Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Persons Fined or Arrested in Early Morning Reports
The Gazette lists multiple individuals with addresses and times in the early hours on Thursday. Christopher, 26, Cody Watson, 24, and Eric A. Schmit, 37, are noted along with Randy Torgerson, 41, in LeClaire. Incidents occurred near Mount Vernon Road SE, Sixth Street SW, 33rd Avenue SW, and Burlington and Madison streets.
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Christopher
26Th St
Mount Vernon Road
Randy Torgerson
LeClaire
Sixth Street
Cody Watson
Dean Rd
33Rd Avenue
Eric A. Schmit
Chester Rd
Cedar Rapids
Burlington and
Madison Streets
Iowa City
Assault Charges Filed Against Five Individuals Across Cities
Brandon Devos 22 of 3000 J St SW faces assault charges for domestic abuse with a dangerous weapon and bodily injury after threatening cohabitant Datesha Diggs with a knife and assaulting her. Candace Perry 17 of 790 Bentley Dr Marion is charged with assault on a peace officer at Lindale Mall. Gerald Jense 27 of 504 Second Ave Apt 2 Coralville accused of domestic assault causing injury including choking and kicking a female victim. Seth M Knight 19 of 525 Iowa Ave Apt 3 Iowa City charged with assault on a peace officer and additional domestic assault warrant. Knight arrested while officers attempted arrest at 300 Iowa Ave.
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Brandon Devos
J St
Datesha Diggs
Diggs
Candace Perry
Bentley Dr
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Lindale Mall
First Avenue
Gerald Jense
Second Ave
Apt. 2
Coralville
Second Avenue
Seth M. Knight
Iowa Ave
Apt. 3
Iowa City
Iowa Avenue
Knight
Johnson County forgery charge filed in Iowa City
Jennifer M. Garringer, 25, of 2341 Nevada Ave, Iowa City, faced a forgery charge after allegedly taking a check belonging to another person and writing it to herself for 450 dollars and cashing it on February 7 in Iowa City.
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Jennifer M. Garringer
Nevada Ave
Iowa City
Endangerment charge filed against Coralville woman
Tonya L. Lanier 30 of 704 18th Ave Apt 3 Coralville faces a child endangerment charge for allegedly hitting her daughter on the upper back with a belt at 704 18th Ave Apt 3 Coralville. An incident also cited a 4333 First Ave SW address and a 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. time frame on Tuesday involving a DVD player and rental movie DVD.
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Tonya L. Lanier
18Th Ave
Apt
Coralville
Apt. 3
First Ave
Teen charged with burglary at Hy-Vee and construction site theft
Neil Gremp, 17, of 1272 Eisenhower Road, Hiawatha, faces two counts of third degree burglary after Feb. 10 incidents at Hy-Vee 5050 Edgewood Road NE when closed. He allegedly stole $1,000 in alcohol and took a computer and printer from a Hy-Vee construction trailer.
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Neil Gremp
Eisenhower Rd
Hiawatha
Hy-Vee
Edgewood Rd
Semis require longer stopping distance than cars in emergencies
In good conditions a car from 55 mph stops in 110 to 150 feet while a semi requires about double that. Iowa trooper Matt Schwenn explains air brake systems slow response and adds 75 to 100 extra feet. Driver safety expert Scott Falk notes 62 fatal semi crashes last year with crashes ranging 54 to 90 over six years.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Matt Schwenn
Iowa State Patrol
Schwenn
Scott Falk
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Positive Alburnett student Logan McVey dies in crash
Logan McVey, a senior active in sports and FFA at Alburnett, was killed when his northbound car failed to yield at a County Home Road intersection and was struck by a semi driven by Ronald Taylor. Stewart says counselors supported students. the road was closed several hours.
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Stewart
Alburnett
Logan McVey
C Avenue
Ronald Taylor
Montezuma
Coun
Ty Home Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Logan
Gardner
County Home Road
State tightens athletic eligibility while shortening sanction
The rule bases eligibility on passing classes, cuts the sanction period, and defines a bona fide contestant to stop one sport pivots to bypass penalties. Freshmen exceptions aside, the 20 day sanction must occur in a sport the student participates in or has in the past. Districts may impose stricter standards. Report by Diane Heldt and staff.
Inmates push back against Benton jail uniforms
Benton County inmates oppose new jail uniforms as authorities switch to striped outfits and pink underwear. Critics cite safety and cost, while Sheriff Forsyth notes a single discrimination complaint amid ongoing lawsuits. Local officials compare outfits to earlier chain gang images. The column credits Dave Rasdal.
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CNN
Arpaio
Bristol County
Mass
Thomas M. Hodgson
Cedar Rapids man gets second prison term this year on sex charge
Joel Rich of Cedar Rapids was sentenced in Linn County to up to 10 years in prison for third degree sexual abuse to be served with a 17 year federal sentence. He admitted a December 2004 sex act with a 15 year old Benton County girl met online. He also faces related federal and state charges involving the same girl. two other men stand charged.
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Cedar Rapids
Joel Rich
Rich
Linn County
Patrick Grady
Ting
Benton County
U.S. District Court
Danny Raplinger
Scott Faulkner
Marion
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