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. 12, 2015 6:45 pm4026d 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 pm4026d 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 pm4030d 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 pm4030d 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 pm4031d 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 am4031d 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 am4032d 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 pm1051d 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 pm4047d 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 pm4051d 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 pm4051d 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 pm4051d 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 pm1051d ago
Gordon Lasley Jr. sat still with his hands on his thighs, showing no visible emotion on his face, when the …
Crime & Courts Dec. 18, 2014 5:50 pm4051d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Clarke University bookstore director pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for stealing over $300,000 from …
News Dec. 17, 2014 5:02 pm4052d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad appointed a Cedar Rapids attorney Christopher Bruns Wednesday to serve as the new 6th Judicial District judge. …

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