Articles Tagged: Murder

Crime scene investigators testified Friday about oven mitts soaked in blood and the murder weapon found in Cedar Rapisd apartment of Dennis First, who was fatally stabbed in 2007. The ex-girlfriend of Curtis Padgett, on trial in the killing, also testified Friday that he denied being the killer but had a suicidal incident and held a knife to his neck in 2010.

Testimony started Thursday in a 2007 cold case of a Cedar Rapids man severely beaten and stabbed to death at his Hawthorne Hills apartment. His former neighbor is on trial for the crime.

The wife of an Anamosa correctional officer who was killed by two inmates in 2021 filed a lawsuit against prison officials and employees Tuesday in Jones County. The lawsuit asserts staffing shortages, equipment failures and lack of safety protocols and procedures led to the death of her husband and Lorena Schulte, a registered nurse.

The chief state medical examiner on Friday testified the single bullet that killed 17-year-old Cristian Upah during a marijuana robbery last May did extensive damage to his diaphragm muscle, intestines and lower right back muscle. The gunshot caused “significant” blood loss and collapsed his left lung.

Witnesses, who lived in duplex where Cristian Upah was fatally shot outside in the yardlast year, said they heard a gunshot and female screaming and then saw Keyun McGowan running from the scene.

The girlfriend of Cristian Upah, who was fatally shot last year in a marijuana robbery, testified she can’t identify 17-year-old Keyun McGowan, who is on trial this week. But McGowan’s best friend identified him as the shooter during his testimony Wednesday.

A Cedar Rapids man charged in Chris Bagley’s fatal stabbing will ask judge to move trial out of Linn County based on social media posts. Prosecutor says there’s no Iowa law that addresses social media in regards to change of venue motion.

‘I wish I could remember that day,’ his daughter, now 42, says

A judge convicts a Cedar Rapids man of second-degree murder for fatally assaulting mother. His bench trial was in November and the judge announced his verdict Friday. The man faces up to 50 years in prison.

Duval Walker was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder and going armed with intent on March 13, 2024 in Linn County District Court in connection with the March 17, 2023 shooting death of Cameron Barnes at Cocktails & Company in Marion. Sentencing is scheduled for April 26.

Marion Sgt. Nicole Hotz breaks down surveillance video of fist fight that turns into fatal shooting last St. Patrick’s Day at Marion bar.

Testimony started Thursday for a Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally shooting another man last St. Patrick’s Day at a Marion bar. Cameron Barnes died from a single gunshot wound to the back of his neck.

A Cedar Rapids man who fatally shot a man who complained about noise was convicted of a lesser charge — second-degree murder — Wednesday following a five-day trial. Brannon Johnson, 22, faces up to 50 years in prison.

A Cedar Rapids man charged with fatally shooting a man last year on St. Patrick’s Day inside a Marion bar pleads to one lesser charge before trial began Tuesday.

A woman testified that her roommate was shot by her co-worker after he complained about them partying in the apartment as he was trying to get some sleep.