Michael Thomas Lang said he should have been able to claim he acted in self-defense when he shot Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith in the chest with a shotgun in April 2021.
Two bridges in northeast Iowa were dedicated Monday, Oct. 16, to the memories of Iowa State Patrol officers, Sgt. Jim Smith and Trooper Ted Benda. Both fallen heroes died in
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