So youre the protector, and you are an 11 years old . The only thing i wanted to do was protect them. He stood behind a closeddoor, clutching the bat, ready to fight back. And i was like, the first person to come through here. Im hitting. Going out fighting. I want to try. The boy could hear the voices of two men in the hallway. They eventually started banging on the door. It felt like they were trying to get in. He says he started cursing at the intruders, using every bad word he could think of. Then i could hear all of a sudden, another set of footsteps. In the upstairs. Start running. And then, eventually, i heard. You know. She has a gun. And then, the boy heard a series of gunshots. A breathless , dialed 911. Someone came to my house and my mom up. But the boy was saying was Something Like out of a movie. As first for the Small Town Police department. Early rescue, you are needed that. That michaels residence. Im not really sure whats going on. What had happened inside the roberts
she says she reached and for the gun. she fired it. he s on the floor, i can see blood about him. so the story is this incredibly brave mama bear taking pair of her clubs? her story fits the evidence. and i m going, no it doesn t. so it s an execution he walks into, is that the way you see it? totally. she killed him. i was defending my family. and that is all i can keep thinking about. twilight, in an eye or roy farming town. darkness is in the windows of a victorian house. downstairs in the kitchen, a crock pot is simmering. upstairs, a young mother runs a bat for her baby daughter. her two older sons huddle by a tv in the bedroom down the hall. suddenly, they hear a shout. their mother s cry for help. all of a sudden, you can hear her yelling. and then i can hear her yelling towards the door. and i m standing there, like what is going on? 11 years old, he sees his mother running towards him. she s in the door jam, trying to get in. i can
It didnt quite add up. They said her story was evidence. Im just like, no it doesnt. I staired i think for eded eded stared for weeks trying to understand it. It was just the feeling this is bad. Chilling evidence this hero mom might actually be a coldblooded killer. When she got mad at them. She wanted them to be destroyed. She turned to me and said youre never going to leave this house alive. Downstairs in the kitchen, a crockpot is simmering. Upstairs, a young mother runs a bath for her baby daughter. Her two older sons huddle by a tv in a bedroom down the hall. Suddenly they hear a shout. Their mothers cry for help. All of a sudden i can hear yelling and then i can hear, you know, running toward the door. Im really, like, standing there, like, whats going on . Bert pitman, then 11 years old, sees his mother running towards him. Shes in the door jam, like, trying to get in. And i can see, you know, all of a sudden her just get yanked back by her hair. The mother flings the baby into
We were the first to bring you the news on kcci eight news this morning, and now we are learning more about the man involved. Police say the chase ended around 3 30 this morning. That is when they arrested this man, 31yearold sean phelan. Police say it started when an officer tried to pull phelan over for a traffic violation, then took off, swerving in and out of lanes and running stop signs. Police say phelan ditched his vehicle on scott street and ran. Thats when the k9 unit tracked him down on se 4st and mlk. He was transported the hospital with small abrasions. Police say phelan was wanted by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives regarding a warrant for his arrest relating to firearms. The iowa state patrol is releasing information about another high speed chase. This one happening just after midnight near the east mixmaster. Authorities say 28yearold on the shoulder of the eastbound lane of i80 and took off when a trooper went to approach the vehicle. Turns out t
Protesters say theyre not planning on going away anytime soon. And that they plan to keep the pressure on harreld and the board of regents to resign. To think that somebody can come in on a short term basis and undermine our efforts is flawed, we can continue to keep the pressure on. Harreld says he has no plans to resign. He is leaving town tomorrow for washington dc for a university event. But he says hell be back here thursday and working. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now. Joe, temperatures getting close to 80 in november is almost unheard of. What a spectacular run of early november weather three days in a row with highs near or above 70 for this time of the year is a rarity. Tonight some fog develops in the western part of the state and will have to be watched to see if any makes its way into eastern iowa. The next big change comes thursday as a cold front arrives bringing showers and seasonable temperatures for the end of the w