Polson was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill. Live at the polk county courthouse, kim st. Onge, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Kevin thanks, kim. Meanwhile former state senator , Kent Sorenson back in a federal courtroom today for a second day of testimony. Hes testifying in the case of two former ron paul 2012 aides. Jesse benton and Dmitri Kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the Michelle Bachmann campaign to ron paul before the Iowa Caucuses four years ago. Kccis rose heaphy was in court today. And shes live in studio right now. Rose . Rose prosecutors continue to find more evidence how he kept his name off the books. Our cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but our cameraman caught this video of him walking in. Sorenson explained kesari had given his wife a check for 25,000 in december, which he later told sorenson not to cash. He said kesari told him to bill a Company Called ict for payment, which would then pay sorensons comp
August 13. They say it happened at barnards home near the 3000 block of highway f 48 west. She said mommy i need to tell you something. It was there barnard allegedly touched the girl. I was just really in shock. Jason r. barnards girlfriend Michelle Wortman saw barnard and confronted him. But the report says wortman never told durant. While wortman allegedly never did anything to protect the girl. She got child endangerment and was released on her own recognizance the next day. Jason r. no one answered when we tried knocking on barnards door sunday. Barnard had been previously convicted in a sex abuse case back in 1997 and has been on the sex offender registry ever since. Because of this, durant says her daughter would visit her dad with the stipulation wortman would supervise. I have a lot of hatred towards her, and in my opinion i think she should be in just as much trouble as he is for allowing it to happen and not saying anything. Jason r. durant says shes received criticism for e
Prosecuting attorney Stephanie Cox said polson changed the lives of three people he didnt know in a matter of 15 minutes. She told the jury polson needs to be held accountable for his actions and be found guilty on all charges. Polson is using an intoxication defense and when he took the stand in his own defense told the jury he didnt remember anything from the shooting after claiming to take a bad hit of meth. His Attorney Phil reser said polson cant be held responsible for what he did because he wasnt in the right state of mind at the time of the crimes. Sotphil reserpolsons attorney 3652he was not thinking and thats because the mental disability caused by his intoxication that put him in a spot where he was incapable of forming specific intent 3704 the jury was handed the case after closing arguments but only deliberated for 15 minutes before the courthouse closed for the night. They will report back to the courthouse monday morning to continue a Drake University law professor think
After four days of testimony the arguments in the trial of a man who went on a shooting spree last year. The prosecutor was up first. She told jurors that polson knew what he was doing when he showed up in that neighborhood with a loaded gun. 56 51no one shoots someone with kill them particularly in this case where everytime pete polson shot multiple times. 57 05 polson is charged with three counts of attempted murder among other charges. He allegedly shot at three people, injuring two and narrowly missing a third. Polson is using a intoxication defense. On the stand yesterday, he told the jury he doesnt remember what happened. Polsons attorney is currently giving we also checked into that intoxication defense polson is using. Legal experts say it is extremely rare and difficult to prove. And its a defense jurors do not like to hear. According to drake law professor, bob rigg. Because its difficult for them to understand. He says when the jurors hear the word intoxication, they try to
Northern iowa is under a freeze advisory. Saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine well warm that air up into the upper 50s, maybe even 60. Sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s, and breezy se winds. Next week we have some rain chances early wednesday am and well have our highs go back into the 70s for early in the week. Jack also coming up, candidates are threatening to boycott the next and one they may have running mate. A jury will spend with a major them as a reached today in the Pleasant Hill shooting spree trial. Jack but first, a fire firemans home. And hes just one department, dealing with the same tragedy this year. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa jack 1shot firefighters in cant seem to escape fires. Good evening. Im jack miller. Stephanie has the night off. Just two weeks ago. One lehigh fireman lost his house in a blaze. Tonight. The same thing happened to the chief. His home, destroyed in an overn