chris Bagley in 2018, wants a new trial, claiming one of the jurors, a Marion bar manager, knew Bagley or Blahnik. Prosecutor says there’s no evidence, just an allegation of a bartender who didn’t totally recall what she said.
Trial for Cedar Rapids teen charged with stabbing parents with knife and ax is set for Feb. 8 in Linn County District Court.
Iowa City police say Samahir Almhairat, 44, brought a butcher knife to local day care because she wanted to scare others following a dispute between her child and another child.
Fairfield teens Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, accused of killing the Spanish language teacher at Fairfield High last month, will remain in jail under a $1 million cash only bail.
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