Articles Tagged: Robberies

Follow Gazette Reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the courtroom

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.

Linn County Deputy William Halverson testified in the first day of testimony for a Chicago man accused of shooting Halverson during a convenience store robbery in 2021.

Stanley Donahue is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and attempting to kill a Linn County Sheriff’s deputy who responded to the incident.

Openings begin Friday for 38-year-old Stanley Donahue, who is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and shooting a deputy while fleeing the store.

Testimony will likely begin after lunch Thursday for trial of Chicago man accused of firing 10 rounds at sheriff’s deputy during Coggon robbery last year.

A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing and killing a cab driver in 2011.

Judge denies second motion to move trial out of Linn County for Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting responding sheriff’s deputy in 2021.

At about 4 a.m. Christmas morning, Cedar Rapids police were dispatched to the Kwik Star at 4141 Center Point Rd. NE.

A man was taken in to custody last week in Illinois after police believe he committed two knifepoint robberies in Coralville and Iowa City.

According to the complaint, Robinson pointed the gun at the man, put it in his mouth and threatened to shoot him, and Johnson punched the alleged victim as he undressed.