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More charges for teen charged in Iowa standoff
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May. 20, 2010 9:03 am
A teenager arrested after a standoff in Adams County where a homeowner and a deputy were shot faces additional charges.
Sixteen-year-old Daniel Beardsley is charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder. He now faces robbery and assault charges.
Beardsley, a resident of a center for at-risk youths in Clarinda, surrendered after the standoff Monday night. He's accused of shooting Matthew Herring and Deputy Jason Swanson. Both men are recovering.
Authorities say Beardsley was in a pickup truck on a trip away from the Clarinda Academy when he allegedly assaulted the driver and another passenger and then drove off in the truck.
Beardsley is charged with second-degree robbery and three counts assault in that incident.
-- Associated Press

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