Cedar Rapids man surrenders after 20 years on run
49 year old Cedar Rapids man Matthew Samuel West turned himself in to Linn County authorities on December 27 after two decades as a fugitive. West had been wanted since 1994 for conspiracy to distribute LSD and related charges from 1990 to 1992. He was free on bond during appeals and now awaits sentencing with a February trial date set by U.S. Magistrate Jon Scoles.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Samuel West
FBI
West
Linn County
Brian Gardner
Steve Swift
Jonathan Hammond
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Eugene
Ore
Fort Stockton
Junction
Texas
U.S
Jon Scoles
Scoles
Gazette Wedding and Engagement Forms Directory
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Branstad expects Iowa straw poll to continue
Gov. Terry Branstad said the Republican Party of Iowa will likely keep the straw poll as state leaders note caucuses are the top priority. Party officials say the event remains a party affair and not a scientific poll, with the caucuses guiding the nominating process and early voting status.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Republican Party of
State
Republican Central Committee
Ames
Branstad
Republican Party of Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann
Republican National Committee
Kaufmann
RNC
New Hampshire
Central Committee
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Branstad declines comment on state personnel cases
Gov. Terry Branstad refused to comment on two personnel matters citing lack of details. He urged DPS to investigate the speeding incident but offered no punishment stance and deferred to Debi Durham on the Kasotia firing amid agency restructuring.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Des Moines Register
Department of Public Safety
Debi Durham
Economic Development Agency
Paritosh Kasotia
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Associated Press
Kasotia
Chet Culver
State Office of Energy Independence
Durham
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