Trish Mehaffey

Deputies and criminalists testified Tuesday about two guns found in Stanley Donahue’s van and the DNA test results.

Prosecution continues its case Tuesday

Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson testified Monday about his injuries and surgeries as a result of being shot seven times by a Chicago man during a Casey’s robbery in 2021.

Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the courtroom.

Linn County Deputy William Halverson testified in the first day of testimony for a Chicago man accused of shooting Halverson during a convenience store robbery in 2021.

Stanley Donahue is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and attempting to kill a Linn County Sheriff’s deputy who responded to the incident.

Openings begin Friday for 38-year-old Stanley Donahue, who is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and shooting a deputy while fleeing the store.

Testimony will likely begin after lunch Thursday for trial of Chicago man accused of firing 10 rounds at sheriff’s deputy during Coggon robbery last year.

The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned conviction of Marion man for fatally stabbing Chris Bagley. The court said the judge abused his discretion giving verdict uring instruction when jurors were openly “hostile“ to lone holdout.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to up to 25 years for assaulting his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend with a baseball bat and other charges.

The lawyers said their client, Arthur Flowers, doesn’t trust them. He’s accused in the 2022 slaying of Emily Leonard, and his trial remains set to start next Tuesday.

The 21-year-old man also faces up to 40 years in prison for child porn, a case that stems from the investigation conducted by the Iowa City Police Department regarding the sexual abuse

A Cedar Rapids man found incompetent for trial last year has been found competetent, and his trial will begin Feb. 14. He demanded speedy trial.

A North Liberty man will spend 25 years in federal prison for child porn charges involving one minor he met on Snapchat. He communicated with her four months and requested nude images and videos from one.

A California man, who was the leader of a meth trafficking operation that brought “hundreds of pounds” of the drug from California into Iowa, was convicted and faces a minimum of 10 years and possibly up to life in prison.