STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids man was arrested and is facing charges after police said he kidnapped someone, assaulted her and threatened to kill her. Strawberry Point police said Jessie Collione, 39, went to the victim’s Strawberry Point home uninvited on Oct. 2, and threatened the victim and the victim’s mother. Once Collione got inside the home, police said he stole the victim’s cellphone so she couldn’t call 911 for help. He then allegedly forced the victim into a vehicle and forced her to drive him towards Dundee. On the way, police said Collione assaulted the victim and threatened her, telling her she was going to die. When they got to Dundee, police said the victim was able to escape and made contact with a homeowner. Collione fled the scene and evaded police for several days. However, he has since been taken into custody. Collione faces the following charges: kidnapping 3rd degree, robbery 2nd degree, burglary 2nd degree, theft 3rd degree, obstruction of emergency communications. He was later also charged with two counts of domestic abuse assault, child endangerment for incidents involving the same victim in September.
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (KCRG) – A dump truck driver died in a crash in Poweshiek County on Wednesday morning. In a crash report, the Iowa State Patrol said 52-year-old Christopher Hudnut, of Logan, was driving the truck, which was loaded with gravel, westbound on Highway 85. At around 11:28 a.m., in the 1600 block of Highway 85, one of the truck’s wheels failed, causing Hudnut to lose control of the vehicle, which went off the road and into the ditch. Hudnut was ejected from the vehicle in the crash.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A homeless woman attacked one person, stabbing the person with a knife, and attempted to stab another person in Iowa City on Friday, police said. Kelli Rehwinkel, 44, is charged with willful injury-causing bodily injury, going armed with intent, and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. It happened in the 300 block of McCollister Boulevard in Iowa City at around 4:38 p.m. on Friday. A criminal complaint says Rehwinkel chased and attacked a victim with a knife, stabbing him at least once in the stomach, causing an open wound. The complaint says Rehwinkel then chased another person while holding the knife, trying to stab that person, but the person was able to get away. Police have not released the condition of the victim.
SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – This week, a jury found an Iowa doctor liable for the 2020 death of a Scott County man. Steve Schwarz underwent surgery on his neck, but after a few weeks, he started to regress and later died. A jury awarded the man’s family $1.645 million. In 2020, he started experiencing weakness in his arms and tingling affecting his everyday life. Schwarz had surgery to relieve the pressure on his spinal cord. But Schwarz had contracted MRSA while at UIHC before he was discharged from the hospital to Cedar Manor in Tipton. Court documents show it was noted in Schwarz’ medical records that he was taking antibiotics for the bacterial infection. Court records showed that his health took a turn when he was under the care of Dr. Michelle Sprengelmeyer. She was the doctor in charge of making sure Schwarz continued to receive the antibiotic, but she didn’t follow that order according to the medical malpractice lawsuit. He was without that medication for about 20 days and died. Attorneys said medical records showed the doctor failed to verify his medication, make a reasonable treatment plan, and recognize when Schwarz’s pain grew, and his health started regressing. TV9 did contact Dr. Sprengelmeyer’s lawyer for comment but had not heard back by the time this article was published. Sprengelmeyer also no longer works at Cedar Manor in Tipton.
