Cedar Rapids man gets life for 2007 fatal stabbing
Curtis Padgett, 43, was sentenced to life without parole for first degree murder in the May 11, 2007 killing of Dennis First in Padgett's Hawthorne Hills apartment. He must also pay 150000 in restitution to First's daughter.
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Cedar Rapids
Curtis Padgett
Dennis First
Hawthorne Hills
Padgett
First
Jonathan Thompson
Thompson
Thornhill
Geneva
Todd Weimer
Linn County
Sixth Judicial District
Ian Thornhill
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Shooting injures one in northwest Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids, a 10:15 p.m. shooting in the 3100 block of O Avenue NW left one person seriously injured but not life threatening. Police say all involved are known to each other and no charges have been filed as the investigation continues. identities were not released. In Coralville, Jerell Rush, 19, was charged with 15 counts of second degree sexual abuse for alleged abuse of a child at least monthly from December 2021 to February 2023 in a Coralville apartment. He appeared in court and was held on $150,000 bail.
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Edwards
the Gazette
Padgett
First
Cedar Rapids
O Avenue NW
Coralville
Jerell Rush
Rush
Johnson County
Iowa City
Groundwork
H-Bar
6Th Judicial District
Ian Thornhill
James Miller
Katrell Sykes
David Sykes
Malik Maxwell
JFMC
Sixth Judicial District
Christopher Bruns
Iowa City hookah bar violence yields involuntary manslaughter plea
Antonio Steven Scotton, 21, of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and rioting for the Oct 23, 2022 shooting outside the H Bar in Iowa City that killed Raymond Thomas, 36. Scotton faces up to 10 years. sentencing set for Aug 9. The city had pursued nuisance abatement, with bar owners restricted to 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. hours and ordered penalties for past violations.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Antonio Steven Scotton
Raymond Thomas
S. van Buren St
Thomas
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
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