CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -A string of fights shut down the National Cattle Congress Fair Saturday night. Police used pepper spray to break up the fights. While reports say witnesses saw firearms, police say no shots were fired. Later, a youth was shot in a nearby neighborhood. It wasn’t immediately clear if the shooting was connected with the fair fights. Police say those fights broke out shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. Officers worked to disburse crowds and the fair was shut down. After closing down the fair, police were called to the 800 block of Riehl Street around 10:30. Officers said a 12-year-old boy had been shot in the arm. This was about a mile from the fair grounds. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He is expected to recover. Police are investigating both the shooting and the fights.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – Law enforcement officials in Marion notified the public on Saturday of apparent rumors involving weapons at a high school football game on Friday night. The Marion Police Department, in a post on the agency’s Facebook page, said that it was following up on social media posts about, and incidents at, Linn-Mar High School’s football game on Friday evening. Officials said that police dealt with three incidents with students at the game, some of which involved reports of weapons. One of the incidents, according to police, included a student that had said he was armed with a gun. The student later admitted that he did not have a gun, saying that he had made the claim because he was afraid for his safety. Police confirmed he did not possess a weapon and ejected him from the stadium. School officials were notified about the incident. Another report of a student concealing a weapon at the game was received by police, but officials were unable to make contact with that student. Police said that no gunshots were fired during the game, nor were they able to confirm that any firearms were present.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man has been convicted of charges that he led a crowd in chasing a U.S. Capitol police officer up a staircase and accosting other officers guarding the Senate. A federal jury deliberated for roughly four hours before convicting Douglas Jensen of felony charges that he obstructed Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021, and that he assaulted or interfered with police officers during the siege. Jensen was convicted on all seven counts, including a charge that he engaged in disorderly conduct inside the Capitol while carrying a folding knife in his pocket. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 16.
ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG) – An Anamosa State Penitentiary correctional officer is recovering after being attacked by an inmate on Thursday. In a press release, the Iowa Department of Corrections said it was an unprovoked attack that happened at about 7:30 p.m. The officer was working in one of the facility’s living units when the inmate approached and began striking him, according to officials. The officer was taken to the hospital for treatment and has since been released. Law enforcement has not released the name of the inmate or the officer involved. The incident is under investigation.
