HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — A mistrial has been declared in the second sex abuse trial of a Charles City man. Court records say a judge granted a defense motion Monday for 62-year-old Charles Lindaman and ordered court administrators to schedule another trial. The trial had been moved to Franklin County from Floyd County because of pretrial publicity.

Lindaman was convicted in 2016 of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy in 2011. The Iowa Supreme Court later vacated the conviction, because Lindaman was allowed to represent himself without knowingly waiving his right to an attorney. Lindaman was running for a school board spot when arrested in 2015.

Lindaman’s attorney alleged in mistrial motions that the jury became prejudiced against Lindaman because two prosecution witnesses violated court instructions by referring to Lindaman’s criminal record.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say they expect charges will be changed because a driver accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian lied about having children in her vehicle. Police say Oleaf Teoh’s sport utility vehicle struck 33-year-old Matthew Otto from behind on Sunday night. Court records say the 22-year-old Teoh is charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, leaving the accident scene and two counts of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.

Police say she’d lied about her identity when first questioned and now say she lied about having 3-day-old and 6-year-old children with her when Otto was hit. Investigators say they’ve learned that two adults were with her. They haven’t been named.

One person was killed in a head-on crash last (Monday) night in Webster County near Fort Dodge. The accident reportedly involved a Honda van and a pickup truck. The van ended up on the east side of the highway. One person was transported to Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge for treatment of injuries. The name of the person killed and the person injured has not been released. The highway was closed in both directions for at least an hour while first responders worked on the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

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ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa city council has fired its police chief who’d been accused of sending emails with racist and sexist comments. The Anamosa council voted Monday night to fire Chief Bob Simonson after first rejecting his offer to retire. The council plans to appoint a department sergeant to serve as interim chief. A former officer, Amy Ford, sued the city in 2015 for sexual harassment and gender discrimination. She settled it for $750,000.

Simonson has declined to comment about the allegations. He was hired by the city in May 2010.

One person suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries, following a collision in Creston, Monday afternoon. The Creston Police Department reports a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 33-year old Susan Lin Heslop, of Creston, was traveling north on Oak Street and had entered the intersection with Lucas Street, when she collided with a 1989 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by 46-year old Paula Marie Shimer, of Creston. The accident happened at around 2:15-p.m., as Shimer was traveling east on Lucas Street.

Authorities say Shimer had a yield sign on her side of the intersection, while there were no signs at the intersection for Heslop. The F-150 hit the Ranger on its passenger side door. Damage from the collision amounted to $2,500.

Both women were wearing their seat belts. Heslop was transported by ambulance to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, to be checked and treated for injuries. Authorities say Shimer was to blame, for failing to yield, but no citations were issued.

Three people were arrested Monday on separate charges, in Creston. According to Creston Police, 52-year old Richard Beam, of Boonville,  was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Failure to Appear on the original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood. He is being held in the Union County Jail on a $2000 bond. 30-year old  Christopher Woollums, of Creston, was arrested on the 100 block of S Stone on the charge of Driving While Suspended. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. And, 50-year old Ricardo Hernandez Ortiz, of Sergeant Bluff,  was arrested Monday in the 800 block of W Taylor St., in Creston, on the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance – 1st Offense. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $1000 bond.

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The Panorama Community School District is hosting an Adult Career Fair on Thursday, March 8th from 4-until 7-p.m., in the High School Varsity Gym.   Students will be participating in the event that afternoon, and then it’s open to the public from 4-until 7-p.m.  If you, or anyone you know is looking for a local employment opportunity, organizers say this will be great resource! If you are a business owner/manager with current job openings, part time, full-time, or season positions coming available and would like a booth at the career fair at no cost, please register at https://midwestpartnershipedc.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/DLbMAYP7

The event is sponsored by: Iowa Works, of Carroll; Midwest Partnership of Stuart, and the Panorama Community Schools. To learn more, check out the website http://www.midwestpartnership.com/panorama-career-fair-registration.cfm

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines hospital pharmacy worker accused of stealing painkillers from hundreds of patients has pleaded guilty to product tampering. The Des Moines Register reports that 29-year-old Victor Van Cleave entered the plea Monday. In exchange, prosecutors will drop a charge of obtaining fentanyl by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge. His sentencing is scheduled for July 10.

Officials say Van Cleave was a pharmacy technician at Iowa Methodist Medical Center who used a syringe to steal fentanyl and other powerful painkillers from vials, then replaced the painkillers with sterile water. Many of the painkillers were to be used for patients undergoing surgery or giving birth. Several lawsuits subsequently were filed against the hospital by former patients who say they suffered needless pain because of the theft of their medications.