Judge Tosses Out Interview Of Neunaber
LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A judge ruled that statements made by a man charged with killing his mother can’t be used as evidence. District Judge Steven Andreasen ruled Thursday that statements made by Jonathan Neunaber were inadmissible at trial.
Neunaber, of Akron, is charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of his 80-year-old mother, Esther Neunaber. Her body and the body of her husband Donald Neunaber were found in the home they shared with their son.
Donald Neunaber died of natural causes
Jonathan Neunaber has pleaded not guilty.
The judge ruled that because Neunaber repeatedly declined to answer questions, the interview should have been stopped.
Andreasen didn’t rule on a request that evidence collected after those statements not be allowed at trial.
A trial date isn’t scheduled.
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Plymouth County To Hold Surplus Property Sale
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County will hold a surplus property auction Saturday morning. The auction will begin at 10:00 a.m. from the Courthouse parking lot and Courthouse Annex. County Auditor Stacy Feldman says the auction will be selling a variety of items including autos.
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Feldman says this auction will sell items of interest for those people who enjoy the outdoors, as well as those people needing office equipment.
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Feldman says the revenue from the auction will go back into the appropriate department.
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For questions about the sale items you can contact the Plymouth County Auditor’s office.
Trial Has Been Scheduled For Hit-And-Run Suspect
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A trial has been scheduled next month for a 74-year-old Sioux City man charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Thomas Scheitler pleaded not guilty on Thursday. His trial is set to begin June 30. Police say Scheitler’s vehicle struck 11-year-old and 10-year-old girls on April 18 in Sioux City. Police say he left the scene but was found later that day.
Court documents say one girl suffered a skull fracture and the other a broken collarbone.
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Court Throws Out Fraud Conviction Of Ex-Attorney
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court is throwing out the conviction of a former city attorney who had faced prison time for submitting fraudulent bills.
The court ordered a new trial for ex-Indianola city attorney John Hoyman, who concedes he submitted inaccurate billing statements but never inflated the number of hours actually worked.
Jurors acquitted Hoyman of theft but found him guilty of first-degree fraudulent practice. A judge sentenced him to an indeterminate term of up to 10 years in prison, but Hoyman has been free on appeal.
The court ruled Friday that the jury instructions were flawed because they didn’t require proof that Hoyman intended to deceive the city.
His attorney, Mark Weinhardt, says Hoyman is thrilled and looking forward to defending himself “in a fair trial before a properly-instructed jury.”
Marshalltown Deals With Teen Pregnancies
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – A coalition of entities serving youth and families in Marshall and Hardin counties has been meeting in response to 2012 public health data indicating that both counties bear some of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Iowa.
The Team Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention coalition plans several public events beginning May 6 to increase community awareness of the issue, and provide sexual health education to adolescents.
Spearheaded by Jana Enfield, the executive director of Child Abuse Prevention Services in Marshalltown, the coalition began meeting in January. The group stated their goal is to drive down teen pregnancy numbers by increasing adolescents’ awareness of their sexuality and encourage healthy lifestyles.
According to the 2012 data released by the Child and Family Police Center, Marshall County ranked first in the state for teen pregnancies, with 55 births per 1,000 females age 15-19 years old. In Hardin County, the birth rate was 30.4 births per 1,000 females age 15-19.
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