IOWA Citizens Death During Police Encounters 1/1/2000-----

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2	Bernard Cornelius Simmons	May 26, 2000	IA	Bernard Cornelius Simmons was killed when his car collided with a squad car driven by officer Jeff Tyler, who police said was responding to a robbery alarm at a video store shortly before 9 p.m. Tyler was treated and released. Witnesses reportedly gave conflicting statements about whether the squad car's lights and siren were activated. Police said that Simmons was at fault in the crash.
3	Deisy Elizabeth Paz-Sanchez	July 16, 2000	IA	A deputy tried to stop a motorcycle driven by Marcel L. Washington, 28, for speeding on Glenbrook Drive at around 2:15 a.m. Washington instead led the deputy on a chase. The deputy reportedly gave up on Secrist Road after 6-7 minutes. A short time later, the bike went off the road and crashed. Deisy Elizabeth Paz-Sanchez, the motorcycle's passenger, died at the scene. Washington sustained serious injuries.
4	Name withheld by police	November 13, 2000	IA	The fire department arrived after a call about illegal burning. An unidentified man allegedly shot at them and fled into his house. The police hostage-negotiating team was called in and entered the home after unsuccessful attempts to talk to the man. According to police, they found the man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
5	John Douglas Maher	November 23, 2000	IA	According to police, John Douglas Maher was suicidal and had threatened to hurt his wife and child. When two officers arrived at about 4 a.m., Maher appeared upset and was holding a kitchen knife, police said. One of the officers shot Maher when he allegedly refused to drop the knife and threatened the officers with it. Maher died at a hospital.
6	Joseph Anderson	December 19, 2000	IA	Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration's local task force served a federal warrant at Joseph Anderson's home. Anderson allegedly fired at officers, so BCSD investigator Pete Wright shot him through a bedroom door.
7	Geonia De Avila	January 28, 2001	IA	State trooper Jeff Benson stopped to help the De Avila family after their car slid off I-80 one mile east of the West Branch exit. According to police, Benson, Geonia De Avila and her daughter, Lisa, 7, were walking on the right side of his patrol car when a semitrailer hit Benson's cruiser, pushing it and the three pedestrians into the ditch. The trailer came to rest on top of Benson's patrol car, pinning all three people under the car. Both mother and daughter were killed. Benson was hospitalized in serious condition. The father had been pushed out of the way of the accident and sustained minor injuries, police said.
8	Lisa De Avila	January 28, 2001	IA	State trooper Jeff Benson stopped to help the De Avila family after their car slid off I-80 one mile east of the West Branch exit. According to police, Benson, Geonia De Avila and her daughter, Lisa, 7, were walking on the right side of his patrol car when a semitrailer hit Benson's cruiser, pushing it and the three pedestrians into the ditch. The trailer came to rest on top of Benson's patrol car, pinning all three people under the car. Both mother and daughter were killed. Benson was hospitalized in serious condition. The father had been pushed out of the way of the accident and sustained minor injuries, police said.
9	Gary Pickett	March 8, 2001	IA	Deputies tried to serve a warrant on Gary Pickett, who was wanted for third-degree sexual abuse. Pickett allegedly fled, leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended near Preston. According to police, Pickett pulled out a shotgun, and when deputies tried to negotiate with him, he took his own life.
10	James Russell Koehler	April 27, 2001	IA	Koehler had eluded law enforcement after a high-speed chase and was armed with a 9 mm pistol. Police spotted Koehler's car, and he pulled his car onto the shoulder. Koehler got out and pointed the handgun at his head. Two police negotiators tried to convince Koehler to put down the gun. The officers fired three shots from a bean-bag gun at Koehler. Two bullets struck him, but had no effect. Koehler shot one round from the pistol into his head.
11	Paul Draper	May 9, 2001	IA	Paul Draper reportedly hit trooper Corey Keeney with a stolen car at a roadblock. According to police, Draper died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the chase ended at Matsell State Park in Linn County. Keeney had a fractured skull, a broken shoulder and a fractured backbone.
12	Diana Reese	June 30, 2001	IA	Officer Aaron Brensel responded to a neighbor’s complaint that two people were engaging in sexual activity in Diana Reese’s front yard. When Brensel arrived, Reese reportedly went inside and returned with a knife or a screwdriver. According to police, she began arguing with the man she was with and stabbed him in the forearm. Reese then allegedly threatened Brensel, who fired two shots, killing Reese.
