FAIRFIELD, IA (IRN) – William Lee Brown of Stockport faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and delivery of methamphetamine following the death of a Fairfield man. The charges stem from the July 31st death of Dustin Canaday. Authorities say Brown allegedly provided Canaday with a syringe of meth referred to as “thick.” After using it, he also took a shot Brown made of meth mixed with alka-seltzer. Canaday became ill and then unresponsive. After a 911 call, he was pronounced dead at the Jefferson County Hospital.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – 24-year-old Treshonda Pollion is facing murder charges after a fatal shooting Sunday at Chuck E. Cheese in Davenport. The victim, Eloise Chairs, was the mother of five children, including a 4-week old baby. Witnesses say Chairs got into an argument with another mother after her son’s game card was taken by another child. That’s when Pollion allegedly took out a gun and shot Eloise. One of Eloise’s sisters says she “always put her children first,” and “Eloise was shot in front of her children, blood covering them all.”
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Doctors in eastern Iowa are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic may be preventing people from seeking emergency care, especially in the case of heart attack or stroke. Officials at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids, say some people are avoiding the emergency department out of fear of contracting the virus. Doctors say delaying care when experiencing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack or stroke could be deadly.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Vice President Mike Pence is planning a visit to central Iowa later this week. Pence will speak at a “Make America Great Again” victory rally Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Des Moines International Airport.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Iowa in the final days before the 2020 election. Biden will arrive in Iowa on Friday. Additional details haven’t been released.
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