A 52-year-old Cedar Rapids man was convicted Tuesday for his ninth residential burglary and 15th overall criminal conviction. Darrell Bolden, originally charged with second-degree burglary, was convicted on a lesser charge of second-degree attempted burglary by a Linn County jury following a one and half day trial . The jury deliberated about two hours. The [...]

A trial for a 21-year-old Hiawatha man accused of killing a Cedar Rapids man in 2011 was reset to October because one witness cannot be located and another witness wasn’t available to testify this month. Donovan Ross, charged with first-degree murder, waived his right to speedy trial and will not stand trial next week as [...]

One of the five defendants charged in the burglary of a Palo business in January, where 75 or more firearms were stolen, pleaded guilty last week in plea deal that also included two previous drug charges not related to the burglary. Jeremy McAtee, 34, of Palo, pleaded guilty March 14, in Linn County District Court [...]

A West Branch man who was granted an appeal last December for his conviction in the 2007 death of his 3-month-old daughter will be retried May 13 in Linn County District Court. Curtis A. Miller, 33, sentenced to 50 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment resulting in death, appealed his convictions based [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Another teenaged boy was charged as an adult Wednesday in Linn County District Court for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in Marion last month, according to a criminal complaint. Justin Michael Purcell, 16, of Walford is charged with second-degree sexual abuse. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl Jan. 13, [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Another 16-year-old was charged as an adult Wednesday in Linn County District Court for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in Marion last month, according to a criminal complaint. Justin Michael Purcell of Walford is charged with second-degree sexual abuse. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl Jan. 13, in Marion, [...]

A 16-year-old Fairfax boy was charged Tuesday in Linn County District Court for sexually abusing three teenage girls from Walford and Marion, according to a criminal complaint. Isaac David Hall is charged as an adult with three counts of third-degree sexual abuse. He is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl in Walford and [...]

  Updated:  Reginald Williams said he has “a whole lot of peace of mind” after attending a Thursday’s hearing where three men were charged in the slaying of his daughter Latasha Roundtree last September. “The family is feeling good today,” Williams said. “I’m grateful to (the investigator) and the Cedar Rapids Police for their work.” [...]

Update – Mary Chicchelly said she was “humbled” after receiving the call Thursday from Gov. Terry Branstad informing her she would be  the next judge in the 6th Judicial District. “I appreciate his confidence in me and I will do the job to the best of my ability,” Chicchelly said.”I was humbled by the Governor [...]

Shaheed Pendleton took the stand Friday in his attempted murder trial and denied stabbing his ex-girlfriend Racquel Truax 16 times in 2011. Pendleton, 33, of Cedar Rapids, told a different version of what happened Oct. 14, 2011 than what Truax told the jury on Thursday. The only thing he agreed with her on was that [...]