13	Jose Marcos Santos	August 12, 2001	IA	A large melee broke out at Harveys Recreation Complex after a referee called a soccer game between Mexican and Salvadoran teams, even though the Mexican players believed there was still time left. Witnesses said someone handed Jose Marcos Santos a gun to quell the fight, and that Santos fired it into the ground. Officers Dana Schott, 23, and Dale Schmitz, 30, fired 11 shots at Santos when he allegedly refused to drop his weapon. Five shots hit Santos, killing him. Two other men were hit by police bullets. One said he didn't recall the officers shouting anything before the shooting. An autopsy reportedly showed that Santos had also been stabbed, which officials said would have likely caused his death if he hadn't been shot. Former Pottawattamie County Attorney Rick Crowl did not seek a grand jury in the case.
14	Carlos Alberto Rodriguez	September 17, 2001	IA	On-duty officers responded to a report that Carlos Alberto Rodriguez was beating a woman and that he'd fired a shotgun. The department also called a nearby grocery store where off-duty officer Michael McBride was moonlighting as a security guard, and he joined the chase. Rodriguez stepped out from behind a tree and allegedly shot at McBride and another officer. McBride fired four shots, hitting Rodriguez twice. Rodriguez ran away, then collapsed and died at the scene. According to police, McBride was present at three previous fatal police-related shootings within four years, though this was the first time he fired a fatal shot.
15	Gordon Raymond Mason	October 26, 2001	IA	Police responded to a reported assault and found a woman who said the attacker, identified as Raymond Mason, had stolen her dad’s van and shotgun. Police caught up with the van and a brief chase ensued. According to police, Mason drove into a back yard and put the shotgun in his mouth. A police negotiator talked with him for nearly three hours. At about 5:40 a.m., Mason walked into the street. Officers reportedly fired plastic bullets at Mason, who fell and shot himself.
16	Robert H. Clingenpeel	December 23, 2001	IA	Officer Clair "Tom'' Thompson responded to Robert H. Clingenpeel's apartment, where a 911 call had been made at 8:36 p.m. Clingenpeel allegedly answered the door with a handgun pointed at Thompson, prompting Thompson to fire two shots, both of which struck Clingenpeel. Clingenpeel's daughter reportedly told police her father, a Korean War veteran with failing eyesight, had recently sought medical attention for dementia.
17	Henry Charles Simmons	February 26, 2002	IA	Charles Simmons and Paul Simmons were identified as fleeing from the scene of a bank robbery. Pulled over on Interstate 80/35, local officers claimed that both aggressively emerged from their van with weapons drawn. They were fatally shot. Two other accomplices in the van were unharmed. Later reporting said the Simmons only had BB guns.
18	Paul Simmons	February 26, 2002	IA	Charles Simmons and Paul Simmons were identified as fleeing from the scene of a bank robbery. Pulled over on Interstate 80/35, local officers claimed that both aggressively emerged from their van with weapons drawn. They were fatally shot. Two other accomplices in the van were unharmed. Later reporting said the Simmons only had BB guns.
19	Jeffrey Fletcher	March 20, 2002	IA	Taylor was responding a report that a woman's estranged husband, Jeffrey Fletcher, was at her home in violation of a court order. Taylor and Officer Brenda Davis tried to coax Fletcher out of the house when he lunged at them with a shard of glass. Taylor fired, hitting Fletcher in the chest.
20	Johnny Campbell	April 16, 2002	IA	Officers tried to serve a mental health commitment order on Johnny Campbell. Campbell reportedly fled into a wooded area near the Wapsipinicon River and fired a shotgun at officers. The officers fired back and killed him.
21	Dennis Lee Hougham	May 4, 2002	IA	Agents went to serve a search warrant to Dennis Lee Hougham at about 4:40 a.m. Hougham was one of three people suspected in a burglary and shooting in rural Attica on April 29th. According to police, Hougham shot himself after they confronted him. He died at the scene.
