Cedar Rapids man sentenced to up to 35 years in prison
Cedar Rapids man Jimmy Prophete, 43, was sentenced by Judge Justin Lightfoot to up to 35 years in prison after a jury convicted him in March of attempted murder, willful injury and domestic abuse assault. He lured ex girlfriend Jasmine Marcharles with money to meet him and attacked with a knife and claw hammer. The sentence runs 25 years for attempted murder and willful injury consecutive to 10 years for the domestic assault, with a five year no contact order and 17 years before parole eligibility.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixth Judicial District
Justin Lightfoot
Jimmy Prophete
Prophete
Jasmine Marcharles
Lightfoot
Linn County
Molly Edwards
John Bishop
Haiti
Iowa Finds 154 Noncitizen Voters in Statewide Review
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate disclosed 87 noncitizens voted and 67 noncitizen registrations across 154 cases identified in a review of 2.3 million voter records. Two thousand twenty-two records remain unclear on citizenship status, with provisional ballots used to determine eligibility. Cases span Polk, Linn, Johnson, Black Hawk counties, with potential referrals to state prosecutors.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Pate
U.S
Iowa
Iowa Dot
State Transportation Department
Linn County
Joel Miller
Miller
Polk
Linn
Johnson
Black Hawk
District 46 Senator Driscoll backed education savings accounts
A correction notes that District 46 state Senator Dawn Driscoll voted in favor of the final Education Savings Accounts bill. An endorsement editorial in Sunday Insight had misstated her vote.
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Dawn Driscoll
Sunday Insight
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Judicial District
Jared Strong
Erin. Murphy
Lowa
Paul Pate
Lowa Pbs
Lowa Press
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