Rayhons denies sexual contact with wife in nursing home
Former Iowa legislator Rayhons testified he had no sexual contact with his late wife on May 23 2014 at Concord Care Center. He cried as he described their relationship insisting he treated her like a queen and would never remove her ring. He faces a unique felony charge of sexual abuse based on claims she could not consent due to Alzheimer's.
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Henry Rayhons
Donna
North Iowa
Rayhons
Concord Care Center
Rayhans
Joel Yanek
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Scott Reger
Reger
Care Center
Donna Rayhans
Yanek
Donna Rayhons
Man Denies Sexual Contact With Wife In Nursing Home Case
Henry Rayhons testified he believed he treated his wife Donna as his queen and denied sexual activity with her on the night in question. He described fatigue from farming and acupuncture and disputed claims about a curtain dividing rooms. He acknowledged placing his wife’s underwear in a hallway hamper and faced questions over a secretly recorded agent confrontation. Closing arguments loom for Monday.
Van stolen from Cedar Rapids Boys and Girls Club recovered in West Des Moines
A van stolen from Cedar Rapids this month has been recovered in West Des Moines along with three laptops a Wii and games from the Polk Alternative Education Center. Police urge tips as suspects remain at large and public video is on Cedar Rapids Police Facebook page. The report also describes a separate April 11 break-in at the education center with items stolen and vandalism including urine and feces on sports equipment.
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Cedar Rapids
West Des Moines
Polk Alternative Education Center
B Ave
Ex-broker given extra five years for failure to appear
Alan Lucas, 48, already serving a 25 year sentence for 2013 securities crimes, received an additional five year term after judges found him guilty of failing to appear for the last day of his trial. Prosecutors sought consecutive time, citing undermining the justice system. Lucas fled to Wisconsin and was arrested after extradition battles.
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Alan Lucas
Sixth Judicial District
Christopher Bruns
Lucas
Bruns
Linn County
Jerry Vander Sanden
Paul Miller
Wisconsin
India
Iowa
Covenant Investment Fund
Noah Aulwes
Aulwes
Asherlee Management
Cedar Rapids
Trish. Mehaffey
Thegazette
Release denied in synthetic pot case
Center Point man Robert Carl Sharp, 35, owner of Pipe Dreamz in Iowa City, remains jailed pending trial on charges including conspiracy to manufacture and distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids. Watkins also faces related counts. Sharp moved to Center Point in 2013 on supervised release without permission. Trial date not set.
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Robert Carl Sharp
Sharp
Peoria
Ill
Pipe Dreamz
Drug Enforcement Administration
Johnson County District Court
DEA
Juana
Wayne Christopher Watkins
Cedar Rapids
Watkins
U.S
Jon Scoles
Scoles
Center Point
Iowa
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