Whitehill and matt stephenson. The state charged polson for attempted murder for those two shootings but the jury chose the lesser charge. Stephenson avoided injury but whitehill was shot in the back and neck and has permanent nerve damage a result of the shooting. Polson was also found guilty on two counts of willful injury as well as all the drug and weapons charges he faced. Polson showed little emotion as the verdict was read and was immediately taken into custody without bond. I did have a chance to speak to a few of the victims and they were still trying to process the verdict and did not want to go on camera. Polson will be sentenced in december on all nine charges. With just the attempted murder, assault and willful injury charges polson faces up to 50 years in prison. A man is dead after exchanging gun fire with police in cedar rapids. It all started around 1030 last night when an officer pulled over car on suspicion of drug activity. But when the vehicle stopped 21 yearold Jo
Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that torched a business in menlo. Crews responded to the five hundred block of sherman street overnight. Flames were shooting through the roof of sargent custom cabinets. It took about eight hours to get the fire under control. Firefighters say paint and other Flammable Materials made it difficult. The building is a total loss. A former Lincoln High School teacher is charged with public exposure. The Des Moines School district says Michael Madson resigned from his position tuesday. On saturday, police say the 60 year old exposed himself to a Woman Working at valley west mall. The charge is a simple economics, marketing, and computers at the school for about 29 years. A des moines man facing vehicular homicide charges was back in court, today. Troy mure, junior appeared at a preliminary hearing. Police say he was drunk and driving recklessly when he crashed into a tree last month, killing his passenger, scalicity perez. Mure claim
Through a computer, shows the inmates location at all times. It even pinpoints the act area of a building or work area where that inmate is located. Deputies can see if an inmate travels home or anywhere near a potential victim. When we know who the victim is we can put an exclusion zone on the computer. If that person were to get near thahaexclusion zone, and alarm would go off and wed now. Jail administrator s also get a text message and immediately send a deputy to the inmates location. Its kind of dotting the is and crossing the ts, where they say i better behave because theyll know. the sheriff says the buddis bracelet payer. If an inmate chooses to leave jail for work, he or to use the mandatory bracelet. Ininlayton county Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. Several other eastern iowa counties use similar gps tracking systems. In dubuque count jail administratorsrso not use a tracking device. Instead deputies physically check in on the the inmates at work throughout the day. Multivehi
Traffic was backed upupn intererate 380 in cedar rapids this morning. These photos show cars backed up near the 42nd street and collins road exits in northeast cedar rapids. Police say at least one crash happened alolo the interstate, but no one was seriously injured. One photo from the dot shows a truck hauling away a jeep near the southbound exit for coldstream avenue. Right now traffic is owing once again down 380. This is a live look at our cedar rapids north city cam where the roads and the skies are at least mostly clear this midday. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin. Occasional clouds will pass overhead today, periods of sunshine. A few stray flurries may fall north of highway 20. Highs stay in the 20s for most, although some lower 30s are possible south where theres little snow on the remain partly cloudydyvernight clouds increase tomorrow, bringing a chance of light snow late, with a chance continuing into friday night. If any snow falls, therel
The senior Bowlsby is also listed online as one of the firm’s two vice presidents. However, a spokesperson said he does not have a financial stake in the company.