Iowa Kidnapping Law
<h1> United States of America v. Allen Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Monona County, Iowa Kidnapper and Gunman Sent to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Monona County, Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years in f... More...
$0 (08-02-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Henry Earl Dinkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Meth </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Davenport Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Davenport man was sentenced tod... More...
$0 (06-20-2024 - IA)United States of America v. Richard Thomas Ball
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking three adult females by force, fraud, and coercion and kidnapping one of the adult females; 30 years for sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor female; and 10 years for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. <br> <br> Richard Thomas Ball, 47, used deceptive and coercive tactics as... More...
$0 (10-27-2023 - IA)United States of America v. John Edward Miller
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate violent threats to family or federal official in violation of 18 U.S.C. 115, which provides:<br> <br> (a)<br> (1) Whoever—<br> (A) assaults, kidnaps, or murders, or attempts or conspires to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder a member of the immediate family of a United State... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - ia)United States of America v. Nicole Poole Franklin
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> Nicole Poole Franklin, 42, admitted driving her Jeep Grand Cherokee on Creston Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, where the first child-victim was walking along the sidewalk with another young relative. Upon seeing the children and believing that the victim was of Middle Eastern or African desc... More...
$0 (08-24-2021 - IA)Cardnel Brown, Jr. v. State of Iowa
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$0 (10-21-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Jaron N. Purham
Keokuk, IA - Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder For Joint Kidnapping, Torture, and Execution of Gender-Fluid Teen Kedarie Johnson<br> <br> Jaron N. Purham was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and execution of gender-fluid high school student Kedarie Johnson. Purham’s co-defendant, Jorge Sanders-Galvez, was previously convicted of first-degree murder las... More...
$0 (10-09-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Joel Enrique Herrarte Jr. <table> <td>
Joel Herrarte Jr. was originally charged by trial information with kidnapping <br> in the second degree (count I), assault while participating in a felony (count II), and <br> willful injury causing bodily injury (count III). After a trial to the bench, the court <br> found Herrarte guilty of counts II and III. The court acquitted Herrarte of second<br> degree kidnapping but found Herrarte guilt... More...
$0 (09-15-2018 - IA)DAVID EUGENE MADDOX vs. STATE OF IOWA
We previously stated the facts of this case on Maddox’s first appeal: <br> [Maddox], co-defendant Jeremy Gibler, and the victim were riding around together on December 17, 2009, after having spent time together drinking at the home of Gibler’s aunt and then going to the home of a person [Maddox] knew. [Maddox] was driving, Gibler was in the back seat, and the victim was in the passenger’s ... More...
$0 (09-14-2018 - IA)SESSIONS L. HARPER vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
On the evening of Saturday, January 7, 2006, Holly Michael, Becky Sittig, <br> Ashleigh Attig, and Harper hung out at Michael’s house in Fort Dodge beginning <br> at around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.2 From then until the early morning hours of January <br> 8, the group drank alcohol, smoked marijuana, and consumed cocaine. The group <br> left the residence to go to a nearby bar at which they arrived ar... More...
$0 (09-14-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Cristhian Bahens Rivera
Montezuma, IA - The State of Iowa charged Cristhian Bahens Rivera with kidnapping and first-degree murder for killing Mollie Tibbets.<br> <br> It is believed that Rivera had been in the United States for a number of years illegally and had worked on a farm. ... More...
$0 (08-25-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. DAKOTA M. POLAND <table> <td>
The events giving rise to Poland’s convictions occurred on March 10, 2016, <br> at the home where Poland lived with his parents and three younger sisters. <br> Poland, then twenty years old, was dating L.R., who was sixteen years old. L.R. <br> had been staying at the home for approximately one week but decided to leave <br> because Poland was drinking vodka. L.R. did not like being around Po... More...