22	Jason Allen Limkemann	May 10, 2002	IA	Jason Limkemann was last seen at 3:14 a.m. on May 10th when he fled from deputies who confronted him outside a Troy Mills bar. The LCSD said Limkemann had two beers in his hands and ran when a deputy called for him; Limkemann's family said he approached the squad car and ran off after something was said. Both sides agree he ran west from the corner of Coggon and Troy Mills roads toward the Wapsipinicon River. Limkemann's body was found by family members about a week later near the roller dam outside town. Police had reportedly searched the same area earlier, but the search was called off. An autopsy indicated that Limkemann had a blood-alcohol level of 0.262 when he drowned.
23	Chad Benjamin Smith	May 16, 2002	IA	A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.
24	William M. Cogger	May 16, 2002	IA	A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.
25	Joel Eickholt	June 27, 2002	IA	Police arrested Joel Eickholt on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine in his room at the Vista Economy. At the scene, Eickholt reportedly told police he'd ingested an unknown quantity of meth. He was taken to a hospital. Police said they were unable to question Eickholt due to rapid deterioration of his physical condition. He died two days later.
26	Duane K. Richards	September 13, 2002	IA	Officer Robert Stauffer responded to the Summit View Mobile Home Park at 3:10 p.m. to stand by so Michele Richards could remove her belongings from a home there. According to police, Stauffer tried to persuade her to come back another time after her estranged husband, Duane K. Richards, wouldn't let her inside. Michele Richards broke a window and entered her home. Waiting outside with Michele Richards' sister, Stauffer heard three shots, police said, and called for backup. The department's special response team secured the area before entering the home about two hours later. Duane Richards had evidently shot Michele Richards before committing suicide.
27	Michele Richards	September 13, 2002	IA	Officer Robert Stauffer responded to the Summit View Mobile Home Park at 3:10 p.m. to stand by so Michele Richards could remove her belongings from a home there. According to police, Stauffer tried to persuade her to come back another time after her estranged husband, Duane K. Richards, wouldn't let her inside. Michele Richards broke a window and entered her home. Waiting outside with Michele Richards' sister, Stauffer heard three shots, police said, and called for backup. The department's special response team secured the area before entering the home about two hours later. Duane Richards had evidently shot Michele Richards before committing suicide.
28	Francisco Ponce	September 21, 2002	IA	Francisco Ponce reportedly led police on a high-speed chase from Onawa to a rest stop in Missouri Valley. Officer James Fouts shot and killed Ponce when he allegedly approached the officer "in a threatening manner" after his pickup was halted with stop sticks. Ponce was unarmed.
29	Larry Wayne Peterson	September 27, 2002	IA	Deputy Lucky Burrell responded to Larry Wayne Peterson's rural New London home at around noon. Peterson's family members were attempting to take two cars away from Peterson and were preparing to take him for a mental evaluation, the sheriff said. Burrell went inside to talk with Peterson, who allegedly pulled a kitchen knife out of a drawer and lunged at Burrell. Burrell shot Peterson twice, killing him.
30	Lisa Oetken	September 27, 2002	IA	According to police, Michael Vincent Dunn, 39, had been clocked on radar going 85 mph near Story City. Dunn turned northbound onto I-35 into Hamilton County with SCSD deputies in pursuit. HCSD deputies and state troopers were getting into position to assist before the SCSD deputies terminated the pursuit at around 7:30 p.m. Officers continued to look for Dunn's vehicle. Shortly after police said they stopped the chase, Dunn ran a stop sign and broadsided a car driven by Lisa Oetken, killing Oetken and seriously injuring her two passengers.
31	Gary Lee Jones	October 10, 2002	IA	Five undercover officers had reportedly been tracking a minivan driven by Gary Lee Jones, suspecting there was a half-pound of methamphetamine inside when they closed in at about 7 p.m. in a Kum & Go store parking lot. Police said Jones was racing the van’s engine trying to get it into gear. Officer Keith Hofferman put his arm inside the van and shot Jones in the neck. Police said that though Jones was shot and bleeding, he took off, led a chase, and that officers had to pull him from the van once they'd stopped him. Jones died at a hospital. Police said “some drugs” were found in the van.
32	Lynne Delane Simpson	December 1, 2002	IA	A CRPD helicopter spotted a car speeding on I-380, and asked officers on the ground to try and stop it. The driver, Lynne Delane Simpson, reportedly failed to stop and led officers on a 40-minute high-speed chase into Iowa County. Simpson lost control of the van, which rolled into a farm field. Simpson was thrown from the van and died at the scene.
