Cedar Rapids man gets 50 years for robbery and sex abuse
Jacob Voshell Jr. was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison after guilty pleas to robbing and sexually abusing a 46 year old Cedar Rapids woman on March 18. He received two consecutive 25 year terms in Linn District Court under a plea bargain that spared a life term for kidnapping. The case involved forcing the woman to perform a sex act and dragging her through the area near her home until a passerby intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Voshell Jr
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Horan
Linn
Voshell
Sears worker admits thefts from Cedar Rapids warehouse
A part time Sears employee Jeffrey Horak 21 of Marion admitted stealing over 10000 in merchandise from the Cedar Rapids warehouse over 14 months. He faces first degree theft charges and has been released on a promise to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Roebuck & Co
Cedar Rapids
Jeffrey Horak
21St Ave
Marion
Horak
Sears
James Barnes
Linn County to receive 132000 dollar Social Security repayment
After a two year wait, Linn County will get back 132,354 from the Social Security Administration. Auditor Linda Langenberg said the refund covers Social Security taxes withheld from employees’ pay during sick leave from 1976 through 1981 following an IRS ruling in 1982. The county had been told in 1985 it could take five weeks to four years to receive the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Social Security Administration
Linda Langenberg
Internal Revenue Service
Gary Rogers
McGladrey Hendrickson & Pullen
Cedar Rapids
Rogers
Cereal leaf beetle found in four northeast Iowa counties
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Dale Cochran notes early discovery of the cereal leaf beetle in Winneshiek Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties with limited numbers. He urges alert farmers to watch oats barley and wheat and report abnormalities to the Entomology Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Dale Cochran
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Cochran
Department
The Log Assault Charge Against Robert Steggall
Robert Steggall aged 31 of 912 Eighth Ave SW was arrested on a warrant Monday evening for assault causing bodily injury. He allegedly struck Cathryn Jack several times on January 28, used a broom handle, choked her, and poked a knife in her coat. Steggall posted bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Steggall
Eighth Ave
Cathryn Jack
Steggall
Firearms Charge Filed Against Rick Rickard
Rick Rickard aged 20 of 1712 13th Ave SW was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. He was arrested Tuesday after being accused of selling a stolen rifle to a rural Fairfax couple on November 5 and released on bond.
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Rick Rickard
13Th Ave
Fairfax
Rickard
Man Arrested for Loaded Revolver and Drunken Driving
John Harder 41 of 389 Green Valley Terrace SE charged after police found a loaded revolver in his glove compartment and he was cited for drunken driving in a parking lot at 1400 block of First Avenue SE around 10 45 p m Monday He was released from custody to Kimberly Bacon at 2901 Sixth St SW April 2 between 7 a m and 4 50 p m Tuesday A video recorder two cameras and jewelry worth 1429 were reported as missing with entry through a bedroom window.
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Taylor School
Seventh Avenue
John Harder
Green Valley Terrace SE
First Avenue SE
Harder
Kimberly Bacon
Sixth St
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C.R. Man
Metro-Iowa
Rick Smith
Gazette
Dick Hogan
Gazette County Reporter
Washington
Charles Grassley
Second St. SE
City Hall
Third Ave
Wiley Blvd
19Th St. NW
Second Ave
Edgewood Rd
Oklahoma Ave
Third St
Garry Ave
Bowman Ln
Westdale Dr
C Ave
F Ave. NW
10Th St
11Th St. SW
Robert D. Mason
Walter L. Thomas
1St Ave
Amana
Main Amana
Ce Roper
Wheeler
P. Briggs & Stratton Max
Wwe
Disston
Xcar
Pey
Rd, Inc
Sun
Lindale Mall
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