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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., May 12, 2020

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May 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s governor and its medical director are in partial quarantine after potential exposure to the coronavirus, even as the state made plans to lift more restrictions that were intended to fight the disease.Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will follow a modified quarantine plan because she may have been exposed last week while visiting the White House or meeting with Vice President Mike Pence two days later in Iowa. The governor says she’ll have minimal interactions with others, wear a mask at times and practice social distancing. Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state epidemiologist, says she’s in quarantine and working from home after joining Reynolds at the White House last week.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 39-year-old Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to charges in the death of a 2-year-old boy who swallowed medication. Amanda Leonard-Hellum, of Waterloo, was scheduled for trial Tuesday in the June 2019 death of Maximus Leonard-Hellum in Des Moines. But she entered a written plea to reduced charges in April. She originally was charged with child endangerment causing death, but as part of her deal, she pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent person. Prosecutors say Maximus took the pills while Leonard-Hellum was driving from Waterloo to Des Moines. She did not seek help for the boy until the next day.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police in the western Iowa city of Council Bluffs have identified an officer who shot an Omaha, Nebraska, man in an exchange of gunfire earlier this month. Police say Officer Michael Roberts shot 34-year-old Jimmy Carr on May 2 outsident a Council Bluffs gas station. Police say Roberts, encountered Carr outside the station while responding to a burglary call, and that Carr pulled a gun from his pocket and fired at the officer. The officer returned fire, injuring Carr. The officer was not hurt. Carr has since been released from an Omaha hospital and is charged with attempted murder of a police officer and other counts.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say three men have been arrested and charged after an 18-year-old was shot in the head near Drake Park in Des Moines. The shooting was reported Sunday evening after an officer heard gunshots in the area and spotted a vehicle speeding away. Police say the vehicle’s driver initially refused to pull over for the officer. When it did stop, police found several people in the vehicle, including the teen who had been shot in the head. The victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Police say two men, 18-year-old Austin James Mallory and 21-year-old Rakewon Patton, have been charged with attempted murder and other counts. A third man, 24-year-old Tayronce Devon Denton, was also arrested on a drug count.