33	Jeremy W. Higginbotham	December 9, 2002	IA	A state trooper tried to stop Jeremy W. Higginbotham's car on suspicion of drunken driving at around 2 a.m. Higginbotham reportedly led police on an hour-long chase through Woodbury and Plymouth counties at high speeds without headlights, and allegedly brandished a rifle at officers several times. Stop sticks were deployed in Le Mars, puncturing at least one of the car's tires. The car struck a curb and came to rest in the street. Officers said they found Higginbotham dead from an apparent suicide inside his car.
34	John J. Hjort	December 20, 2002	IA	Police were summoned at about 10 p.m. and found John J. Hjort standing on a railing of the I-480 bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs. According to police, when officers approached and started talking to Hjort, he stepped over the railing, let go of the pole and plunged to his death in the Missouri River below. An Omaha police helicopter crew reportedly saw Hjort in the water, and he appeared to be swimming. Council Bluffs police said Harrah's Casino employees launched a rescue boat and pulled Hjort from the water. Hjort was pronounced dead at a hospital.
35	Dennis Ray McElderry	January 3, 2003	IA	Justin Jacob reportedly led police on a high speed chase. After Jacob's car passed the roadblock, deputy Dennis R. McElderry went to retrieve the stop spikes and was struck by another deputy's patrol car. Jacob was charged with vehicular homicide. In October 2009, Jacob was shot by a state trooper following a pursuit from Centerville to Seymour. Jacob survived.
36	Eric Clevenger	January 27, 2003	IA	A deputy was northbound on Iowa 191 at about 5:45 p.m. when he saw a speeding southbound 1993 Nissan Sentra and turned around to initiate a traffic stop. The driver, Eric Clevenger, reportedly sped up after the deputy began following him. Clevenger attempted to pass another vehicle on the right, lost control of the Nissan and crashed into the ditch about three-quarters of a mile south of Weston. Clevenger was killed, and his 13-year-old sister was injured.
37	Carlton E. Fitz	June 12, 2003	IA	At about 2:50 a.m., a deputy saw Carlton E. Fitz riding a motorcycle at high speeds in Dubuque. A chase ensued, during which police said the deputy paced the motorcycle traveling near 100 mph at one point. Fitz lost control of the motorcycle, struck a signpost and died.
38	Jennifer Gray	July 12, 2003	IA	A state trooper tried to stop Troy Gray, who was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on I-29 with Jennifer Gray as a passenger, for a broken tail light. Troy Gray reportedly sped away and exited at Sloan, then continued west on a county road and onto gravel roads. According to police, the motorcycle kicked up a lot of dust and the trooper lost sight of it. Soon afterward, the Harley failed to negotiate a curve, flipped into the ditch and hit a fence post. Jennifer Gray called 911, and officers found the crash site. Troy Gray was pronounced dead at the scene and Jennifer Gray died from head injuries two days later.
39	Troy Gray	July 12, 2003	IA	A state trooper tried to stop Troy Gray, who was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on I-29 with Jennifer Gray as a passenger, for a broken tail light. Troy Gray reportedly sped away and exited at Sloan, then continued west on a county road and onto gravel roads. According to police, the motorcycle kicked up a lot of dust and the trooper lost sight of it. Soon afterward, the Harley failed to negotiate a curve, flipped into the ditch and hit a fence post. Jennifer Gray called 911, and officers found the crash site. Troy Gray was pronounced dead at the scene and Jennifer Gray died from head injuries two days later.
40	Kyle Wasson	August 28, 2003	IA	Wasson was on a motorcycle chased for miles by the police chief of a nearby town. He stopped or was stopped near the playground of an elementary school where the police cruiser collided with the bike. Both men exchanged in a struggle, both armed, and Wasson was fatally shot by the chief.
41	Howard Heun	September 12, 2003	IA	Officers responded to a farm shortly before 8 p.m. after receiving two 911 calls first reporting that Howard Huen was being attacked by his son, Rodney Huen, 34, and then stating that Howard Huen had shot his son. An officer found Rodney Huen's body in the driveway. Howard Huen allegedly shot at the officer, but he wasn't hit. Police summoned the Storm Lake tactical team. As tactical officers approached the house, they said they noticed fires starting in multiple locations inside the home. As they moved closer, Howard Huen allegedly opened fire on them. Autopsy results indicated that Howard Huen was struck multiple times by police bullets, but the cause of death was said to be a small-caliber handgun wound to the head that did not come from police weapons.