$0 (07-08-2018 - IA)REVETTE ANN SAUSER vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Revette Sauser pled guilty to kidnapping in the second degree, voluntary <br> manslaughter, and going armed with intent, after fatally shooting her husband, <br> Terry, in their home. Sauser filed a postconviction-relief application and an <br> amended application alleging a variety of errors. The district court denied the <br> application after a trial. <br> Sauser appeals, contending her tri... More...
$0 (06-25-2018 - IA)JEREMIAH CLARENCE JOHNSON vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Jeremiah Johnson appeals the denial of his second application for <br> postconviction relief (PCR). <br> In 2009, Johnson was convicted of first-degree kidnapping; he was <br> sentenced to life in prison. Johnson filed a direct appeal of his conviction, and a <br> panel of our court affirmed in State v. Johnson, No. 09-1776, 2010 WL 5050573, <br> at *4 (Iowa Ct. App. Dec. 8, 2010). Procedendo... More...
$0 (04-06-2018 - IA)MARK ALLAN BITZAN vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
A college student on her way home for winter break stopped at a rest area <br> in Monona County, Iowa. A man in the women’s restroom accosted her, forcibly <br> moved her to the handicapped stall, threatened her with a pocket knife, and raped <br> her. <br> A jury found Mark Bitzan guilty of first-degree kidnapping.1 This court <br> affirmed his judgment and sentence of life in prison. See... More...
$0 (01-12-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. RICKY KEASLING <table> <td>
Darrell Teeter was murdered on August 11, 2014, at the same location <br> where he lived and worked, the Main Street Bait Shop in downtown Eldon. The <br> bait shop was in the front of the building, and Teeter’s residence was in the back. <br> Teeter had been ill and undergoing dialysis a few days a week, and he had been <br> prescribed hydrocodone for chronic pain. <br> A few days prior to ... More...
$0 (12-24-2017 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. ALEJANDRO ANDRES LIRA
Lira and Michael Dewispelaere were associated drug dealers in the Quad <br> Cities area. Dewispelaere would sell drugs to Lira, and Lira would repay him with <br> cash or different drugs. Late in July 2015, Dewispelaere gave Lira two pounds of <br> marijuana. Lira did not pay the full purchase price at the time of the exchange <br> and was expected to pay about $5000 to Dewispelaere when Lira s... More...
$0 (10-31-2017 - IA)DENIS GAILEY vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set <br> forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges: <br> The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, ... More...
$0 (07-25-2017 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. JEJUAN TYREE LYKE JR <table> <td>
Due to events occurring on February 3, 2015, Lyke was charged with six <br> offenses: count I–attempted murder, count II–robbery in the first degree, count <br> III–intimidation with a dangerous weapon, count IV–going armed with intent, <br> count V–willful injury, and count VI–kidnapping in the second degree; counts I, II, <br> and VI being class “B” felonies. <br> On June 24,... More...
$0 (07-24-2017 - IA)DENIS GAILEY vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set <br> forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges: <br> The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, ... More...
$0 (07-24-2017 - IA)VICTOR RIVERA vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Victor Rivera, while driving under the influence of alcohol, caused a traffic <br> accident that killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured the motorcyclist’s <br> passenger. Rivera fled the scene in his vehicle and led officers on a short chase <br> before he was apprehended. Rivera pleaded guilty to unintentionally causing the <br> death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxic... More...
$0 (06-17-2017 - IA)VINCENT A. RAMOS vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Vincent Ramos appeals from the summary dismissal of his 2015 <br> postconviction-relief (PCR) application challenging his 2003 conviction for first<br> degree kidnapping. Ramos asserts the jury instructions given at trial were <br> defective because they failed to include language that would comply with State v. <br> Rich, 305 N.W.2d 739 (Iowa 1981),1 and “more importantly the recent case of <b... More...
$0 (06-15-2017 - IA)TODD ALAN MILLS vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Following a guilty plea in 2012, Todd Mills was convicted of three counts <br> of second-degree sexual abuse.1 His sentence called for two of the twenty-five<br> year sentences to run consecutively and one twenty-five-year sentence to run <br> concurrently. His sentence was also to run concurrently with the sentence he <br> was serving in Nebraska for similar offenses. Mills did not file a dire... More...
