Suspect in Iowa trooper's fatal shooting had run for sheriff
RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press
April 15, 2021
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A Grundy Center police car parks outside a house with damage along G Avenue, Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Grundy Center, Iowa. An Iowa State Patrol trooper was killed during a standoff in central Iowa, the state Department of Public Safety said Saturday. The standoff came after a police chase ended at a Grundy Center home (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)Joseph Cress/AP
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The candidate for sheriff in rural Iowa had an unusual background: a record of alcohol-related crimes that landed him in the same county jail he would run if elected.