The Jones County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a short segment of body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a man with a knife Aug. 31 near Martelle.
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The Jones County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a short segment of body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a man with a knife Aug. 31 near Martelle.
Cedar Rapids man who was armed with gun and broke into his former girlfriend’s residence and then kidnapped and assaulted her was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Tyrell J. Gaston, sentenced to probation in a drug robbery that turned fatal for his cousin Andrew, said he wished he could go back and do things differently.
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.
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