Suspect cleared for trial in four Cedar Rapids killings
Luke Wade Truesdell, 34, was found competent to stand trial after a psychiatrist assessed him following a motion for competency. He faces four counts of first degree murder in the June deaths of Amanda Parker and three Cedar Rapids residents. Trial set for April 8, 2025, with bail at four million dollars.
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Amanda Sue Parker
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Romandus “Roe” Lamar Cooper
Brent Anthony Brown
Keonna Victoria Ryan
East Otter Rd
Lon Brown
Brent Brown
Truesdell
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Coralville
IMCC
6Th Judicial District
Liz Dupuich
Dupuich
Linn County
Adrian Haughton
Jim Slosiarek
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Iowa man denied unemployment after drunken Cedar Rapids brewery event
Garret Lomeli, an area manager for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, was fired after passing out at a work-related happy hour in Cedar Rapids. A judge ruled he is not eligible for jobless benefits, calling his conduct at the event wantonly careless and damaging to the employer's reputation.
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Garrett Lomeli
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits
Urbandale
Lomeli
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Southern Glazer’s
Southern Glazer
Human Resources Department of
James Timberland
Lomell
Timberland
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