Author: Nick Green

Des Moines, IOWA – According to the Des Moines Police Department, his name is Carter Woodruff and he is charged with assault causing bodily injury in connection with the Saturday incident. More charges could be added as the investigation progresses, authorities say. The 9-year-old girl was attending a swimming event at the Downtown YMCA when the assault happened. The 34-year-old suspect grabbed the victim by the arm and then pulled her to the ground before kneeling over her. The child was screaming and kicking and the suspect covered her mouth with his hand before leaving the scene. Authorities used security camera footage…

According to the court documents, the 27-year-old defendant was found guilty on the charge of capital murder of a child under 10 in the 2019 death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday. Prosecutors say the 2-year-old girl was beaten to death because she put her shoes on the wrong feet. The 2-year-old girl’s mother, Ashley Marie McAlpine, was charged with felony first-degree injury to a child with the intent to cause serious bodily injury. She’s pleaded not guilty. She is currently being held on $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear…

The 10-year-old girl may see her name be expunged from police records, but the memory of being arrested in front of her classmates and teachers may never be erased from her mind. The 10-year-old girl, identified as N.B., was arrested from her elementary school over a drawing she made. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, she allegedly participated in drawing an offensive sketch of a student in response to that student bullying her. “The next day, a parent of one of the kids who received this drawing, was very upset and essentially demanded that they call the police,” Mateo Caballero,…

According to the court documents, the 56-year-old defendant, who has a history of mental illness, was found incompetent to stand trial for allegedly killing his 82-year-old father. The defendant went on the run but was captured after allegedly murdering and dismembering his father at their home. A status hearing is set for Nov. 18, prosecutors say. Defendants are ruled incompetent after review by mental health experts, who work to determine not whether they were sane at the time of the crime but rather they are capable of understanding the criminal case against them and assisting in their own defense, which they have a…

Black Hawk County, IOWA – According to the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, this unfortunate accident occurred right before 8 p.m. Saturday. It happened at the intersection of Iowa Highway 21 and E Tama Road. Black Hawk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a crash. The responding deputies discovered that Honda Accord and Infiniti QX6 collided. Authorities say the driver of the Honda Accord suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Two people from the other vehicle were taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. This incident…

Des Moines, IOWA – According to the Des Moines Police Department, the shooting occurred around 5:45 a.m. Friday. It happened in the 1600 block of Hull Avenue. Des Moines Police Department officers responded to a shooting call. When the officers arrived on scene, they found a 21-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say the victim was later pronounced dead. He was identified as 21-year-old Kalvyn Roy Kline. Authorities say the shooting stemmed from a drug-related robbery. Authorities say a 27-year-old suspect, Darren Antwon Diggs, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the shooting. He is being held…

Independence, IOWA – According to the Independence Police Department, this incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. It happened in the 1100 block of Second Street NE. Independence Police Department officers responded to a report of a medical emergency. The responding officers found a 29-year-old female who was unresponsive. Police say the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment, where she later died.  No other details available at this time. This incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available. 

According to the court documents, the 46-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for murdering his 29-year-old wife in February 2019. He strangled his wife to death and then burned her remains in a backyard shed. Prosecutors say the 46-year-old defendant discarded his wife’s remains, which were never recovered. He was sentenced on Wednesday. On the night of Feb. 16, the 46-year-old defendant, Jay Patrick Hammersley, and the 29-year-old victim, Mara Vestal, went to a strip club. On their way home from the strip club, they allegedly got in a verbal argument. Prosecutors say the verbal argument became physical after they…