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 May. 27, 2021 6:50 pm1626d ago
Officers busted Chanord Hawkins, 28, of Chicago, for heroin in his fanny pack and then found him hiding marijuana in his underwear and fentanyl “tucked” inside his buttocks.
Crime & Courts May. 26, 2021 10:47 pm1626d ago
Kiara Morrise said her ex-boyfriend, Todd Jenkins, on trial this week for fatally shooting her boyfriend, Reginald Ward, was the only one with a gun Oct. 30, 2019.
Crime & Courts May. 25, 2021 4:08 pm1628d ago
Defendant accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend
Crime & Courts May. 25, 2021 8:18 am1628d ago
A mother said she would never forget the moment she learned of the abuse. “Her demeanor, her body language and tone said everything I never thought would happen to my baby girl.”
Crime & Courts May. 21, 2021 6:15 am1632d ago
Ace attacked homeless man in park in 2018, 13-year-old in 2020
Crime & Courts May. 21, 2021 7:22 am1632d ago
Jayden Cliff, convicted of animal abuse, received the maximum prison term for breaking puppy Kimble’s front and back right legs.
Crime & Courts May. 20, 2021 9:17 am1633d ago
Judge says former Four Oaks youth counselor who pleaded guilty to sex abuse of 14-year-old isn’t eligible for suspended sentences. She will be allowed to withdraw plea and trial will be reset.
Crime & Courts May. 18, 2021 4:57 pm1635d ago
Surveillance shows woman firing into crowd
Crime & Courts May. 18, 2021 4:28 pm1635d ago
It’s been nearly three years since Mollie Tibbetts went missing, her body found over a month later. Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial.
Crime & Courts May. 17, 2021 6:30 am1636d ago
Tenant Takesha Rogers asks court to reverse the City of Cedar Rapids’ nuisance designation of the house she rents - owned by Charles Davisson - because it means eviction for her.
Crime & Courts May. 14, 2021 9:56 am1639d ago
William Yancey is the third defendant convicted in the robbery and fatal shooting of James Booher, who went missing in 2014.
Crime & Courts May. 13, 2021 6:06 pm1640d ago
Damian James Hunter pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two children ages 5 and 6 for over a year.
Crime & Courts May. 13, 2021 9:37 am1640d ago
He faces up to 10 years in prison
Crime & Courts May. 10, 2021 2:36 pm1643d ago
He faces a mandatory 10 years in prison
Crime & Courts May. 7, 2021 7:15 pm1646d ago
ANAMOSA — The two inmates accused of bludgeoning an Anamosa prison officer and a registered nurse will be tried separately …

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