Cedar Rapids, IA - Felon Found Hiding in a Closet During Search Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm

A two-time felon who possessed multiple handguns and methamphetamine was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.

Eric Allen Boyer, age 36, from Hiawatha, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 2, 2018 guilty plea to one count of being a felon in pos... More...    $0 (02-09-2019 - IA)

On the evening of Saturday, January 7, 2006, Holly Michael, Becky Sittig,
Ashleigh Attig, and Harper hung out at Michael’s house in Fort Dodge beginning
at around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.2 From then until the early morning hours of January
8, the group drank alcohol, smoked marijuana, and consumed cocaine. The group
left the residence to go to a nearby bar at which they arrived arou... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

A fire set in a home north of Ottumwa resulted in the death of two occupants.
An investigation turned up no solid leads until a decade later. At that time, the
State charged Christopher Yenger with two counts of first-degree murder. A jury
found him guilty as charged. On appeal, Yenger contends (1) the State presented
insufficient evidence to corroborate accomplice testimon... More...    $0 (06-25-2018 - IA)

Darrell Teeter was murdered on August 11, 2014, at the same location
where he lived and worked, the Main Street Bait Shop in downtown Eldon. The
bait shop was in the front of the building, and Teeter’s residence was in the back.
Teeter had been ill and undergoing dialysis a few days a week, and he had been
prescribed hydrocodone for chronic pain.
A few days prior to hi... More...    $0 (12-24-2017 - IA)

In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set
forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges:
The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, acco... More...    $0 (07-25-2017 - IA)

In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set
forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges:
The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, acco... More...    $0 (07-24-2017 - IA)

Allen Killings was convicted of murder in the first degree. This court
affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. See State v. Killings, No. 09-0739, 2010
WL 3894161, at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 6, 2010). Killings now appeals from the
denial of his application for postconviction relief, contending his postconviction
counsel was ineffective in two respects. First, Killings claim... More...    $0 (05-09-2017 - IA)

Davenport, IA - Former Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Arson

Gramann Richard Barnes, 44, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 84 months in prison after pleading guilty to arson. Barnes was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
<... More...    $0 (01-27-2017 - IA)

The facts as presented at trial reflect that in the early morning hours of
March 10, 2014, Michael Schenk, Jayden Chapman, and Erika Dains met, used
methamphetamine, and rode in Schenk’s blue extended-cab truck to a farm
belonging to Marvin Huelsing with the intent to steal scrap metal. Dains testified
that while they were driving around the farm property collecting various it... More...    $0 (12-21-2016 - IA)

Margarito Hernandez appeals following his Alford1 plea to third-degree
arson, three counts of child endangerment, and domestic abuse assault. The
court sentenced Hernandez to serve two years incarceration on the arson and
child-endangerment convictions, all to run concurrently, and one year on the
domestic-abuse charge, to run consecutively to the other sentences, for a total ... More...    $0 (12-01-2016 - IA)

In 2010, Manasil purchased Budd-Z’s Sports Bar and Grill with her
husband, Jon. They insured the business for approximately $1.2 million. The
couple divorced in 2013 and agreed to sell the business. In May 2013, they
entered into a purchase agreement with potential buyers. The buyers were to
assume the business’s debt and pay an additional $100,000 to be split between
... More...    $0 (07-04-2016 - IA)

Christopher Byers was shot and killed in his living room while selling drugs
to Marquice Morris and Joshua McCoy. Two other men were present at the time
of the homicide: Tanner Harvey and Bobby Page, Byers’ friends. Who killed
Byers and why? According to Page, Morris and McCoy pulled out handguns
during the transaction for the purpose of robbing Byers; either Morris or McCo... More...    $0 (06-18-2016 - IA)

Christopher Byers was shot and killed in his living room while selling
marijuana to Marquice Morris and Joshua McCoy. Tanner Harvey and Bobby
Page, Byers’ friends, were in the home at the time of the shooting. According to
Page, Morris and McCoy pulled out handguns during the transaction for the
purpose of robbing Byers; either Morris or McCoy fired a shot into the floor and ... More...    $0 (06-18-2016 - IA)

Des Moines, IA - Former City Clerk Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud and Arson Charges

Dorothy L. Dillinger pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of malicious use of fire. Dillinger, age 61, admitted to engaging in a scheme to defraud the City of Casey, Iowa, from around 2009 until August 2014, while serving as the City Clerk. As part of that scheme, Dillinger admitted that sh... More...    $0 (05-31-2016 - IA)

On April 28, 2009, two groups of young men—affiliated with two separate
gangs—met at a park in Waterloo to fight out their differences. Johnson was not
a member of either gang but went to the park to watch the fight. Ultimately,
Johnson, who was armed with a knife, became involved in the altercation. Two
individuals, Steven Perry and Bryce Smith, were stabbed during the cour... More...    $0 (04-06-2016 - IA)

The trial information and minutes of testimony allege these facts, which we accept as true for purposes of this appeal.1 The defendants, Demetrius Rimmer, Rona Murphy, and Melonicka Thomas, participated in an insurance fraud ring that staged car accidents in Chicago, Illinois. Murphy and Thomas are Illinois residents, and their vehicles were registered in Illinois. Rimmer is a Milwaukee, Wiscon... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - IA)

Substantial evidence supports the following facts. In February 2006
Melisa Rollins and Heberer jointly manufactured methamphetamine in the
bathroom of a room registered to Rollins at a hotel. They caused a fire that
destroyed the bathroom and led to flames shooting out the windows. The State
obtained a search warrant and searched the car registered to Heberer’s brother
... More...    $0 (03-23-2016 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Armed Career Criminal is Sentenced to Prison

Robert M. Hertz, age 52, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, after pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon.

In an Indictment filed on June 11, 2015, Hertz was charged with possessing a .40 caliber rifle and 237 rounds of ammuniti... More...    $0 (01-07-2016 - IA)

On June 10, 2012, Williams was seventeen years old.
On that day, at approximately 5:30 a.m., the Waterloo Police Department
received a call reporting a sexual assault. When officers responded, they met
with L.M., a fifteen-year-old girl. L.M. advised officers that she and her friend,
J.K., had voluntarily entered a home and began drinking with the occupants but
she beli... More...    $0 (01-13-2016 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Fort Dodge Felon in Possession of a Firearm to Federal Prison

A man who illegally possessed a firearm and ammunition was sentenced September 29, 2015, to nine years in federal prison.

Bruce Jeffers, 54, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a July 7, 2014, guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of bein... More...    $0 (10-02-2015 - IA)

Sioux City, IA - A woman who collected over $78,000 from State Farm Insurance for losses stemming from the arson of a rental dwelling she owned in Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty in federal court in Sioux City.

Shirley Weimer, age, 67 a Fort Dodge, Iowa, landlord pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to knowingly use fire to commit wire fraud in violation of federal law.

At the plea... More...    $0 (04-01-2014 - IA)

Robert Hilsman and Karen Norby appeal from the district court‟s directed verdict and ruling denying their motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of Timothy Phillips d/b/a Phillips Refrigeration (Phillips). We affirm the judgment of the district court. I. Background Facts and Proceedings. Robert Hilsman purchased a wood-burning stove from Phillips in October or November 2005 to... More...    $0 (02-04-2009 - IA)

Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company (Grinnell) appealed from a district court declaratory ruling that the company was obligated to indemnify its insured, Henry C. Jungling, Jr., under a personal excess liability policy for a settlement payment Jungling's corporation made in a fraud suit against Jungling and his corporation. Grinnell contended that the district court erred in concluding that (1) th... More...    $172200 (12-28-2002 - IA)