A prosecutor dismisses theft charge against a Cedar Rapids developer accused of stealing flooring from Menards. Eric Gutschmidt said he had receipts for items he was accused of stealing.
A survivor said she still has nightmares about her former softball coach, James Anthony White, sexually assaulting her 16 years ago. The “resentment, anger and shame” she felt towards the former Clear Creek Amana softball coach caused her to give up her dreams of playing softball professionally. She still suffers from depression and anxiety.
Trial for Andrew Shaw, accused of hiring two men to kill Chris Bagley in 2018, has been bumped to Jan. 23. Shaw had demanded his speedy right to trial.
A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 102 years in prison for sexually abusing two children. The girls were abused from the time they were each 10-years-old one for over the course of six years. The prosecutor called them brave for breaking their “silence” and speaking out. He hopes their story would encourage others.