The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a Des Moines man who pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated and sent the case back to Polk County Court last week.
Brian McGee, 20, was charged with operating while intoxicated after allegedly causing a 2018 crash in which he and five others were injured. He pleaded guilty on July 22, 2019, and was sentenced to a year in jail, with all but seven days suspended. McGee was also ordered to pay a $1,250 fine and $10,000 in restitution to the victims before he appealed.
Around 2 p.m. Dec 8, 2018, investigators said McGee was traveling at a high rate of speed and failed to yield before making a left turn, which caused a two-vehicle crash in the 1500 block of Euclid Avenue. Five occupants of the other vehicle were treated at a local hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.
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A man charged with trying to set fire to the historic Polk County Courthouse during a protest last year has been sentenced to two years probation.
Lonnie Sekou Williams, 28, of Des Moines was charged with first-degree arson Aug. 25, nearly three months after police said he threw a lit firework through a window of the courthouse.
Williams pleaded guilty to attempted arson earlier this month and was sentenced Wednesday.
Anastasia Coleman, 25, of Des Moines was also charged with first-degree arson and was a co-conspirator, according to court documents. Coleman was Williams girlfriend at the time, a search warrant said.
Coleman s case is set to go to trial June 21.
Des Moines superintendent could lose license after he kept students learning online during COVID-19 Samantha Hernandez, Des Moines Register
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The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator s license following several complaints about the district s online learning.
The complaints stem from Des Moines school officials decision to keep Des Moines Public Schools more than 31,000 students learning online for the first two weeks of the school year as the coronavirus was ripping through the state.
The complaints were filed with the Board of Educational Examiners against Ahart on Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, the notice of hearing and statement of charges dated Feb. 3 states. The notice does not give details about the complaints.