Michael Lang, suspect charged with killing Iowa State trooper Jim Smith, pleads not guilty Philip Joens, Des Moines Register
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A Grundy Center man has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges, including first-degree murder, related to the fatal shooting of Iowa State Patrol trooper Jim Smith.
Michael Lang, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, assault on a peace officer and attempted murder after allegedly shooting and killing Smith during a standoff at his home. Lang was scheduled to appear in court Monday but his attorney, Aaron Hawbaker, filed a written arraignment Sunday in Grundy County.
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A week after Tibbetts went missing, state and federal authorities announced they obtained information from Tibbetts FitBit, which she always wore when running.
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A couple of days later, the Bring Mollie Tibbetts Home Safe Reward Fund reached $172,000 for tips about Tibbetts, announced her mother, Laura Calderwood. The fund would eventually grow to nearly $400,000.
On Aug. 6, Rob Tibbetts told Fox News that he thought his daughter was caught in some kind of misunderstanding with someone she knows.
The national scope of the search was cemented when Vice President Mike Pence commented on the case while at an event in Des Moines. I just want Mollie s family to know: You’re on the hearts of every American, he said during an Aug. 15 event.
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Authorities have released more information on the high-speed chase that began Sunday afternoon in Carroll and ended in Fort Dodge. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) the pursuit began at approximately 2:44 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highways 30 and 71. The Iowa State Patrol was conducting a routine traffic stop for a tinted window violation and requested the Carroll Police Department assist at the scene with their K-9 unit. When the K-9 indicated to the presence of narcotics outside the 2012 Chevrolet Impala, the driver, identified as 18-year-old Isiah Christopher Mosley, fled at a high rate of speed. The pursuit continued into Calhoun County, passing through Lake City on Highway 175, then north on Highway 4 and east again on U.S. Highway 20 into Fort Dodge. The approximately 60-mile chase ended when a trooper initiated contact with the vehicle near the intersection with Highway 169, causing it to enter the ditch. Law enforcement approached the veh