DES MOINES – A Des Moines man was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of charges related to firearms straw purchasing and illegally possessing firearms and a machinegun. According to court documents, 27 year old Dontavius Rashawn Sharkey, a member of the C-Block gang, open-fired with two firearms into a crowd of people attending a baby shower at a Des Moines apartment complex, believing them to be members of a rival gang. Three teens were struck by Sharkey’s bullets, causing serious injuries to each. Following the shooting, Sharkey, a convicted felon, recruited an individual to illegally purchase him multiple firearms from various gun stores in the Des Moines area. One of those firearms was recovered by law enforcement in 2022. During that search warrant, Sharkey ran from police with this loaded firearm, which he had converted to a machinegun with an auto-switch.
KEOKUK — A Keokuk man has been charged for seriously injuring his father in a dispute over food. WHO-13 reports the Keokuk Police Department responded to a disturbance on January 22nd. Officers on scene found 85 year old Gary Rockenbach suffering from serious injuries. Officers learned that Gary had been assaulted by his son, 43-year-old Craig Rockenbach, after a disagreement over food. At that time Craig was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily injury. He was later booked into the Lee County Jail. Officers learned Gary suffered from internal injuries connected to the assault. The Lee County Attorney’s Office increased the charge to willful injury causing serious injury, a class C felony. Gary has since passed away at a medical facility.
WOODBURY COUNTY – A sentencing date has been set for a Woodbury County woman found guilty of over dozens of counts of election fraud. KTIV reports Kim Taylor is scheduled on April 1st. Taylor, the wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor, was convicted of 52 counts of election fraud. Kim faces a possible penalty of five years in prison per count.
PERRY – Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an extension of a proclamation that authorizes the use and deployment of all available state resources, supplies, equipment, and materials to continue to assist Dallas County and the Perry Community in their response to and recovery from the tragic January 4th shooting at Perry High School. The proclamation extension is effective immediately and continues through March 6th. The Department of Public Safety, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other state agencies have been supporting the community since the shooting on January 4th. The proclamation activates the emergency authorities of all state agencies, prompts enhanced coordination processes at the State Emergency Operations Center, and removes any administrative barriers to providing state resources and assistance in the days and weeks ahead.
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