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 Jan. 13, 2015 1:49 pm3955d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who was the leader of a methamphetamine trafficking ring was sentenced Monday to …
News Jan. 12, 2015 9:13 pm3955d ago
Willie Mercer was looking forward to parole, so he could reunite with his young daughter and son after serving time …
News Jan. 12, 2015 6:45 pm3955d ago
Investigators used boot prints left in the snow to help them identify a Hiawatha man who they believe entered a …
News Jan. 12, 2015 4:19 pm3955d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Hopkinton man has been charged in federal court with several counts of child pornography. Paul LeClere, …
News Jan. 8, 2015 6:06 pm3959d ago
A 39-year-old Marion man who sexually exploited minor girls pleaded guilty Thursday and faces 24 to 40 years in federal …
News Jan. 8, 2015 5:26 pm3959d ago
Several defendants, involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought ‘high-grade” marijuana from Colorado and California to the Cedar Rapids …
News Jan. 7, 2015 5:32 pm3960d ago
Cedar Rapids — It still remains unclear why a Cedar Rapids man, who had been on the lam since 1994, …
News Jan. 7, 2015 7:29 am3961d ago
A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Cedar Rapids disbarred lawyer, who stole thousands from clients for gambling, to the most …
News Jan. 6, 2015 12:00 am3962d ago
A former Midamar operations manager pleaded guilty to making and delivering false USDA marks of inspection of shipments of Halal …
Crime & Courts Mar. 6, 2023 2:50 pm981d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A recent trial of an 18-year-old Walford man accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in 2013 …
News Dec. 22, 2014 4:58 pm3976d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who sold ‘high-grade” marijuana in this area was sentenced Monday to nine months …
News Dec. 18, 2014 6:15 pm3980d ago
A Cedar Rapids man is charged with stealing identities of others for the purpose of opening credit cards and applying …
News Dec. 18, 2014 6:05 pm3980d ago
A former Midamar operations manager was charged Thursday in federal court as part of an alleged Halal beef scheme in …
News Dec. 17, 2014 7:40 pm3981d ago
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against the woman who helped Dustin Honken kill five people in 1993, …
News Mar. 6, 2023 2:48 pm981d ago
Gordon Lasley Jr. sat still with his hands on his thighs, showing no visible emotion on his face, when the …

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