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Locally heavy thunderstorms during the evening will give way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 51F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Updated: May 29, 2021 @ 2:31 pm
Moving Larson and Gibbs resulted in transfers of several other wardens around the system.
In addition to the personnel changes, Skinner agreed to bring in outside investigators to examine the case, a demand the union made in a letter to policymakers last week.
Corrections officials also said they would:
Reassess the risk levels assigned to all prisoners across the state and their resulting work assignments.
Create a prison safety director position reporting directly to Skinner.
Increase the number of fixed and body camera in use at Anamosa.
Conduct a comprehensive review of security measures.
Freeze and, by April 9, review work programs that involve the use of tools, such as the hammers prisoners Thomas Woodard and Michael Dutcher allegedly used to kill Schulte and McFarland in an escape attempt.
Jan 20, 2021
(Des Moines, IA) Des Moines Police say a pedestrian killed in a hit and run crash in November has been identified. A resident recently noticed Jeffrey Larson s mail piling up and asked police to check on the neighbor. Officers got the name and a photo, and realized it matched an artist s sketch done in December of the hit and run victim. Police say Larson was hit by a dark colored S-U-V the evening of November 26th, near SE 14th and Wautrous Avenue on the city s south side.
A few days later, 22-year-old Des Moines resident Lim Bol Choul was arrested and charged with: