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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., 9/18/2018

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September 18th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University golfer has been found dead at a golf course, and a man has been charged with murder in her death. Police said in a news release that 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead Monday at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames and officers determined she had died after being assaulted. They said Collin Daniel Richards has been charged with first-degree murder. Barquin Arozamena was the 2018 Big 12 champion. She was a native of Puente San Miguel, Spain.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Ankeny police have identified the person killed by an Ankeny police officer as a 31-year-old Missouri man. Police on Monday said officer Todd Webb responded to a call Saturday afternoon of a robbery in progress at a Hy-Vee gas station and located a suspect nearby. Police say the man pointed a handgun at the officer, who then shot and killed the suspect. The man was identified as Christopher Leonard, of Springfield, Missouri.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a body found in a rain-swollen Cedar Rapids stream as a missing kayaker. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the state medical examiner’s office had identified the body as 34-year-old John Conley of Cedar Rapids. Conley’s body was found Sept. 6 in Indian Creek. His wife, 30-year-old Samantha Conley, was rescued several days earlier from the stream after their kayak overturned. The creek was running high because of heavy rain.

LEON, Iowa (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in a murder trial after a person began discussing the case with jurors. Judge Brad McCall declared the mistrial Monday in the trial of 27-year-old Patrick Ryan Thompson, of Ames. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson after a May 15, 2017, fire in Guthrie County. The judge took the action after someone started loudly discussing the case with prospective jurors.