MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCRG) – Marshalltown police are asking for help finding a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened over the weekend. Police said the shooting happened at around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday at Center Street Station bar, at 19 North Center Street. The victim was identified as 41-year-old Ramon Alexis Feliciano Nieves, of Marshalltown. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police said the suspect, 19-year-old Victor Antonio Delgadillo, of Marshalltown, is wanted for First Degree Murder and First Degree Harassment in connection to the case. Police said Delgadillo was previously arrested in April for possession of a stolen firearm. Delgadillo is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Marshalltown Police Department at 641-754-5725, or 911. Do not approach him. Tips can also be submitted online at www.marshallcountycs.com.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Leaders with MercyOne say they’re still dealing with phone outage issues days after a water line break in Des Moines caused a statewide outage for landlines calls to 911 and some hospitals. It happened on Thursday morning. Lumen, the parent company of phone and internet provider CenturyLink, confirmed a water pipe bursting in Des Moines was behind the outages. But leaders with Lumen said techs have been working to fix the service disruption. In an update on Monday, MercyOne said it is still experiencing inconsistencies from the Lumen switching station, but it is providing alternative communications methods while it waits for full service restoration. Patients can schedule appointments online or call 911 from a cellphone in the event of an emergency.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids man will spend 50 years in prison for the murder of his mother. A Linn County judge ruled George Deason was guilty of second-degree murder back in March of this year. This case goes back to July 2020 when officers responded to a home on 18th Avenue Southwest for a reported assault. A woman called first responders after finding her mother, 71-year-old Elsie Deason, severely beaten. Police said George Deason attacked his mother with a weapon called slapjack, a whip-like weapon. Elsie Deason suffered a traumatic brain injury and died about three weeks later. Deason also pleaded guilty to Assault and Interference with Official Acts charges in November of last year. Those charges come with six years of prison time, but his sentences will be served at the same time. Deason is eligible for parole, but he must complete 70% percent of that sentence before he can become eligible.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) – Police in Ottumwa say they’re searching for a missing man, last seen in the Des Moines River on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the identity of the man is currently being withheld, but he was reportedly swimming with a group of people in the Des Moines River near the Highway 34 overpass bridge, next to the JBS plant in Ottumwa. First responders are still searching the river and embankments. No additional details have been released.
