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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been sentenced to 100 days in jail and fined $315 for putting the Nora Springs police chief in a chokehold at a Mason City hospital. Court records say 37-year-old David Tyree pleaded guilty March 6 to assault on a peace officer and was sentenced Friday in Cerro Gordo County Court in Mason City.
Authorities say Nora Springs Police Chief David Jesse Dugan had taken Tyree to Mercy Medical Center in January but didn’t say why. The criminal complaint says Tyree put his forearms around Dugan’s throat from behind while at the hospital. Someone intervened to free Dugan, who did not suffer serious injuries.
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OXFORD, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has been imprisoned for stabbing a man and trying to run him over with a pickup truck at a central Iowa wildlife management area. Court records say 67-year-old Ronald Gonterman was sentenced Monday in Johnson County District Court in Iowa City to 19 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty to willful injury, assault and other crimes after prosecutors lowered the charges.
Authorities say the victim was stabbed four times in the back and had been shot at by Gonterman in the June 29, 2017, attack in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in rural Johnson County.
Two people were arrested Monday night on separate charges, in Creston. Officials say 39-year old Brady Richert, of Creston, was arrested at around 9:10-p.m. at his home, for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, and Discharge of a Weapon within City Limits. Richert was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,300 bond. And, 20-year old Tyler Ray, of Creston, was arrested at his home at around 7:10-p.m., for Driving While Suspended and Interference with Official Acts. He was released on a $600 bond.
Creston Police report also, a man who resides in the 900 block of Glenview Drive, in Creston, notified authorities Monday afternoon, that his storage unit was broken into about three weeks ago. MAC Tools were stolen from inside the unit. The loss was estimated at $2,700.
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Fire Lt. Rick Thomas says they found the person was already dead. He’s been identified as the homeowner, Emmitt Johnson. An autopsy has been ordered. The fire cause is being investigated. Thomas says it started in the bedroom.
Police in Red Oak say a man was arrested Monday evening on an active warrant out of Polk County. 33-year old Kyle William Chase, of Red Oak, was arrested on the warrant for Harassment in the 1st Degree. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $4,000 bond.
A traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Highway 34 and Orange Avenue, in Adams County, resulted in three arrests, Monday night. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports Evan Skelton and James Cox, both of Corning, along with Jeremy Daye, of Bedford, were placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports a teenager is in custody on a felony charge after allegedly making a threat toward the Audubon High School, Monday. Starmer says the Audubon Police Department was notified a little after 4-p.m., about an incident in which a female juvenile made threats towards the safety of students and staff at the Audubon Community High School. The Audubon Police Department conducted an immediate investigation, verified the witness statements and deemed them as a serious threat.
Based on the investigation, Starmer says a 16-year old former student was arrested and charged with Threats of Terrorism, which is a Class D Felony. The teen was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs where she will be held until her court appearance.
The Audubon Police Department and the Audubon Community School wants to reassure the public, the students and the staff, that this is an isolated incident and there is no longer a threat to their safety. There will be a police presence at the Audubon High School this (Tuesday) morning if students, parents or staff have questions or concerns.
The Audubon Police Department and the Audubon Community School greatly appreciates the witnesses for speaking up when the threat was made. The Audubon Police Department takes any threat to the safety of our students, staff, and public very seriously.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration is withdrawing a federal rule that would have required organic meat and egg producers to abide by stricter animal welfare standards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday it has withdrawn the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published in January 2017 by former President Barack Obama’s administration.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican majority leader of the Iowa Senate resigned Monday after a website published video showing the married lawmaker kissing a statehouse lobbyist. Sen. Bill Dix submitted a one-sentence resignation letter several hours after the liberal website Iowa Starting Line published its report about the Shell Rock Republican. Dix did not comment on the circumstances surrounding his resignation as majority leader and as state senator.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say about 40 jobs will be lost with the closing of a Goldman Sachs call center in Cedar Rapids. Station KCRG reports that Goldman Sachs spokesman Andrew Williams confirmed the company is consolidating the work at its Salt Lake City operation. He also says the Cedar Rapids workers will be able to transfer to the Utah office.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state says Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 2.9 percent in January. Iowa Workforce Development said in a news release Monday that the December rate of 2.9 percent was revised upward from the preliminary rate of 2.8 percent reported Jan. 23. Iowa’s unemployment rate compares to a 4.1 percent national rate. The department says Iowa gained 900 jobs in January.
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