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Davenport armed robbery suspect tries to evade & shoot at law enforcement

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March 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A Davenport man is in custody on multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, following an incident that began late Friday night and ended early Saturday morning. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday, Deputies responded Friday to a car on fire near the 226 mile marker of Interstate 80 at around 9:50-p.m. Upon arrival, they found a 1996 Oldsmobile on fire. The vehicle had been stolen out of Davenport. It was also learned the car had been involved in an armed robbery earlier in the day, Friday, in Davenport. Deputies and officers from several agencies searched for the driver for several hours, without success.

Jeremy Lee Krapp (Iowa County S/O booking photo)

At around 5:42-a.m., Saturday, Iowa County Deputies…following up on public reports of a man walking along the interstate, dangerously close to traffic, located the subject walking on Interstate 80 near Exit 225. When the deputies attempted to make contact, the man pulled a hand gun on officers and ran into a farm field. Several officers from area agencies assisted in the attempt to locate the subject.

A few minutes after the initial contact, the same subject fired a handgun at a patrol vehicle, shattering the rear window and nearly striking an Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer and a Johnson County Deputy Sheriff. The man was able to hide by crawling onto a culvert located within a farm field. An Iowa County Emergency Management aerial drone was utilized to identify the male’s location.

Tactical officers from Johnson County Metro SERT, Linn County Sheriff and the Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene. The male fired another shot in an apparent attempt to keep officers at bay. The subject also started several small fires in the grassy area surrounding the culvert. Armored vehicles from the Johnson and Linn County Sheriff’s Offices were used to approach the culvert area, at which time the male surrendered to officers without further incident.

The man, later as 31-year old Jeremy Lee Krapp, of Davenport, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assaulting peace officers while displaying a firearm, one count of a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance. He was being held in the Iowa County Jail awaiting an initial appearance.

Agencies assisting the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office in handling the incident, include:

The Iowa State Patrol; Johnson County Sheriff’s Office; Williamsburg Police Department; Marengo Police Department; Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Linn County Sheriff’s Office; Iowa County Emergency Management; Williamsburg Fire Department; Iowa County EMS and the North Liberty Police Department.