DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police have released the name of the man killed Tuesday night in Des Moines’ first homicide of 2018. WHO-TV reports 39-year-old Cory Channon died after being shot in the chest. Two arrests have been made. Des Moines residents William Edgar Burton III, 45, and Crystal Raye Purdy, 36, have both been charged with first-degree murder.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A body found inside a vehicle parked at the Flying J truck stop in Davenport on Monday has been identified as a 47-year-old man from Louisiana. WQAD-TV reports police are treating the death as a homicide.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Missouri man with a record of robberies has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a bank heist in eastern Iowa. KGAN-TV reports 60-year-old Peter Lundberg, of St. Ann, Missouri, was sentenced Monday. Lundberg has two prior federal convictions for bank robbery and one state robbery conviction. He got less than $1,100 from a bank in Coralville when he robbed it.
MALCOLM, IA (IRN) – Police say a man intentionally chased down and hit another vehicle in Poweshiek County, killing the driver and injuring three others. KCRG-TV reports 21-year-old Kyle Sadler faces multiple charges, including second degree murder, for a crash that killed 20-year-old Riley Ely. Sadler got into a fight at a home in Malcolm, and then chased people who drove away in Ely’s car. Sadler rear-ended the car, causing it to flip into the ditch. Sadler then fled without calling police. He was high on meth.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The owner of an Iowa City automotive repair shop was arrested on a harassment charge after he repeatedly asked a customer if he was a terrorist. The Des Moines Register reports 47-year-old Cermak Automotive owner Chad Cermak asked the customer, “are you a Muslim?” “are you a terrorist?” “are you a suicide bomber?” and, “are you going to blow up my business?” The customer reported the incident and said they were “offended, in disbelief, and felt alarmed” about the comments.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – After winning the lottery, a Des Moines man doesn’t plan on blowing the money. Instead, he’s going to invest it. WHO-TV reports Brian Spicer is now $20,000 richer after purchasing a lottery ticket this weekend. Spicer is going to use his winnings to start a food truck business.