Tom Loewy

6 days ago | qconline.com | Tom Loewy |Thomas Geyer

The first-degree murder trial of Devon Braet has been severed from the trial with Adriana Blake and will be held at a later date. The trials were split after a witness, James Schick, testified Thursday that Braet is violent, carries a gun and shoots people. Schick was the last of five witnesses called before noon by Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham. Testimony in the trial started Wednesday.

6 days ago | qctimes.com | Tom Loewy |Thomas Geyer

The first-degree murder trial of Devon Braet has been severed from the trial with Adriana Blake and will be held at a later date. The trials were split after a witness, James Schick, testified Thursday that Braet is violent, carries a gun and shoots people. Schick was the last of five witnesses called before noon by Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham. Testimony in the trial started Wednesday.

1 week ago | qconline.com | Tom Loewy

Testimony started Wednesday in the trial of the two people accused of the 2024 shooting deaths of Brian L. Goodwin and Amy M. Smith. Adriana Blake and Devon Braet appeared in the Scott County Courthouse to face two counts each of first-degree murder and a host of other charges in the Jan. 15, 2024, homicides at 5210 N. Division St. in Davenport. The bodies of Goodwin and Smith were discovered in the early morning of the next day after neighbors called in a fire at the home.

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Tom Loewy

COLUMBUS JUNCTION — Raul Amigon moved from Brooklyn, New York, to Columbus Junction when he was 9 years old. It was in the little Iowa town of just over 1,800 he found his home. The 35-year-old Amigon is a first-generation American, the son of immigrant parents who came to the United States from Mexico for work and a better life. He says he loves his home, where he co-owns Rey De Reyes Mexican Grocery and has raised his family.

1 week ago | qctimes.com | Tom Loewy

A late motion was filed Friday in the upcoming trial of the two people accused of the 2024 fatal shootings of Brian L. Goodwin and Amy M. Smith. The trial of Adriana Blake and Devon Braet is slated to start Monday with jury selection in the Scott County Courthouse. The motion, filed by attorney Christopher A. Kragnes on behalf of Blake, seeks to sever Blake and Braet as co-defendants and asks Seventh District Court Judge Stuart Werling to grant the pair separate trials.