Articles Tagged: Murder

The 19-year-old charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl in Cedar Rapids last summer was on probation for trafficking a stolen gun. He had received a deferred judgment a month before the deadly shooting.

A Cedar Rapids man who has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond at the Linn County Jail.

A judge will consider requests to move cases for two Fairfield teens, charged with killing their Spanish teacher, to juvenile court, where they would face much lesser sentences.

A judge on Friday set a March 29 trial date for Johnnie Osborne, 27, accused in the fatal shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, Asia T. Grice, 25, on May 1, 2020, in northwest Cedar Rapids.

A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested and accused in the July 2021 shooting death of 15-year-old Tyliyah L. Whitis in Cedar Rapids.

A Marion father was charged with killing his 19-day-old infant last April. He told police he dropped the baby onto the floor more than once and slammed the child into its crib, causing his head to hit the crib railing.

Two teens charged with killing a Fairfield High Spanish teacher want hearings to request moving their cases to juvenile court to be delayed until March.

A 22-year-old Marion father was arrested after the death of his infant, who died of head injuries and the autopsy determined it was a homicide. The father told police he became “flustered and irritated” with the baby.

A mother said she is “absolutely relieved” the parole board rescinded it’s decision to give early release to the man who fatally shot her son on the Ped Mall in Iowa City in 2017, but it’s “tiring to be a victim of crime because you are always having to fight.” She dreads the next parole hearing.

Ethan Alexander Orton, 17, who is accused of killing his parents with a knife and ax, will now stand trial Oct. 18 in Linn County. His trial was previously set to start next Tuesday.

Two teens responsible for killing a University of Iowa student, Malik Sheets, 20, during a party June 18, 2020, were sentenced to prison time Friday. Christian Emedi was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Marshawn Jeffries was sentenced to five years. Emedi was the actual shooter. Jeffries had a gun at the party and threatened others.

It’s rare that teens and young adults commit murder, but four young Iowans are awaiting trial for just that. Two young men are charged with killing their families in Cedar Rapids, and two others charged in the death of their teacher in Fairfield.

A Cedar Rapids teenager charged with fatally stabbing his parents in October may claim insanity and diminished responsibility at trial. A defense attorney says it’s tough to prove and rarely successful in Iowa.

17-year-old Ethan Alexander Orton, charged with killing his parents with a knife and ax, is competent to stand trial, a judge said Friday. His trial is set for Feb. 8 but that may be reset, his attorneys said.

A judge Friday will determine competence of Cedar Rapids teen accused of fatally stabbing his parents. If found incompetent, the case will remain on hold until the teen’s competence is restored.