16-year-old to stand trial in adult court for purse snatching death
Cedar Rapids teen Isaac Pledge Jr. 16, charged with delinquent acts equivalent to first degree murder, will be tried as an adult after a Juvenile Court hearing. He is jailed awaiting arraignment in Linn District Court for the May incident that left 76-year-old Jessie De La Mater dead a week after being injured.
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Cedar Rapids
Brent G. Harstad
Isaac Pledge Jr
Fifth St
Linn County
Linn District Court
Jessie de la Mater
McKinley Junior High School
Judge rules on transfer of juvenile offender Isaac Pledge
In a detailed ruling, the Juvenile Court weighs transferring Isaac Pledge to adult court. The judge notes Isaac as initiator and main actor, while acknowledging Keith Maide as a distinct youth with more optimistic prospects. Evidence cited includes prior truancy, poor school records, and a prior threat to a teacher.
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Keith A. Maide
Sixth St. SE
Maide
Eldora
Isaac
Keith Maide
Pledge
Washington High School
Harstad
Isaac Pledge
Forte
Catholic School Future Tied to Parishes in Cedar Rapids
The Metropolitan Task Force on Catholic Education and Planning reports Cedar Rapids Catholic elementary schools can survive in the foreseeable future with parish and parent support. Immaculate Conception and St. Ludmila's face varied enrollment trends. St. Jude's and St. Pius X show higher current enrollments. Parish meetings are urged to discuss history and future based on the panel's statistics and positive assumptions.
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Cedar Rapids
Metropolitan Task Force On
Immaculate Conception
Metropolitan Task Force
Metropolitan Catholic System
Cedar Rapids Community
St. Ludmila’s
St. Jude’s
St. Pius X
Metropolitan Board of Education
Linn County GOP chair disputes charge of rigging convention
Linn County Republican chairman Chuck Lande scheduled the county nominating convention a night after a Farm Bureau meeting, drawing claims from Frances Palmer that the timing discouraged urban voters. Palmer lost the Supervisors race to Curtis Hayes, who faces Democrat Joe Rinas in November. Bruere defended the scheduling, praising Lande’s leadership and noting a resignation created scheduling conflict for both parties.
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Linn County
Lyle Bruere
Grande Ave. SE
Frances Palmer
Lincoln Heights Drive
Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against Gary L. Wolff
A drunk driving charge was filed against Gary L. Wolff age 30 of 1103 43rd St SE. He was also charged with speeding after an arrest at 2 02 a.m. near Mount Vernon Road and 43rd Street SE. The note mentions the date 1776 when New York City was occupied by the British in the Revolutionary War.
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Gary L. Wolff
43Rd St. SE
Wolff
Mount Vernon Road
43Rd Street SE
New York City
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Anderson & Seeming
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United States
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Tom Fruehling
Peck’s Flower Shop
Center Pt. Rd
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U.S
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