CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A second man who was charged in the deadly Taboo Nightclub shooting in April, Dimione Walker, still hasn’t returned to Iowa after his arrest April 18 near Chicago on charges of first-degree murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, going armed with intent and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said Illinois officials were holding Walker on a parole violation. Maybanks said after going in front of a parole board, he was then revoked and sent to Stateville Prison in Joliet, Illinois instead of back to Iowa. Now, Maybanks said his office has to obtain a governor’s warrant. He added his office has reached out to the state of Illinois and various officials *no less* than 25 times since April.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said it made a surprise delivery of 500 pounds of Italian sausage to the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids after a local trucker called saying it couldn’t be delivered to its intended recipient. The fire department said the local trucker’s semi was being reconfigured, and the refrigeration unit needed to be turned off. Cedar Rapids police told TV9 the intended recipient refused delivery and the trucker needed to prepare for the next load. Rather than taking the delivery to the dump, the trucker gave the fire department a call. Firefighters said Salvation Army Kitchen Manager Misty Newman is already thinking up recipes that call for lots of sausage.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A former administrator for Holy Family Catholic Schools in Dubuque will spend more than three years in federal prison for stealing more than $500,000. A judge sentenced Todd Wessels after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Wessels must also serve three years of supervised release after his time in prison. He must also pay the Archdiocese of Dubuque more than $500,000 in restitution. Court documents show Wessels used a school credit card to buy prepaid credit cards and upload the cash to his PayPal account. They show he started stealing no later than June 2011 through at least February 2020. Wessels was put on administrative leave that year. He later resigned, and he agreed to have his teaching privileges in Iowa revoked.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A judge has ordered the University of Iowa Athletics Department to turn over all documents and materials related to an independent, external review of its football program. It’s part of a 2020 federal lawsuit filed by several former Iowa Hawkeye football players. They’re suing the UI Board of Regents, head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and strength and conditioning coach Christopher Doyle. The lawsuit alleges the program enabled racially motivated discrimination against the players. After the allegations were made, the university hired national law firm Husch Blackwell LLP to conduct the external review of the football program. On Friday, a judge ordered the law firm to hand over all its findings, instead of just parts of it. The University had claimed attorney client privilege, but the judge said that only applies to obtaining legal advice. The lawsuit led to a separation agreement between the university and coach Chris Doyle.
