Man who killed Iowa trooper was shot 3 times, official says
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press April 26, 2021 5:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
IOWA CITY, Iowa The man charged with fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol sergeant earlier this month was later shot in the head and chest by other state troopers after he opened fire on them, a prosecutor said Monday.
Three Iowa State Patrol troopers and a Hardin County deputy were entirely legally justified in shooting at Michael Lang during the April 9 confrontation at Lang s home in Grundy Center, assistant Iowa attorney general Scott Brown concluded. Because of Lang s actions officers had no other reasonable choice but to shoot Lang, Brown wrot
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Murder defendant Joshua Pendleton talks with his defense attorney, Michelle Wolf, during his trial on Monday at the Scott County Courthouse. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
Iowa State Assistant Attorney General Doug Hammerand tells the jury to use their “common sense” while deliberating the case during his closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
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Murder defendant Joshua Pendleton talks with his defense attorney, Michelle Wolf, during his trial on Monday at the Scott County Courthouse.
DAVENPORT Mental health experts brought in by the state and the defense disagree on whether Joshua Pendleton was insane when he attacked and killed the Rev. Al Henderson at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Oct. 2, 2019.
Linn County Man Airlifted To Iowa City After Accident In Fairfax
A Monday evening accident in Fairfax left a man with serious injuries.
According to a media release from the Linn County Sheriff s Office, 63-year-old Rex Hamilton of Marion was heading north on Williams Blvd./Highway 151 near Prairie Avenue in Fairfax just before 8:30 Monday night, April 26. The trailer Hamilton was pulling hit a construction barrier. That caused a piece of paving equipment on the trailer to come off. It ended up in the southbound lane of Williams Blvd.
25-year-old Jordan Brown of Fairfax was driving a motorcycle on the southbound side of Williams Blvd/Highway 151 and hit the equipment that had come off of the trailer. Brown then lost control of the motorcycle and went down.
Associated Press6 hours agoLast Updated: April 27, 2021
Iowa City, Iowa (AP) The man charged with fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol sergeant earlier this month was later shot in the head and chest by other state troopers after he opened fire on them, a prosecutor said Monday.
Three Iowa State Patrol troopers and a Hardin County deputy “were entirely legally justified” in shooting at Michael Lang during the April 9 confrontation at Lang’s home in Grundy Center, assistant Iowa attorney general Scott Brown concluded.
41-year-old Lang survived his gunshot wounds. Last week, he was released from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and taken into custody. He’s charged with murder in the death of Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, attempted murder and assaulting a law enforcement officer. Brown is one of the prosecutors on the case, which could send Lang to prison for the rest of his life.
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