Courts plea deal angers victims in shooting case
In Cedar Rapids Tracy Moses described the 2012 shooting at her home as a hate crime during defendant Joseph Pham guilty plea hearings. Pham, 44, admitted firing on neighbors with diminished capacity and received up to seven years with a five-year minimum. Wilson, Moses, and a child injured in the attack voiced anger at the plea, saying Pham knew what he was doing and harming their family forever.
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Brian Wilson
Wilson
Linn County
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Jon Hammond
Jaime Moses
Hammond
Sixth Judicial District
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Turner
Jim Slosiarek
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Homeless man accused of Iowa City bomb threat on campus
Rickie A. Roberts Jr. 35 walked the West Campus Transportation Center skywalk at 7 a.m. Sunday and warned of a bomb threat. He allegedly resisted arrest, biting an officer, and was charged with assault causing injury, interference with official acts, second degree harassment, and trespass. He was jailed in Johnson County.
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Johnson County
Iowa medical marijuana bill dies in same week introduced
Iowa Senator Bolkcom introduced a narrow medical marijuana bill in Des Moines to aid patients with conditions like epilepsy but failed to gain bipartisan support. The measure was referred to Human Resources and deemed dead by week’s end, despite advocacy from families such as Tina McDermott and Maria La France.
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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Smith
Senate
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Olsen
Congress
Feds
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Quincy
la France
Joe Bolkcom
Diown City
Sally Gaer
Kingston invites development bids for Cedar Rapids police site
Kingston seeks proposals by April 25 to house the Cedar Rapids Police Department and to develop a second city owned lot at 200 210 and 212 Third Ave SW Kingston Village. A four story mixed use building is envisioned by an unnamed developer while the city must compare bids from other developers before selecting a proposal.
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