42	Mathew Floyd Perry III	January 16, 2004	IA	Police chased two teenaged brothers in a car that the younger boy allegedly stole when a pizza delivery drivery left it running. Police said they backed off because the vehicle was being driven erratically, but that they were still in pursuit at around 11:30 p.m. when the car crossed the centerline, hit another vehicle and struck a utility pole. The older brother, Mathew Floyd Perry III, who was a passenger in the car, died the following morning. His brother sustained minor injuries.
43	Melissa Marie Sayles	January 19, 2004	IA	Deputy Cass Bollman tried to stop William Pinegar for speeding shortly after 11 p.m. on Des Moines’ northeast side. The ensuing chase went through the east side where the SUV broadsided a car and hit a tree. Melissa Sayles, a passenger in the SUV, was ejected and died at the scene. Another passenger was injured. Police alleged that it appeared Sayles had shot at deputies during the chase. Pinegar was convicted of vehicular homicide, eluding an officer and driving a car without the owner's consent. The appeals court reversed the eluding conviction because it wasn't proven that Bollman was in uniform during the chase, which is required to find someone guilty.
44	Ricky Garcia Jr.	January 29, 2004	IA	An officer stopped Ricky Garcia Jr. for speeding at around 1 a.m. near 1st and Railroad in Des Moines. Police said the officer ran the license plate and learned Garcia had a history of carrying a gun. Garcia sped away when the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle, sparking a 30-minute long chase to Carlisle and back. According to police, Garcia crashed his car after a PCSO deputy performed a PIT maneuver in downtown Des Moines. Garcia allegedly got out with a handgun and started firing at officers. Officers fired back, killing Garcia.
45	Beau Andrew Weierheuser	February 1, 2004	IA	Officer Matt Bowers responded at about 11:30 p.m. to a woman's report that she was almost run over by Beau Andrew Weiersheuser's pickup truck. Bowers saw the pickup stopped on Wallace Street and tried, unsuccessfully, to contact Weiersheuser before calling for backup. Officer Matt Lawrence arrived and the officers approached the truck. Weiersheuser allegedly backed into Bowers' squad car and lurched forward, striking both officers. The officers opened fire. Weiersheuser fled on foot through the L & B Mobile Home Park. Police said Sgt. Art Anderson joined the pursuit and found Weiersheuser collapsed on Sampson Street. Bowers was treated for his injuries at the scene, and Lawrence was taken to a hospital.
46	Nathan Vestal	March 1, 2004	IA	According to police, Nathan Vestal fled after officer Mark Wessels pulled him over for speeding shortly before 10 a.m. Wessels gave chase until Vestal crashed his car into a tree. Vestal fled on foot and Wessels followed him. Vestal allegedly pointed a gun at Wessels and fired at least one shot. Police said Wessels returned fire, killing Vestal.
47	John Vernon Grant Sanford	March 24, 2004	IA	Police said they received a call about an armed man just after 5 p.m. An officer who was reportedly in the neighborhood on an unrelated call saw John Vernon Grant Sanford outside carrying a shotgun. The officer walked toward Sanford, who allegedly pointed the gun at him. A witness said the officer had his gun pointed back at Sanford when another officer arrived and aimed his gun at Sanford, as did a man in civilian clothes. The witness said she heard 10-15 shots after Sanford backed into the porch by his side door. According to police, Sanford ignored officers' warnings to drop his shotgun and then fired at an officer, who fired several shots in return.
48	Melvin Eugene Nagle	July 17, 2004	IA	Several officers responded at around 5 p.m. to reports that Melvin Eugene Nagle pulled a handgun on a neighbor who confronted him about messing with their fence outside Van Meter near the Wildwood Estates. Police said Nagle approached the officers wearing a bulletproof vest and pointing a 9 mm handgun. Adel officer John Sparling, state trooper Randy Wacha, and DCSD deputies Jeremy Sprague and Ryan Bowers shot and killed Nagle when he allegedly refused to drop his gun and kept advancing toward them. Nagle's relatives said he'd been drinking and was upset that his divorce had become final earlier in the week.
