Articles Tagged: Robberies

Another trial delay for Cedar Rapids man accused of robbing and fatally beating his 71-year-old mother in 2020. Police said he assaulted her for $50.

Iowa City man, charged with attempted murder and robbery, fled to Jordan after cutting off GPS monitor over the weekend. His parents have been charged with aiding in the escape.

A judge sentenced Stanley Donahue, who shot a deputy during a 2021 Casey’s robbery in Coggon, 92 years in prison. In announcing his decision, the judge noted Donahue’s lack of remorse and the long term effects to the deputy and two store clerks who were forced into a cooler.

Judge denies new trial for Chicago man convicted for shooting deputy during Casey’s robbery in 2021. He will be sentenced Friday and faces up to 107 years in prison.

A Cedar Rapids man who attempted to rob a marijuana dealer and fired 24 rounds into an apartment building in 2021 was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday night on charges that he robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken at 1334 Edgewood Rd SW Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department. The man also had an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault from Shelby County, Tennessee.

A prosecutor plans to ask a judge to stack sentences for a Chicago man who made nasty comments to a deputy after he was convicted. If the sentences are stacked for Stanley Donahue, he faces 107 years in prison for robbing a Casey’s and shooting the deputy.

Stanley Donahue was convicted on all 10 charges for robbing a Casey’s in June 2021 and shooting and seriously injuring a Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson. Donahue laughed when the guilty verdicts were read and told Halverson, as he left court, “It should of been worse than it was.”

Prosecutor said there’s no doubt Stanley Donahue was the man who robbed the Casey’s in Coggon June 20, 2021, and shot the deputy seven times. Defense argued there is reasonable doubt, and repeatedly said Donahue’s brother could be a suspect.

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An Arkansas psychology professor, testifying for Stanley Donahue, who is charged with robbery and attempted murder, says studies show witness reliability is affected by how a line up is conducted, race of witness and suspect and if a weapon is involved.

Investigators testified about more evidence linking Stanley Donahue to the Casey’s robbery and shooting of a Linn County deputy in 2021. The van seen in videos and crashed during pursuit was owned and registered to Donahue.

Deputies and criminalists testified Tuesday about two guns found in Stanley Donahue’s van and the DNA test results.

Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson testified Monday about his injuries and surgeries as a result of being shot seven times by a Chicago man during a Casey’s robbery in 2021.

Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the courtroom.