Judge rules statements suppressible in Cedar Rapids murder case
The Linn County District Court ruled that statements made by 26 year old Christopher R Schmidt after six hours of questioning cannot be used at his first degree murder trial for the December beating death of Robert Nelson. Evidence such as Schmidt boots and clothes will be allowed though his videotaped comments about being hit by Nelsons boyfriend were excluded.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Christopher R. Schmidt
Robert Nelson
Schmidt
Nelson
Linn County District Court
Marsha Beckerman
Man charged with first degree murder in Nelson case
Police recount a sequence where Schmidt allegedly admitted to striking Nelson with a bar stool during a fight after confronting detectives Aboud and Nolte. He claimed Nelson remained alive when leaving the apartment, but Schmidt was charged with first degree murder and held on $1 million bail with trial set for October 29 in Linn County.
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Police seek 5 or 6 suspects in downtown Iowa City robbery
Police urge tips on an early Tuesday break in at Pentacrest apartments 36 West Court St No 413. Five or six masked men, four wearing black or ski masks, entered the unit and tied up residents. One man struck a 19 year old, others uninjured. electronics stolen. reward up to $1000. Call CrimeStoppers.
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Iowa City
West Court St
Pentacrest Apartments
Troy Kelsay
Kelsay
Larson targets working class voters in Cedar Rapids council bid
Longshot candidate P T Larson 50 of Cedar Rapids emphasizes his middle name Thomas and runs against incumbent Tom Podzimek. He promotes a 30 year moratorium on selling parks or golf courses, critiques downtown and west library Sundays, and supports cataloging citizen calls. He wants a street named for Kurt Warner and reshapes council races to stagger terms.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Larson
29Th St. Dr. SE
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Thomas
Tom Podzimek
Paul T. Larson
Paul Pate
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Circus Through the Centuries opens at History Center
Cedar Rapids hosts Circus Through the Centuries on October 6 with interactive displays. New Horizons Band concert at 10 15 a m El Kahir Shrine clowns and calliope music entertain all day Free popcorn and a Bill Klamerus circus model highlight Linn County history with 1940s parade clips and Eph Williams African American circuses on display.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
New Horizons
el Kahir Shrine
Bill Klamerus
Linn County
Iowa
Eph Williams
Read Out features most banned books at UI
University of Iowa students held a Read Out to commemorate Banned Books Week. Leslie Bing ham and 23 journalism students read aloud from titles such as The Great Gatsby Catcher in the Rye To Kill a Mockingbird Lolita and Catch 22 while Professor Carolyn Stewart Dyer framed the event as a celebration of the right to read and freedom of expression.
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the Gazette
University of Iowa
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Belmond
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Davenport
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Carlisle
Dan Watson
Atlantic
Catcher In the Rye
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Iowa City
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Leslie Bingham
Bingham
Toledo
Carolyn Stewart Dyer
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