
Trish Mehaffey
Courts Reporter at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Courts reporter with The Gazette. Provide live coverage of criminal trials from the courtroom, cover state and federal courts and anything legal.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A Cedar Rapids man who worked as a pharmacist in Belle Plaine was convicted last month of diverting oxycodone for his own use and replacing the opioids with an over-the- counter pain reliever. Thomas Kelly, 55, pleaded in May to two charges of prohibited act — scheduled controlled substances, both Class C felonies, in Benton County District Court. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — A Cedar Rapids woman pleaded Monday to charges of child endangerment for injecting her 2-year-old son with insulin that affected his glucose levels, causing him to become sick. Alexandra Marie Frost, 26, filed her written guilty plea to child endangerment resulting in bodily injury, and administering harmful substances, both Class D felonies, in Johnson County District Court.
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This is the eighth installment in an occasional series about cold case investigations in Cedar Rapids. Erin Pospisil was 15 years old when she climbed into the backseat of a “black or dark colored” vehicle in the 1500 block of Second Avenue SE on June 3, 2001. She has never been seen again. Erin Pospisil, 15, of Cedar Rapids, went missing June 3, 2001.
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3 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — A judge will again delay the trial for the Cedar Rapids man accused of hiring two men to kill Chris Bagley in 2018. This time, the delay is because one of the prosecution’s witnesses — who is “crucial” to the case — isn’t available next week due to a chickenpox outbreak in federal prison.
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3 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The former owners of Adventureland Park have reached a settlement with former Marion parents whose 11-year-old son was trapped underwater and died and their other son seriously injured when a 1,700-pound water raft ride flipped over July 3, 2021.
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RT @gazettedotcom: A district judge has affirmed the validity of a state-issued gaming license for the Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainmen…

Trial bumped 11th time for former Marion man charged with sexual assault of child https://t.co/Tyqj2yWq5c

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