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
Crime & Courts Jan. 31, 2013 5:22 pm4737d ago
UPDATE: Former Peregrine Financial founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. said before a judge gave him a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for …
Crime & Courts Jan. 31, 2013 1:29 pm4738d ago
Former Peregrine Financial founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. said before a judge gave him a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for his …
Crime & Courts Jan. 30, 2013 9:42 am4739d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend 16 times was found guilty of lesser charges by a Linn …
News Jan. 29, 2013 12:00 pm4740d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Lansing man who threatened to kill an Allamakee County Sheriff’s deputy in 2011 pleaded guilty in …
Crime & Courts Jan. 25, 2013 4:49 pm4743d ago
Shaheed Pendleton took the stand Friday in his attempted murder trial and denied stabbing his ex-girlfriend Racquel Truax 16 times …
Crime & Courts Jan. 24, 2013 5:10 pm4744d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Racquel Truax testified Thursday she didn’t know what happened to her Oct. 14, 2011 until she looked …
Crime & Courts Jan. 23, 2013 4:39 pm4745d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two doctors testified Wednesday a 30-year-old woman was lucky to be alive after being stabbed 16 times, …
Crime & Courts Jan. 23, 2013 2:00 pm4746d ago
Update: Two doctors testified Wednesday afternoon that Racquel Truax was lucky to be alive after suffering a stab wound to …
Crime & Courts Jan. 22, 2013 1:45 pm4747d ago
Federal prosecutors plan to ask a federal judge next week to enhance prison time for Russell Wasendorf Sr. based on …
Jan. 22, 2013 12:46 pm4747d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The government plans to ask a federal judge next week to enhance prison time for Russell Wasendorf …
News Jan. 21, 2013 5:30 am4748d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa City attorney and a Cedar Rapids attorney were selected Friday by the 6th Judicial District …
Crime & Courts Jan. 18, 2013 10:20 am4751d ago
An 18-year-old victim wouldn’t cooperate in the prosecution of his alleged shooter, so the accused pleaded guilty to lesser charges …
Crime & Courts Jan. 16, 2013 1:00 pm4753d ago
A man accused of killing his mother with a crowbar pleaded not guilty in a written arraignment Tuesday filed in …
Crime & Courts Jan. 15, 2013 10:10 am4754d ago
Jury selection in the kidnapping trial of William Roby ended Tuesday morning when the state was “forced” into offering a …
Crime & Courts Jan. 14, 2013 4:04 pm4754d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jury selection in the kidnapping trial of William Roby continues 9 a.m. Tuesday in Linn County District …


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