A judge finds there is probable cause that Luke Truesdell, who is accused of blugeoning 4 people to death with a metal pipe, is not competent to stand trial. She ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation at state forensic psychiatric hospital in Coralville.
The shooting prompted shoppers and workers to seek shelter inside store dressing rooms and elsewhere while others ran out of the mall.
Luke Truesdell, accused of bludgeoning 4 people with a mental pipe, may have a mental disorder and lawyers are asking the court for mental evaluation. If granted, proceedings in the case would be temporarily delayed until the evaluation is completed and any restoration is needed.
The ban on abortions once cardiac activity can be detected — typically around 6 weeks of pregnancy — likely will go into effect later this week
A Cedar Rapids man was charged for eluding officers after leading them on a high-speed chase on a motorcycle Friday night.
Linn and Johnson county prosecutors say the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling that defendants must be able to confront witnesses face-to-face may impact some sexual abuse cases involving kids because they may no longer be allowed to testify outside of the courtroom.
Tramontez Lockett, 18, had messaged and arranged for Michael McCune, 16, to meet Feb. 18, 2023, at the Tan Tara Apartments in Cedar Rapids. McCune didn’t know Lockett had planned with three others to fatally shoot him that night because of past conflicts.
The Iowa Supreme Court must rule on plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing, and if that is rejected, a district court judge indicated he will provide multiple days’ notice before lifting the injunction and allowing the new abortion law to go into effect
A Springville man who was charged last week with burglary for going into his girlfriend’s home without permission, has now been charged with offering her a $10,000 bribe if she drops the charges in the burglary case.
A Cedar Rapids man, initially charged with sex offender registry violation, has been charged with sex exploitation of a minor. The man contacted a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex but it was actually a police investigator posing as the teen.
A Cedar Rapids man, who led police on foot chase after officers found a loaded handgun and marijuana, was sentenced this week to more than 5 years in federal prison. An investigation found he had possessed at least 10 guns since 2018.
In the meantime, ACLU of Iowa makes a last-ditch legal request for the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear the case.
“You are not the victim here,” a judge told a former Linn-Mar assistant track coach after Kameron Beets said his life had been “shattered.” by the sex abuse charges against him. Beets was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Prosecutors said the Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, through acts that included meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials and helping that country access millions of dollars in U.S. military aid.
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