White Iowa Man Who Ran Through Crowd Of Protesters In August Gets Chance To Clear His Record
The perpetrator committed the crime during a protest organized by the Iowa Freedom Riders.
January 11, 2021 at 8:49 pm
A white Iowa man, who rammed into a crowd of racial injusticeprotesters in August, is getting a chance to expunge his records. A judge made the decision in the case of 45-year-old Michael Ray Stepanek last month, deciding to keep him out of prison and to erase his record if he stays out of trouble, The Associated Press reported.
Granting the deferred judgment, which gives Stepanek a chance to be cleared from a felony charge after a three-year probation period, Judge Paul Miller also suspended the $1,025 civil fine. The ruling comes after Stepanek admitted to driving his Toyota Camry through the crowd in Iowa City, Iowa, because the protesters needed “an attitude adjustment.”
IOWA CITY - A white man who deliberately sped his car through a crowd of racial injustice protesters in Iowa City, striking several, will avoid prison and have the incident erased from his record if he stays out of trouble for three years.
AP/Lang 1/8/21 A white man who deliberately sped his car through a crowd of racial injustice protesters in Iowa City, striking many, will avoid prison and have
Man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison This undated photo provided by the Johnson County Sheriff s Office in Iowa City, Iowa, shows Michael Stepanek after his arrest on Aug. 25, 2020. Stepanek will avoid prison and could have the case dismissed under a plea agreement resolving charges related to his decision to intentionally drive through a crowd of racial injustice protesters in Iowa City, striking several. (Source: Johnson County Sheriff s Office via AP) By DAVID PITT | January 8, 2021 at 8:00 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 8:00 PM
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) â A white man who deliberately sped his car through a crowd of racial injustice protesters in Iowa City, striking several, will avoid prison and have the incident erased from his record if he stays out of trouble for three years.