Parents of murder victim to testify in Oglevie trial
Davenport jury hears testimony expected today from Ferdinand and Olga Jensen in the first degree murder case against Andrew Jon Oglevie. The trial, moved from Cedar County to Scott County, could last two to three weeks and carries a mandatory life sentence if convicted.
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Jonathan Reed Gazette
Davenport
Ady Jensen
Andrew Jon Oglevie
Scott County District Court
Cedar County District Court
Tipton
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Jensen
Ferdinand Jensen
Kerns
Iowa
Rockford
Ill
Des Moines
Lawrence Scalise
James Ramey
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
West Point halts Johnny's drinking letters plan
West Point Iowa officials drop a plan to mail letters to parents of minors caught drinking citing legal issues. Police will handle juvenile alcohol cases at their discretion, with officials shifting to verbal contact with parents.
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Johnny
Iowa
Hank Manning
Lee County
Manning
Council
Austin O’brien
Storm Lake man struck and killed by freight train
A 74 year old man wandered from Methodist Manor in Storm Lake and was hit by an Illinois Central Gulf freight train west of the city. Buena Vista County deputies say he walked about 10 miles to the tracks and may have been lying on ties when startled by the approaching train. He was identified as Howard Blanchard.
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West Branch
Oglevie
Rockford
Jensen
Iowa City
Jeanne Jensen
Ady
Robert
Judy Kern
Storm Lake
Iowa
Buena Vista County
Illinois Central Gulf
Blanchard
Craney Attempts Death by Own Action at Anamosa Reformatory
Michael Craney serving a life term for the May 5 1982 stabbing death of his infant son at Jesup. He attempted suicide at Anamosa Reformatory Thursday, slashing his wrists with a razor, and is in stable condition at University Hospitals Iowa City before potential return to prison. This marks his fourth self harm attempt in a year.
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Michael Craney
Craney
University Hospitals
Iowa City
John Sissel
Anamosa Community Hospital
Reformatory
Black Hawk
Buchanan County
Jesup
Waterloo murder suspect seeks separate trial
Black Hawk County assistant public defender Al Davidson asks for a separate trial for Jay Hollins among three men charged with first degree murder in a shotgun slaying. The June 6 joint trial plan faces potential prejudice claims from Hollins' lawyers.
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Black Hawk County
al Davidson
Jay Hollins
Minneapolis
Hollins
Ronald Harris Brown
Mesa, Ariz
Ennis Cheda Montgomery
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