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.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is asking for help finding a suspect in an armed bank robbery earlier this month.
A federal judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to more than 55 years in prison for his 12-day crime spree, which included robbing seven businesses in November 2020. He had seven previous felony convictions.
A judge Tuesday sentenced Alfred Younes, 49, to five years in prison for helping his son, Ali Younes, 20, avoid prosecution for robbery and trying to kill a woman last year on the UI campus and escape to Jordan. His wife also was sentenced to five years for helping their son.
A Storm Lake man, who kidnapped his wife by gunpoint and led police on a foot pursuit through an Iowa City parking ramp last year, pleaded to guilty Wednesday and faces 40 years in prison. His trial was set to start next Tuesday.
A Storm Lake man accused of kidnapping his wife by gunpoint and planning to take her to Chicago last December was convicted Sept. 26 for assaulting another inmate in the Johnson County Jail in July. His trial for kidnapping is set for Oct. 24.
A Cedar Rapids man previously convicted for two robberies, who committed his third while on work release, was sentenced to another 10 years.
A jury convicted an Iowa City woman who helped her son escape prosecution for robbing and attempting to kill a woman in 2022. Lima faces up to 5 years in prison.
A lawyer of a man accused of attempted murder and robbery, testified Wednesday that his client’s mother was well aware of his bail conditions and the seriousness of the charges. Investigators say she misled them in their investigation to find her son.
An investigator testifies mother of man charged with attempted murder, robbery mislead police about his whereabouts, helping him escape the country.
Lamont’e O’Neal, 20, is in custody in Cook County, Ill., on unrelated charges and will be extradited later to face charges in Johnson County, police said.
An Iowa City teenager was arrested this week on charges he robbed a liquor store at gunpoint last week for vape pens.
Liquor Downtown, 315 S. Gilbert St., was robbed at 9:03 p.m. Wednesday
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week, accused of robbing a juvenile at gunpoint June 13
© 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved.
Daily Newsletters