DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The identity of the victim of the 9th homicide this year in Des Moines has been released. KCCI-TV reports 25-year-old Des Moines resident Phillip Gomez died Sunday. 25-year-old Alex Cosmo Marcelino has been charged with first-degree murder.

HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – A judge has rejected a motion for a mistrial sought by an Iowa man accused of sex abuse and planning to poison the person he’s accused of abusing. KWWL-TV reports the attorney for Mark Retterath said Wednesday in a Hampton courtroom that one witness mentioned another alleged victim of Retterath, violating a court order. The judge said the mention was so vague it would be difficult to know what the comment meant.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The man convicted in the Drake Diner murders in 1992 has been resentenced. Joseph White Jr. was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the two murders. White was resentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole on Wednesday, and a request for probation was denied. One of the victim’s sisters says she hopes he “rots in hell.”

OXFORD, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man is facing multiple charges after breaking into a home and assaulting two women. 29-year-old Aaron Kahler broke into the home in Oxford Tuesday night and assaulted the two women. The man who owned the home then physically escorted Kahler outside. Seconds later, the homeowner heard a gunshot and his glass door shattered. He then got his own gun, and shot Kahler in the leg after he made a move towards him. Kahler was treated and is now in jail.

COLLINS, IA (IRN) – A Maxwell man is behind bars for stealing piggy banks from kids in Collins. WHO-TV reports 36-year-old Nicholas Heaberlin was seen leaving a residence with the piggy banks of two children. Police figure the banks contained $300-$500. Heaberlin is in jail.

TIPTON, IA (IRN) – Members of the Tipton Middle School cross-country team have some new running partners, according to KCRG-TV. They’ve paired up with dogs from the local shelter. The goals are team building, training, and exercise for the dogs. They also hope by getting the dogs some attention in the community it will increase their chances for adoption.