Trish Mehaffey

Lawyers for Cedar Rapids man accused of hiring two men to kill Chris Bagley in 2018 asked a judge to toss out the murder charge because evidence doesn’t support theories of the charge. The defense also wants to exclude evidence of drug activities.

A jury convicted a Cedar Rapids man of first-degree murder and other charges for fatally shooting a DoorDash delivery driver over a past conflict. The jury deliberated just over four hours.

Witnesses testify they saw a Cedar Rapids man, driving an SUV, go down embankment, cross onto Interstate 380 and crash into a motorcyclist, who was ejected and thrown into median cable barriers. He was dead when first responders arrived.

Cameron Leonard, taking the stand in his own defense, said he was protecting himself and his brother when he fatally shot Myron Snyder, a DoorDash delivery driver on Oct. 5, 2023. He said he didn’t intend to mislead police. It was just his best recollection of events.

A police investigator said Cameron Leonard’s two interviews with police were inconsistent about the night he fatally shot a DoorDash driver who had delivered food to his brother. Leonard said the shooting stemmed from an earlier conflict over their sister.

Business partners and chefs of Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery said SCORE mentor helped them hone their business plans with “millions of details” they hadn’t initially thought of when planning their “dream“ cafe.

Cedar Rapids investigators testify about laser scanner that helped them recreate deadly and confusing shootout involving a DoorDash driver, a customer and his brother, who is on trial for fatally shooting delivery driver.

Cedar Rapids police testified Thursday about the crime scene and evidence found outside a northeast side apartment complex Oct. 5, 2023, when they discovered a DoorDash delivery driver and customer fatally shot, and another man with severe gunshot injuries.

A 21-year-old DoorDash driver was “ambushed, surrounded and slaughtered” on Oct. 5, 2023, a prosecutor said during his opening in Cameron Leonard’s first-degree murder trial in Linn County District Court. Victim’s mother testifes she heard gunshots while talking to her son.

A federal lawsuit, which is the second for the City of Cedar Rapids involving former police dog Ace, was settled for $50,000. The dog bit a teen wrongly arrested in 2020. The settlement was approved Tuesday.

Iowa prosecutors proposed a bill to make criminal groping a serious misdemeanor, which carries up to a year in jail -- but they had no idea it would face such pushback in the state House and Senate.

A North Liberty man man, convicted in two Black Hawk County sexual assaults and serving 100 years in prison, pleaded this to sexual assault in Iowa City and faces up to an additional 60 years. He also has a pending trial for sexual assault in Linn County.

A Linn County jury deliberated about four hours Wednesday before finding Denzel Wilson guilty of first-degree murder. He faces life in prison without parole. The jury did acquit him of going armed with intent.

A psychologist testifies how the mental status of Denzel Wilson affected his decision to fatally shoot Kenyauta Vesey-Keith on June 11, 2023. A rebuttal witness said Wilson told her he shot Vesey-Keith for revenge.

Denzel Wilson, on trial for first-degree murder, testified Monday he felt threatened by Kenyauta Vesey-Keith at a bar and shot him because he saw Vesey-Keith reaching for a gun in his waistband or pocket.