TOLEDO – Former Traer resident Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which had been scheduled to begin last week in Johnson County – after being reset twice since the original date of Nov. 4, 2024 – has been reset for a third time to later this summer. On Dec. 26, 2024, ...
TOLEDO — The weeklong trial of former Elberon Public Library Director Bailey Anne Jenkins concluded last Friday as a Tama County jury found her guilty of solicitation to commit a felony and second degree criminal mischief after a group of children ransacked and vandalized the facility on May ...
TOLEDO — A Marshalltown man with an extensive rap sheet has been arrested and charged by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the late December burglaries of the Garwin and Gladbrook American Legions as well as a Jan. 2 robbery at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club. Convicted ...
Earlier this month, summary judgments were issued on the lawsuits filed against the City of Toledo and former Police Officer Kyle Howe. Three cases were ruled on, two of which will go to trial. The lawsuit brought against the City of Toledo and Howe by Shyla Wolf will proceed to trial. This ...
TOLEDO — After a slight delay due to a juror arriving late at the Tama County Courthouse, testimony in the trial of the former Elberon Public Library director charged with soliciting a group of children to vandalize the facility last May began on Tuesday morning. Both the prosecution and ...
TOLEDO – In his first degree murder trial set to begin in late January, Huston William Danker plans to use an alibi defense. In court documents filed on Oct. 15, Danker — through his defense attorney Leon F. Spies — gave notice he plans to rely on an alibi defense during his nine-day ...
An Omaha man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using a vehicle to gain entry into the Iowa Premium Beef sewer treatment plant in Tama and subsequently stealing a company vehicle. According to a press release from the Tama Police Department, officers were called to the scene at 7:53 ...
To view the Tama County Sheriff’s Office call report (press version) for Dec. 2, 2024, through Dec. 8, 2024, click here: Call Report 12-02 thru 12-08
To view the Tama County Sheriff’s Office call report (press version) for Nov. 25, 2024, through Dec. 1, 2024, click here: cr_press 11-25 thru 12-1
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who stole over $450,000 from a family‑owned business was sentenced Oct. 30, 2024, to two years in federal prison. Leann Marie Rouse, 51, from Toledo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 31, 2024 guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. Evidence disclosed ...