(Bloomfield, Iowa) – Davis County Attorney Rick L. Lynch, Tuesday, issued a statement concerning an officer involved shooting that occurred near Blakesburg on December 7, 2022.  35-year-old Charles Hall led officers on a high-speed chase through several counties on Dec. 7. Officers finally stopped Hall near Blakesburg. They say he got out of his car with a weapon and was shot by Iowa State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Cole. Hall was released from a Des Moines hospital, Tuesday, and charged with Attempted Murder.

Attorney Lynch says his investigation determined that “The use of force by Trooper Cole in shooting Charles Hall, was “Objectively reasonable under the circumstances in order to protect his own life, and therefore, legally justified under Iowa law. Consequently, no charges against Trooper Cole are warranted by the evidence, and none will be filed.”