Tommy Lee Jones raised a 12-inch knife above his head, snuck up behind his wife and stabbed her with it. He wrestled 57-year-old Juanita Jones to the ground, stabbing her nine times. He stabbed her in the shoulder arm and head – leaving the tip of the knife embedded in her skull – but the […]
State Attorney Brian Haas delivered the keynote speech Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the MADD Polk County Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Recognition Dinner where two of our attorneys were honored. Haas spoke about how proud he is to live in a community where law enforcement both take DUI and impaired driving cases seriously. Without the dedication […]
John Decesare was facing a minimum of 20 years in prison after being convicted in July of attempted second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and discharging a firearm from a vehicle. A judge imposed a sentence of 30 years on Decesare in his sentencing hearing Friday morning. On Nov. 4, 2014, Decesare fired three […]
Carlos Ojeda used candy to lure his victims to the front of his bus and sexually abuse them. Ojeda, 74, who had been a bus driver for special needs children since 2007, chose four little girls who had intellectual disabilities and behavioral issues, knowing they would be less likely to tell anyone else what he […]