116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
News May. 12, 2016 6:35 pm3469d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, charged in the 2015 crash that killed city employee Stephen J. Cook, will plead guilty May …
News May. 12, 2016 11:32 am3469d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 35-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for being a …
News May. 11, 2016 5:05 pm3470d ago
Authorities on Wednesday found the last man involved in ‘Ice Pirates,’ a statewide methamphetamine conspiracy ring that authorities detailed Tuesday, …
News May. 11, 2016 4:35 pm3470d ago
DAVENPORT – A former Crawfordsville banker pleaded guilty this week in federal court to embezzling over $425,000 and taking over …
News May. 11, 2016 1:55 pm3470d ago
The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the 2015 conviction of Brandon Schaul for vehicular homicide in the 2013 …
News May. 10, 2016 7:07 pm3471d ago
A tearful mother said in a victim’s impact statement Tuesday that she just wanted to know why her son suffered …
News May. 9, 2016 6:22 pm3472d ago
Alexander Kozak, convicted last month for killing 20-year-old Andrea Farrington last June inside the Coral Ridge Mall, is asking the …
News May. 6, 2016 7:04 pm3475d ago
A man originally charged with attempting to kill his roommate pleaded to a drug and harassment charges because a surveillance …
News May. 6, 2016 6:59 pm3475d ago
Although Alexander Kozak was convicted last month of murdering Andrea Farrington inside the Coral Ridge Mall last year, the liability …
News May. 3, 2016 7:00 pm3478d ago
A federal magistrate made good on his promise in March to revoke a Vinton woman’s pretrial release if she racked …
News May. 3, 2016 6:31 pm3478d ago
A 36-year-old Cedar Rapids woman was released with conditions last Friday in federal court after being charged for swindling an …
News May. 3, 2016 6:21 pm3478d ago
A Cedar Rapids man pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to robbing a cab driver, who was stabbed to …
News Apr. 27, 2016 8:09 pm3484d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One murder trial for a man accused of strangling two people last September has been reset to …
News Apr. 27, 2016 7:15 pm3484d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old Cedar Rapids man was charged Tuesday with robbing a woman, who was getting into a …
News Apr. 27, 2016 1:05 pm3484d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The first-degree murder conviction of Tajh Ross, who shot and killed 19-year-old Latasha Roundtree in 2012, was …

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