FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A man has been imprisoned for setting fire to a vehicle in the parking garage of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. The Messenger reports that 22-year-old Terrell Adams pleaded guilty to arson and criminal mischief. He was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Adams admitted that he set fire to the vehicle of an acquaintance that was parked in the garage. That fire then spread, damaging at least 10 vehicles and causing structural damage to the garage.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man has been arrested and charged in the stabbing death of his cousin, according to WHO-TV. 30-year-old Sean Michael Foster was charged with first degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Albert Barron III. Barron’s employer asked police to check on him after he hadn’t shown up for work for a few days. When officers arrived, they found a bloody crime scene. They also found Foster, who was asleep. Barron had been dead for several days.
NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – Police in North Liberty are investigating a stabbing that injured an employee at a Little Caesars Pizza. KCRG-TV reports the employee was stabbed by two men who fled the scene. Employees told investigators they did not believe this was a robbery attempt and the suspects intended to only harm the victim.
INDIANOLA, IA (IRN) – City State Bank in Indianola was robbed by a man with a handgun Thursday afternoon, according to KNIA Radio. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, and is still at large.
CHARLES CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City driver apparently lost control of a vehicle and ran into a house in Charles City Wednesday afternoon. KIMT-TV reports the 49-year-old driver suffered minor injuries, but will be OK.
MACKSBURG, IA (IRN) – A man from the Madison County town of Macksburg who shot himself in the heart lived to tell his story. KCCI-TV reports Ronnie Butler accidentally shot himself during a hunting trip, and he said he’s grateful to be alive. Friends say he was lucky. Butler says, “that’s the word everybody uses: lucky. It wasn’t luck. I was blessed.”
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