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A Marion man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexual abuse of teen girl and possessing child pornography. He forced the teen to do sex acts in exchange for internet she needed to do her school work.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department responded to a shooting Wednesday night near 2010 Glass Road NE.
Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds.
Delivery of a drug resulting in a death would carry up to a 25-year sentence under a bill proposed by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
Alexander Jackson faces life in prison for killing his parents and 19-year-old sister in June 2021. After the verdict, his father’s family members said “Alex wanted the world to think he was a victim” but they know the truth today.
Alexander Jackson has been found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father Jan Jackson, 61, mother Melissa Jackson, 68, and his sister Sabrina Jackson, 19 on June 15, 2021.
A prosecutor in the Alexander Jackson murder trial, said during her closing argument Tuesday that Jackson didn’t bother checking on his family before he called 911 because he knew they were dead. The defense said there is reasonable doubt in the circumstantial case to convict Jackson. The jury will resume deliberations Wednesday.
Jury began deliberations at 12:07 p.m. CST Jan. 24
Preston Walls of Des Moines, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, police said. He was also charged with criminal gang participation, and authorities said the shooting was the result of an ongoing gang dispute.
Closing arguments on Tuesday
A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing and killing a cab driver in 2011.
A defense expert testified Alexander Jackson didn’t have the doorbell app Ring to manipulate backyard surveillance cameras, which police suspected. Jackson claims an intruder broke in and killed his parents and sister on June 15, 2021, but no intruder was seen on camera videos.
The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated with the Des Moines school district and counts Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as an advisory board member.
Defense continues its case today
