From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Waterloo’s Police Chief says he’s retiring after more than 30 years with the department. Chief Joe Leibold took over as Chief in November 2022. He was first hired in 1990 and worked his way through the ranks during the course of 30 years. Leibold says his last day will be in June.
The man charged with shooting and killing 32-year-old Cameron Barnes at a bar last St. Patrick’s Day is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars. A Linn County jury convicted Duvall Walker of first degree murder. Prosecutors presented surveillance videos, photographs, and phone calls from the day of the shooting at Cocktails and Company in Marion. That’s where Barnes was shot during a fist fight with Walker. Sentencing is set for April 26.
A Coralville person who challenged an arrest during a public protest was acquitted of both charges filed in the case. Tara Dutcher was arrested after a group of protesters blocked traffic outside the University of Iowa’s Memorial Union last October. Dutcher argued the police lieutenant on the scene was pushing protesters who were trying to protect one another. The story got national attention. The jury found Dutcher not guilty of disorderly conduct by blocking the street, and of interference with official acts.
First responders helped rescue an 81-year-old man who fell into a 60-foot ravine in Fayette County in a densely wood area near West Union. The sheriff’s office says the man was checking out his property near a quarry Tuesday when he fell and couldn’t get out of the ravine. First responders used drones in their search for him. He was taken to the hospital for his injuries. There’s no word on his condition.
Iowa City’s only alcohol-free bar is now closed. This is according to Backes Auctioneers, which hosted a short notice auction for items from Unimpaired Dry Bar last week. Bidding closed yesterday. It’s not clear why the bar closed. The bar’s original location in Davenport is also closed.
