A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 62 years in prison for pointing a shotgun at one officer and trying to kill another. The officers said his actions were “deliberate and with purpose” and he traumatized both them.
A man on trial this week for pointing a shotgun at officers and discharging the gun, told an investigator he had no memory of leading them on high speed chase or being shot.
Two Cedar Rapids police officers testified Thursday about being forced to shoot Brandon Nelson, who had led officers on a high-speed chase, and then pointed a shotgun at them when he stopped and got out of his vehicle.
A Cedar Rapids police officer said Brandon Nelson, on trial this week for attempted murder and 12 other charges, came at him head-on during a high speed chase last year. Two officers will testify this week that Nelson also racked and pointed a shotgun at them when he finally stopped.
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