$0 (05-09-2017 - IA)<b> JEREMY MICHAEL GIBLER vs. STATE OF IOWA</b> <table> <td>
On December 17, 2009, Gibler and David Maddox went for a drive <br> accompanied by another gentleman, who became their victim. Gibler was in the <br> backseat, Maddox was driving, and the victim was in the front-passenger seat. <br> Maddox drove to the banks of the Missouri River where he stopped. Gibler <br> struck the victim on the back of the head, and Maddox pulled him out of the car. <br>... More...
$0 (02-10-2017 - IA)<b>STATE OF IOWA vs. LANDON MICHAEL RILEY</b>
Landon Riley appeals from his convictions and sentences, following the <br> entry of an Alford plea, for two counts of willful injury causing bodily injury. Riley <br> maintains his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by allowing him to <br> plead guilty without a factual basis and then failing to file a motion in arrest of <br> judgment. He also maintains the district court abused its... More...
$0 (12-01-2016 - IA)<b>SHANNON BREEDEN and LAURA HOCHMUTH vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS</b> <table> <td>
The parties stipulated to the following facts. Breeden and Hochmuth were incarcerated under the custody of the IDOC.3 Breeden was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to an indeterminate term of twenty-five years.4 She was age sixteen at the time of her offense. She began serving her prison sentence on March 3, 2003. <br> Hochmuth was convicted of second-degree kidnapping, first-degree... More...
$0 (11-18-2016 - IA)<b><h3>STATE OF IOWA vs. AARON LEE STINDE</b></h3>
Twenty-year-old A. and Stinde became acquainted through work and <br> began dating, which developed into an intimate relationship. They lived together <br> off and on for about three months. They were not living together on January 15, <br> 2014, but at about 9:30 p.m., they went to the Quad City Inn for the purpose of <br> having consensual sex. They took A.’s car, and she paid for the room ... More...
$0 (09-16-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. CHARLES FREDERICK FEURING
Feuring, who is seventy-four years old, had been acquainted with YY1 <br> since she was a young child. When YY was approximately fourteen years old, <br> Feuring began making comments that made her uncomfortable. YY testified, “He <br> would tell me how I appealed to him, tell me how beautiful I was. He would ask <br> me if I had a boyfriend. He would tell me that he would always take care o... More...
$0 (09-16-2016 - IA)<b><h3> STATE OF IOWA vs. GARY CORTEZ MARSHALL JR.</b></h3>
Gary Cortez Marshall Jr. hired an attorney to represent him in a criminal <br> matter. Five months later, the attorney moved to withdraw, alleging <br> “irreconcilable differences . . . which ha[d] caused the irretrievable breakdown of <br> the attorney/client relationship.” Following a hearing, the district court denied the <br> motion, and the case proceeded to trial. <br> On the second... More...
$0 (09-16-2016 - IA)United States of America v. Aaron Lawrence Storm
DES MOINES, IA – Ankeny Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography and Related Charge<br> <br> On July 27, 2016, Aaron Lawrence Storm, 35, of Ankeny, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to a total of 12 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release. Storm had previously pleaded guilty to the offense of possession of child pornography... More...
$0 (08-18-2016 - IA)ALBERT BENNY WHITESIDE vs. STATE OF IOWA
In 2000, a jury convicted Whiteside of kidnapping in the first degree and <br> sexual abuse in the third degree. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. See <br> State v. Whiteside, No. 00-941, 2001 WL 709540, at *5 (Iowa Ct. App. June 13, <br> 2001). Whiteside filed his first PCR application in 2001, which was denied. The <br> appeal of the denial was dismissed as frivolous and procedendo issu... More...
