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Cabdriver killing trial highlights body position and evidence
Curtis Jones 42 of Mount Pleasant stands trial in Scott County for first degree murder in the June 27 2017 shooting of Ricky Lillie 46 a cabdriver in Iowa City. Testimony described Lillie shot point blank in the face and back of head and found contorted in the cab with possible body maneuvering using a belt as a handle. Evidence included photos a tablet an open bloodstained briefcase a taxi badge while wallet gun and shell casings were not found. The trial paused over a pretrial legal issue and is expected to continue next week.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Curtis Jones
Johnson County
Iowa City
Ricky Lillie
Scott County
Davenport
Mount Pleasant
Towa City
Schuneman
Lillie
Robert Hartman
Hartman
Jones