Man accused of killing Iowa trooper released from hospital, booked into jail
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GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa (KTIV) - A man accused of shooting and killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper has been released from the hospital and booked into jail.
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation says on April 21 Michael Lang of Grundy Center was released by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and transported to the Grundy County Sheriff s Office where he is being held on a $3,000,000 cash bond.
The 41-year-old Lang is charged in the April 9 shooting death of ISP Sgt. Jim Smith. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault on a peace officer.
Suspect in Iowa trooper s death taken from hospital to jail
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Suspect in Iowa trooper s death taken from hospital to jail
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The man charged with killing a state trooper Friday has long struggled with alcohol and had recently been cited for trespassing at a local bar, according to public documents and people who know him.
Michael Thomas Lang was shot repeatedly by law enforcement officials and was listed in critical condition after surgery Saturday at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, officials said.
He has been charged with first-degree murder for Smith s death.
A Grundy Center native, Lang was well known to local police, officials said Saturday. Susan Schmidt, 45, a bartender at Scotty’s Saloon, said she’s known Lang all of his life and that he has been a heavy drinker since high school.
AMIE RIVERS
GRUNDY CENTER â A state trooper was killed in Grundy Center on Friday night, and the suspected killer is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
âLast night, Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith died a hero,â said Stephan Bayens, commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, during a Grundy Center press conference Saturday announcing Smithâs death.
Smith was a 27-year veteran of the patrol as well as a husband and father.
âWe sought the comfort of our loved ones last night as we mourned the loss of our brother,â Bayens said. âSo please pray for the men and women of the Iowa State Patrol. Support us. Help us as we grieve.â