$0 (08-10-2016 - IA)TYRONE DEMARIO BRYSON vs. STATE OF IOWA
The evidence introduced at the criminal trial established that in the early <br> morning hours of March 4, 1999, sixty-seven-year-old B.S. was attacked in her <br> Des Moines home. The perpetrator, later identified by B.S. and confirmed by <br> DNA evidence, was Bryson. During the attack, Bryson performed oral sex on <br> B.S. and forced B.S. to perform oral sex on him. Then B.S. insisted she n... More...
$0 (07-03-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. JUAN CARLOS ASTELLO
In 1998, Juan Carlos Astello was convicted of kidnapping in the first <br> degree, in violation of Iowa Code sections 710.1 and 710.2 (1997), and murder in <br> the second degree, in violation of Iowa Code sections 7078.1 and 707.3. He was <br> sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the former offense and fifty <br> years’ incarceration with an eighty-five-percent mandatory min... More...
$0 (06-19-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. DEBRA DENISE OLIVER
Ronald Carris dialed 911 from inside the trunk of his own car, whispering <br> his license plate number to the dispatcher so police could intercept his <br> kidnappers. Carris was able to identify “Deb” as one of his captors. The phone <br> line remained open while Carris suffered multiple blows from a brick. By the time <br> the police tracked the phone to Prospect Park, Carris was bleedin... More...
$0 (06-19-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. OLIVER LEE LEWIS
In 2014, Lewis entered into three separate plea agreements with the State <br> regarding three separate offenses: driving while license revoked; public <br> intoxication, third offense; and operating while intoxicated, second offense (OWI). <br> In those agreements, the State indicated it would recommend the following on <br> each charge, respectively: (1) $1000 fine; (2) “2 yrs prison, $625 sus... More...
$0 (05-26-2016 - IA)DAN EUGENE HAMPTON vs. STATE OF IOWA
Dan Hampton appeals the order granting the State’s motion for summary <br> judgment on his application for postconviction relief (PCR). Hampton, who was <br> convicted of first-degree kidnapping in 1992 and whose conviction was affirmed <br> on direct appeal the following year, argues his claim is not barred by the <br> limitations period set forth in Iowa Code section 822.3 (2015) because it i... More...
$0 (05-12-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. TOBY RYAN RICHARDS
On February 2, 2013, Poell was visiting Richards at his mother’s house in Davenport, where Richards lived. Both Poell and Richards were napping, Poell in bed and Richards on a couch in the same room. Beyond those facts, however, accounts of the day’s events diverge significantly. <br> 3 <br> A. Poell’s Testimony. According to Poell, she awoke to discover a message on her cell phone from... More...
$0 (05-09-2016 - IA)JAMES CARSON EFFLER vs. STATE OF IOWA
James Effler appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction <br> relief. We conclude neither trial nor appellate counsel provided constitutionally <br> deficient performance and therefore affirm the district court’s ruling. <br> James Effler was convicted of first-degree kidnapping for taking a two<br> year-old girl to the men’s bathroom of the Des Moines Central Library and <... More...
$0 (04-28-2016 - IA)WYATT CHANDLER JOHNSON vs. STATE OF IOWA
On April 28, 2009, two groups of young men—affiliated with two separate <br> gangs—met at a park in Waterloo to fight out their differences. Johnson was not <br> a member of either gang but went to the park to watch the fight. Ultimately, <br> Johnson, who was armed with a knife, became involved in the altercation. Two <br> individuals, Steven Perry and Bryce Smith, were stabbed during the ... More...
$0 (04-06-2016 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN FRANKLIN DEERING
Ronald Carris dialed 911 from inside the trunk of his own car, whispering <br> his license plate number to the dispatcher so police could intercept his <br> kidnappers. The phone line remained open while his captors brutally beat Carris <br> with a brick. By the time the Des Moines police tracked the victim’s cell phone to <br> Prospect Park, just before 6 a.m. on April 11, 2014, Carris was bl... More...
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