Stabbing. This morning in court, the state asasd the judge to set a significant cash only bond because of safety concerns for the public its been set for 750 thousand dollars. Lehman is also accused of violating his parole, which brings his bond to 1milllln dollars. Line records show he is a registered sex offender a search on the iowa sex offender registry shows there are 21 sex offenders, including lehman, living at this motel right now. Authorities say lint was laying on the floor of his motel room with multiple stab wounds. Investigators say they found a knife and blood on lehmans clothes when they arrested him. Sheriff Brian Gardner said lehman had been living at the motel since july. The victim was staying with his brother at the hotel im not sure how long he had been living there prior to this incident. Incident. The Linn County Sheriffs Office doesnt believe there was any previous connection between the two men. Theyre still investigating and well bring you the latest informati
Security says it has not detected any plots targeting the u. S. 26 states now say they will not accept any refugees from syria after the paris attacks. Attacks. And iowa is now joining them. Fox 28 News Reporter matt hammill hammilljoins us now from the newswsom with reactctn here at home. Iowa has welcomed people with open arms several times in the past including vietnamese laotian and bosnian refugees right here in the corridor. But e vernors view of keeping an open mind about refugees from syria changed abruptly this afternoon. Afternoon. So this situation is very serious even this morning the governor stopped short of refusing to let Syrian Refugees come to iowa. But after evidence suggesting paris terrorists snuck in with refugees ten other governororstopped the process. Just hours later branstad did the same. The isis threat i think is throughout the free world. As iowans watched the investigation unfold today in france many expressed strong views on the ten thousand Syrian Refug
I spoke to several residents here at the cedrel motel who says lint kept to himself. But this criminal complaint says Michael Stephen lehmans stabbing of jimmijon lee lint was premeditated. Premeditated. Because he called michael a edit wordrdrandy mccraney said it took only one word for his next door neighbor to transform this quiet cedrel motel into a chaotic crime scene monday morning. Morning. Michael was mad at him over a aargument over something that went on between those two. Linn county deputies say 47yearold Michael Stephen lehman stabbed 23yearold jimmijon lee lint to death in lints motel room. Room. Mr. Lehman had been registered there at that residence since july of this year. Online records show lehman was convicted of two sexual abuse incidents in 2009 in johnson countytynd clayton county. Sheriff gardner says lint was living with his brother, who is also listed on more than 20 sex offenders are registered as living at ced rel l tel. Mccraney is also on the list. List. It
Parents to tell them he was ok. In light of the paris attacks, governors across the nation are coming out against brining Syrian Refugees into the country. Governor branstad says its a quote dangerous and delicate situation. And he thinks its a federal issue, but es ordering all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements in iowa. And says the federal government should not resettle any syrain refugees in iowa. Mama teams honored the paris victims in a moment of silence during games yesterday. And it was what one fan said during the moment of silence at lambeau that upset packers quarterback aaron rodgers. I must admit though, i was very disappointed with whoever thth fan was who made a comment that was really inappropiate during the moment of silence. Its that kind of prejuducial idealogy that i think puts us in the fan rodgers was refering to yelleddomething disparaging about muslim people while the entire stadium was silently reflecting about the tragedy in paris.
United states. And here in europe, it was a day of Police Operations and the hunt for an accomplice and the mastermind of the attacks. We have extensive verage of this unfolding story. Lets start with bill l neely. Repepter this is the man france believes was behind the paris massacres. This isis propaganda video is sent to show abowd, o oe jailed in belgium and now believed to be in syria. What you cant see behind his vehicle are the bodies hes about drag on ropes. He was close to at least two of the paris killers. Police are still hunting for this suspected accomplice salah abdeslam, who they describe as dadaerous. His brother believed to be one of the killers, another brother questioned and released after police raided the family home in brussels. Moree attacks on france are being planned. The french Prime Minister warned today. Which is why police raided more than 160 homes, arresting two dozen suspects and seizing dozens of guns and a rocket launcher. The french president addressi