The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said Friday, they are looking for a man wanted in connection to an incident that was occurred in August at a residence in Tabor. Deputies received information about a viral video that appears to show a domestic assault that occurred in Tabor in August of 2018, and then recently published on Facebook.

Marcus Pierce

Through investigation, a warrant has been issued for the arrest for 22-year old Marcus Anthony Pierce, of Glenwood. Pierce is currently wanted on several felony charges in connection with the incident. Pierce is considered possibly armed and dangerous.  If you see him, contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424 or your local law enforcement agency.

A Crime Stoppers reward up to $1,000.00 is available for information leading to the capture and arrest of Pierce.

A transient who was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail in connection with a robbery that led to the death of 44-year old Lee Johnson, the night of March 21st, was served with a warrant, Friday, for first-degree murder. 20-year old James Michael McCauley was released back to the custody of Pottawattamie County Corrections after being served with the warrant.

James Michael McCauley

Authorities said previously, that on March 21st, 2018, shortly after 11:30-p.m., Council Bluffs Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the Joshua House, 1435 North 15th Street, regarding an assault. The Joshua House is a 24-hour men’s emergency homeless shelter.

Upon their arrival, officers located Lee Johnson’s deceased body laying outside the building. Johnson had multiple, deep lacerations to his face and neck. Joshua House staff directed officers to Vance Good and Brandon Hollis, who were both still inside the facility. A preliminary investigation revealed that Good and Johnson were in an altercation inside the Joshua House. Good allegedly used a sharp cutting instrument to fatally wound Johnson. Good and Hollis then proceeded to carry Johnson’s body out of the building, to dispose of it in the parking lot. Neither Good or Hollis attempted any life saving measures nor did they contact anyone to provide emergency medical assistance for Johnson.

Good was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on one count of Murder 1st Degree, while Hollis was booked for one count of being an Accessory After the Fact (Murder).

A single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a woman in Crawford County, Friday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 27-year old Christina Foote, of Dunlap, was driving a 2005 Chevy Malibu, when the vehicle left the roadway in a curve, and rolled into the ditch. Foote, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

The accident happened at around 2:40-p.m. near 210th Street and U Avenue, east of Dow City. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Dunlap Police and Dow City Fire and Rescue.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal agency has denied disaster assistance for residents and business owners of Marshall and Polk counties who endured tornadoes in July.

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had denied the governor’s request for assistance through the Individual Assistance Program for losses from the July 19 tornadoes. In denying the governor’s request, FEMA stated that the impact from the tornadoes wasn’t severe enough to warrant the help.

The program helps survivors with housing, property replacement, medical expenses and legal services. Reynolds has 30 days to file an appeal. In August, FEMA also denied Reynolds’ request for assistance through the same program following severe storms from June 6 to July 2. The governor has submitted an appeal of that decision.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A property tax official in Arizona says Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell was fined $600 for improperly claiming a home he owns there was a primary residence. Hubbell owns a home in Des Moines that he listed as a primary residence. The designations reduced his property taxes in both states.

Hubbell owns a $2 million home in Scottsdale, Arizona, built in 2007 and it carried the primary residence designation qualifying it for a $600 a year tax credit. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen says a new Arizona law in 2012 cracked down on absentee owners, denying the exemption for homes not permanently occupied. He says more than 100,000 parcels have had the exemption removed.

Hubbell failed to respond to several notices, allowing the assessor to impose a $600 fine and remove the credit in 2014. A $1 million Des Moines home Hubbell owned from 2007 to 2016 also received a homestead exemption of up to $231 a year.
A spokesman for Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign criticized Hubbell for talking about wasteful tax giveaways but “when no one is looking he lines his pockets with our tax dollars every chance he gets.”

Hubbell campaign spokeswoman Remi Yamamoto says Maricopa County misclassified many homes and Hubbell’s was one of them, and he’s glad they reclassified it in 2014. She says he’s never asked for nor wanted a $600 rebate.