Trujillo
Documents filed in the Marshall County Court reveal some additional information on what happened in the early morning hours of Monday at Casey’s on Third Avenue when Michael Ray West, 48, of Marshalltown, was killed.
Rocky Dean Trujillo, 20, of Marshalltown, entered Casey’s with a small caliber handgun, shot West, who was an employee of Casey’s, in the chest and attempted to get money from one of the cash registers. Afterward, Trujillo threatened a customer by placing the barrel of the handgun against the customer’s head and demanded a cell phone. Trujillo fled to the 700 block of Bromley Street – three blocks away from Casey’s. He was arrested on Monday after Marshalltown Police Department and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation conducted interviews of potential witnesses.
Noah Rohlfing
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Wenko & BAM singer George Wenk belts out a tune at a concert Saturday night in the Central Iowa Fairgrounds’ Activity Center.
On a Saturday night with wind chills at least 20 below zero, dozens of people gathered in the Activities Building of the Central Iowa Fairgrounds to watch live music for most likely the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
For five hours, a growing number of people watched as three bands Exit185, Wenko and BAM and Grand Marshall performed covers ranging from 70s and 80s rock to modern country music.
A man was fatally shot early Monday morning at a Marshalltown convenience store.
Police responded to the shooting at Casey’s, 111 N. Third Ave., at about 3 a.m. to find the man suffering from a gunshot wound. That man has died.
Police are seeking a man seen leaving the area wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants. The suspect is possibly a Latino male with an accent and is described as being short in stature. No other information about the suspect is known at this time. Information about the victim is being withheld pending family notifications. Law enforcement continues to investigate the circumstances that led to this shooting.
Feb 15, 2021
On Tuesday, Deborah Specht, 60, of Marshalltown, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft. Specht was originally charged with one count of fraudulent submissions, a class D felony and one count of first-degree theft, a class C felony, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime. We all pay for insurance fraud in the form of higher insurance costs,” Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen said. “I appreciate the hard work of our Fraud Bureau and all who participated in the prosecution of this case so Ms. Specht was held accountable for her actions.”