Two Iowa stepbrothers tied to multi county killings captured in Pensacola
McMahan and Kauffman were arrested in Pensacola after a four hour crime spree across Mahaska Keokuk and Poweshiek counties. A single gun was found in the motel room. Federal charges may follow with death as a potential penalty for carjacking or bank robbery.
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van Toorn
Scott Campbell
Pensacola
Iowa
McMahan
Kauffman
Barbara Garber
What Cheer
Island Schultz
Gibson
Gibson Savings Bank
Schultz
Garber
Mahaska
Keokuk
Poweshiek
FBI
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Cheer
Gibson Bank
Gulf of Mexico
McMahan and Kauffman
Neb
Iowa tag sighting leads to Florida arrest after highway chase
A Florida driver recalls spotting a dark green Dodge Dakota with an Iowa 910 BUF tag near the state line. He followed for 10 miles and alerted a Pensacola detective. By noon the two suspects were in custody. The witness downplays hero status, crediting luck and providence.
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Florida
New Orleans
Pensacola
Interstate 10
Florida State Line
Iowa
Davidson
al Mezza
Escambia County
Crime Spree Timeline Grips Small Iowa Town
A string of murders and a bank robbery across June 11 to July 1 rocked What Cheer Montezuma Oskaloosa and surrounding areas. Victims Barbara Garber and Island Schultz were killed. The Gibson Savings Bank robbery occurred. suspects Jamie McMahan and Christopher Kauffman fled to Florida before surrendering in Pensacola. The case drew national attention via America’s Most Wanted.
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Island Schultz
Montezuma High School
Gibson
Gibson Savings Bank
Jamie McMahan
Rose Hill
Christopher Kauffman
Oskaloosa
Amanda Miller
Mandi Smith
McMahan
Kauffman
Barbara Garber
Branson, Mo
Walt
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
Kissimmee
Miller
Smith
Florida
Amtrak
Smith and Miller
Ottumwa
Iown
Garber
McMahan and Kauffman
Stepbrothers Cling to 1997 Green Pickup in TV Feature
Ron questions the stepbrothers' lingering attachment to the 1997 green pickup used as their getaway vehicle on America's Most Wanted. He wonders why they kept the Iowa plate and did not swap in a stolen plate carried in the truck.
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Davis
McMahan
Kauffman
Fox
Pensacola
Escambia County
Jim Lowman
Mahaska County
van Toorn
Ron
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Ashford
Morgan Jones
Land
Place Go LA
WMI
WMT
McMahan and
University of Iowa
Blairs Ferry Road
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