MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – Officials have released additional information about the shooting at a Marion bar on Friday night, including the name of a victim who died. Cameron Barnes, 32, was shot and killed in an incident at Cocktails & Company, located at 1625 Blairs Ferry Road. Marion Police said that, at around 11:06 p.m., they responded to a report of gunshots at the bar. Several law enforcement agencies and ambulances sped to the scene. Officials said that Barnes was shot inside the bar, and later died from his injuries at a nearby hospital. No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting, nor has a suspect been named publicly. An investigation is ongoing.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCRG) – A man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Marshalltown, following his arrest for another felony the day before. Amarrion Demeir Isom, 20, was arrested on Sunday and charged with first-degree murder. At around 4:03 p.m. on Friday, the Marshalltown Police Department was sent to a report of a person who was hurt and not breathing at 618 West Boone Street. Officers were able to locate a 27-year-old man, later identified as Isaiah Montell Forest, of Marshalltown. An autopsy performed at the State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny showed that Forest died of a gunshot wound. Police are not currently looking for any other suspects in connection to this case.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -Former Vice President Mike Pence was in Des Moines on Saturday, hours after former President Donald Trump announced he expects to be arrested on Tuesday. Pence–who is considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2024–was in Iowa for a foreign policy discussion with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. After the event, Pence spoke with reporters about Trump’s claim he will be arrested due to the investigation into hush money payments to women who claimed they had sexual encounter with the former president. “The idea of indicting a former president of the United States is deeply troubling to me, as it is to tens of millions of Americans. In particular, happening in what appears to be a politically charged environment, in New York where the attorney general and other elected officials literally campaigned on a pledge to prosecute the former president,” Pence said. “No one is above the law. I’m confident President Trump can take care of himself.”
ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG) – An incident involving an unknown substance led to multiple people becoming ill at the Anamosa State Penitentiary on Saturday night, according to officials. At around 11:30 p.m., Iowa Department of Corrections staff responded to a cell where an inmate was experiencing a medical emergency and was unresponsive. Medical staff who were present determined that the inmate was likely under the influence of an “unknown substance,” though no obvious substance was observed. The medical staff administered Narcan to the inmate and he was taken to a nearby hospital for stabilizing care. Three of the staff members who responded to the incident also showed signs of exposure to the same substance. As a precautionary step, the medical staff administered Narcan to two of the three staff members, who were all taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. All of the people involved have since been released from the hospital. Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Narcotics Enforcement Division were sent to the prison to investigate. They determined that the cell was safe for people to enter following the incident. An investigation into what happened is ongoing.
