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Eighteen-year-old Tremaine Walton Jr. faces charges including attempted murder and assault causing serious injury to a police officer. he pleaded not guilty on Monday in Dubuque County District Court. His trial is set for July 9.
The charges stem from a fight on April 27 outside a bar. Police say surveillance video shows Walton trying to stab a man and then punching the officer when she tried to break up the fight. The officer suffered a concussion and a fractured jaw.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A Dubuque man has been accused of injuring his dog by tossing it off an 11-foot-high retaining wall.
40-year-old Matthew Duve is charged with a misdemeanor.
Court records say a neighbor told police that Duve grabbed a female Weimaraner named Calli by the collar and threw her off the wall onto a sidewalk below. The neighbor reported hearing what sounded like the dog hitting the pavement three times.
A vet says the dog had lacerations on her tail and front legs and had some back stiffness.
Court records say Duve denied any abuse and said the dog "came home in its present condition."
40-year-old Matthew Duve is charged with a misdemeanor.
Court records say a neighbor told police that Duve grabbed a female Weimaraner named Calli by the collar and threw her off the wall onto a sidewalk below. The neighbor reported hearing what sounded like the dog hitting the pavement three times.
A vet says the dog had lacerations on her tail and front legs and had some back stiffness.
Court records say Duve denied any abuse and said the dog "came home in its present condition."
GARNER, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man who hit and killed a Minnesota man on a bicycle will be sentenced this summer.
40-year-old Travis Thomas, of Floyd, will be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter and OWI on July 17 in Hancock County District Court. Thomas pleaded guilty during a court appearance on Tuesday.
Thomas was originally charged with vehicular homicide in the death of 60-year-old Randy Nomeland, of Minneapolis, in July 2011. Thomas was driving an SUV on U.S. Highway 18 near Britt when he hit Nomeland.
Defense attorney Russell Schroeder says Thomas doesn't plan to request a suspended sentence. He also faces $150,000 in restitution to the victim's family.
40-year-old Travis Thomas, of Floyd, will be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter and OWI on July 17 in Hancock County District Court. Thomas pleaded guilty during a court appearance on Tuesday.
Thomas was originally charged with vehicular homicide in the death of 60-year-old Randy Nomeland, of Minneapolis, in July 2011. Thomas was driving an SUV on U.S. Highway 18 near Britt when he hit Nomeland.
Defense attorney Russell Schroeder says Thomas doesn't plan to request a suspended sentence. He also faces $150,000 in restitution to the victim's family.
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