CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Falls woman is charged with murder after shooting her husband Wednesday night. Cedar Falls Police say at 6:32 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to 4317 Newland Drive for a report of a domestic dispute. It was reported that one person had been shot. When officers arrived, they found 72-year-old David Alan Charlton dead. His wife, 66-year-old Kimberly Ann Charlton, was detained by police and taken to the Cedar Falls Police Department. She is charged with First Degree Murder. According to a criminal complaint, Kimberly Charlton told investigators that David Charlton had attempted to physically assault her while in a bedroom when the family dog stopped the assault. David Charlton left the room, got a walking cane, and reentered the room, threatening to hit the dog. He then followed the dog out the door of the room and down a hallway. As he was walking away from the room, Kimberly Charlton grabbed a handgun from a Crown Royal bag and pointed the gun at David Charlton’s back. Kimberly Charlton said she told David Charlton she was going to shoot him if he did not stop following the dog. She admitted to pulling the trigger and shooting David Charlton in the back. First Degree Murder is a Class A felony. A conviction in Iowa comes with an automatic life sentence.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A bus driver has been cited after two people were injured in a Black Hawk County school bus crash. Police responded to the single vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. According to a release from the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, the bus was traveling northbound on Union Road when the driver lost control. The bus entered a ditch, rolling onto its side. Three juvenile passengers were on the bus when the crash occurred. The driver and one passenger were transported to nearby hospitals for minor injuries. The driver of the bus has been identified as 59-year-old Dawn Chase. Chase was cited for failure to maintain control.
FORT ATKINSON, Iowa (KCRG) – A felon was arrested and charged Wednesday for threatening to shoot a family if his dog was harmed. At approximately 4:56 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to 280th Avenue in Fort Atkinson for a report of an altercation that occurred at someone’s home. According to a release from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, a dog had entered someone’s property and was causing safety issues. A warning shot was fired at the dog in an attempt to get it off the property and away from kids. Robert Neuzil, the owner of the dog, then drove onto the person’s property and threatened to shoot the property owner and his family if they hurt the dog. Neuzil is a convicted felon and banned from owning firearms. A short time after, a search/arrest warrant was conducted at Neuzil’s home, where police found a .22 caliber rifle, as well as firearm ammunition. Neuzil was then arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm and first degree harassment.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A man had to be transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation following a fire at a home in Cedar Rapids Thursday morning. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says crews were called to the 100 block of Ann Street SW at 7:32 a.m. At the scene, firefighters found a manufactured home with a fire in the kitchen. Crews were able to get the fire out quickly. A man and a dog were able to get out of the home safely, but the man had to be treated for smoke inhalation at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital. Investigators say the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.
