Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Sept. 16th 2016
September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor in the case of an Iowa teen who was given a suspended 10-year prison sentence for molesting a 1-year-old girl says the teen was duped into the act by child pornographers posing online as a teenage girl. The suspended sentence for 19-year-old Kraigen Grooms issued Monday has stirred outrage on social media and led to an online petition calling for an Iowa judge’s removal.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An attorney for the family of a woman mistakenly killed by an Iowa police officer is lashing out at the Iowa Public Information Board for “unconscionable” delays and errors in her case. Adam Klein, an attorney for Autumn Steele’s family, accused board members of mishandling complaints alleging that police have illegally withheld public records in her January 2015 shooting. Klein said their actions were hurting a grieving family.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials have revealed the identities of two Cedar Rapids police officers who fatally shot a man earlier this week who was suspected of stabbing his children’s mother. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Thursday in a news release that Officers Jeremiah White and Ashleigh Steil fired their weapons Monday, killing 25-year-old Markell Bivins. Hiring records show both joined the Cedar Rapids force in June 2008.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thirty protesters arrested last month at a central Iowa petroleum pipeline construction site have appeared in court on a trespassing charge. All but one protester took responsibility for the action and will pay just over $270 in fines and fees.