A former College Community School District bus driver was sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping with the intent to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl.
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A former College Community School District bus driver was sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping with the intent to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl.
Police said 18-year-old Timothy D. Christmas fired at least seven shots at a vehicle that was occupied by three people. The criminal complaint does not specify whether anyone was injured.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has determined the Aug. 31 fatal shooting of a Jones County man by police was justified because the man would not put down a knife and charged officers. Family says police should have let Jeremy Berg run away.
Police said witnesses reported seeing a “young male” walking on J Street SW when two individuals got out of a vehicle, fired several rounds at him, then got back into the vehicle and fled.
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A Cedar Rapids man and woman were sentenced to federal prison for robbing and killing a Marion man who went missing in 2014. Danielle Bush was sentenced to 10 years and William Yancey will serve 33 years.
Michael Dutcher pleaded guilty to all charges in the bludgeoning of a correctional officer and registered nurse at Anamosa State Penitentiary. He was sentenced to two life prison sentences and another 50 years for other charges.
An arrest affidavit alleges Todd Alan Laing Sr. of Bettendorf, Iowa, put his hands over his brother's mouth on Nov. 11, expecting and intending to cause his death.
Michael A. Dutcher’s plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa.
Police said Reynolds claimed he was armed with an AK-47 and a sawed-off shotgun and made multiple threats to assault and kill officers while hiding in an abandoned trailer during a standoff Sunday with Marion Police officers.
The driver led state troopers on a chase through Linn County that reached speeds of more than 120 mph. When apprehended, the driver told police he fled because he did not have a valid driver’s license.
Sumani Husseini Muya, 23, allegedly fired a semiautomatic handgun at another man Monday afternoon at Redmond Park. Muya was arrested following a short foot pursuit.
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