SIOUX CITY TEEN’S VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CASE DISMISSED
A SIOUX CITY TEEN CHARGED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF HER FRIEND HAS HAD HER CASE DISMISSED.
17 YEAR OLD MORGAN MYERS WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN THE APRIL 13TH, 2016 ACCIDENT THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ALEXIS WILDE.
MYERS WAS 15 YEARS OLD WHEN THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN THE 4000 BLOCK OF 28TH STREET AND ROLLED.
AT A COURT HEARING FRIDAY, JUVENILE COURT OFFICER LISA NELSON TESTIFIED THAT MYERS HAD COMPLIED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF HER PUNISHMENT, INCLUDING PERFORMING 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, WRITING LETTERS OF APOLOGY, MAKING RESTITUTION, AND UNDERGOING COUNSELING AND THERAPY.
MYERS, WHO WILL TURN 18 IN A MONTH, HAS BEEN EMPLOYED, WILL GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND HOPES TO ENLIST IN THE MILITARY.
JUDGE JEFFREY NEARY RULED THAT THERE WERE NO REASONS TO KEEP MYERS ON PROBATION OR IMPOSE ANY MORE SANCTIONS AGAINST HER.
MYERS MUST STILL PAY THE REMAINING $8410 SHE OWES IN RESTITUTION TO WILDE’S FAMILY AND CANNOT DRIVE UNTIL THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED.
MYERS DID NOT ADDRESS THE COURT BUT HER ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WISHES TO CONTINUE THERAPY WHILE TRANSITIONING INTO HER ADULT LIFE.
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SUPREME COURT SAYS SIOUX CITY MAN WHO CONFESSED TO CRIME SHOULD GET ANOTHER LOOK
The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a split opinion saying a man who plead guilty can have his case reviewed after the victim changed his story. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson reports.
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NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS STILL CAN’T PASS A BUDGET BILL
A dispute over abortion and family-planning services has stalled a Nebraska state budget bill for the second time, prompting a rebuke from the Speaker of the Legislature.
Lawmakers voted 31-7 on Friday to force an end to debate on the measure, two short of what was required.
The vote leaves the budget in limbo with time running out in this year’s session.
At issue is a provision that would prevent health clinics from getting federal family-planning money if they perform abortions or provide referrals to groups that do.
Speaker of the Legislature Jim Scheer says he was disappointed with the vote because a few senators broke their promises to vote in favor of ending the debate.
Scheer says senators need to “grow up” and find a compromise.
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DAVENPORT MAN SENTENCED FOR 2017 SHOOTING DEATH
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – A Davenport man has been sentenced to up to 55 years in prison for the 2017 shooting death of another man in the front yard of a home.
The Quad-City Times reports that 28-year-old David Levy Jr. was sentenced Friday. A jury had found Levy guilty in February of second-degree murder and a firearm count for the death of 33-year-old Lasabian Walker.
Levy asked the judge at the sentencing hearing to let him plead guilty under a plea deal Levy had rejected before his trial. Levy said he didn’t understand the deal at the time and felt he was being rushed.
The judge rejected his request.
Police say Levy shot Walker several times after they had argued.