49	Regina Foy	July 21, 2004	IA	Police said Aundrey Roberts was fleeing from officers who'd tried to stop him for speeding when he lost control of his 1992 Suzuki motorcycle in a residential area. Passenger Regina Foy died at the scene. Roberts, 29, was charged with vehicular homicide.
50	Jameson Lisle Sierck	September 11, 2004	IA	Patrol cars from Spencer and Clay counties tried to stop a car reported stolen out of Sanborn. The driver, Jameson Lisle Sierck, allegedly fled and led officers on a high-speed chase into Palo Alto County. According to police, Sierck lost control of the car on a gravel road and went into the ditch. The car rolled several times before coming to rest in a cornfield.
51	Jodi Munn	December 4, 2004	IA	Sutherland police chief David Johannsen was driving his pickup truck on a gravel road at about 3 a.m. when he said he was distracted by his passengers, Gary Tunink and Jodi Munn, who were having sex in the back seat. Johannsen lost control of the truck, which crashed into the ditch and rolled several times, ejecting Tunink and Munn. Munn was killed. Tunink was paralyzed. Johannsen called for help and threw his SPD turtleneck in a culvert, returning for it after crews had left the crash site. Johannsen remained chief until 2009, when he surrendered his police officer certification as part of a plea agreement for stealing and selling hogs from his other employer.
52	Tracy J. White	December 9, 2004	IA	Just before 11 p.m. officer Phil Terrones responded to reports of a man “casing” homes to rob. Neighbors told Terrones that the man, Tracy J. White, was inside a car parked in front of the house. Terrones told White to get out, but White started the engine. Police said a struggle ensued, and White drove off, dragging Terrones a short distance. Terrones ran back to his car and chased White. PCSD deputies joined the pursuit once it left Des Moines city limits. White drove over stop sticks, hit another car and crashed into a ditch. Terrones used his car to block White’s driver’s side door. White opened the passenger door and allegedly pointed a shotgun at Terrones, who shot White once. White was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police later said White was suspected of setting fire to the 88-year-old St. Mary's of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Milo earlier that day.
53	Brett Lynn Pace	December 29, 2004	IA	Members of a narcotics task force went to Brett Lynn Pace's rural farmhouse at about 6:15 a.m. to execute a search warrant for drugs and guns. Pace was unarmed and watching TV with a friend when police used a ramming device to break through the kitchen door and rolled an explosive device onto the floor. Pace's friend said three officers in black outfits and ski masks with weapons drawn yelled, "Go, go, go," and ran inside. Pace, clad in only a Budweiser T-shirt, got up and went towards the kitchen with his arms extended outward. Officer Tim Fullmer shot Pace twice with a rifle when Pace entered the kitchen. James David Vierkandt, who was working as an informant for officer Chris Leber, had allegedly stole a Glock-40 handgun from Leber's unmarked vehicle two days before the raid. The gun was recovered at the farmhouse after Pace's death. Pace's family attorney Brian Beattie contended the officers erred in approaching Pace in SWAT gear. "This was all about revenge over a stolen Council Bluffs police officer's gun," Beattie said. "They went in there with full riot gear because they were mad and embarrassed that this guy had their gun."
54	Dwayne Jens	December 30, 2004	IA	A deputy tried to stop Dwayne Jens' pickup truck for speeding in rural Shelby County at about 7 p.m. Jens led officers on a chase on gravel county roads before stopping at a police roadblock. Videotape from deputy Chad Butler's vehicle shows him exiting the cruiser, running up to Jens' truck, shattering its window and firing a shot, killing Jens. Jens was unarmed. Jens' 12-year-old daughter said her father was reaching for a cell phone when Butler shot him. The investigation into Jens' death led to the first indictment of a law officer in Iowa in a fatal shooting in 15 years. A Shelby County jury cleared Butler. In January 2006, Jens' family accepted a $300,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit.
55	Claudia M. Crippen	February 11, 2005	IA	Police stopped a car for going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on I-80. The driver reportedly gave officers permission to search the vehicle and three packages containing 1,038 grams of crystal meth were found in the trunk. Both the driver and his passenger, Claudia M. Crippen, were taken to the Council Bluffs Police Department for further questioning. According to police, Crippen suddenly became ill and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Officials concluded that Crippen died from an overdose after ingesting methamphetamine.
56	Arman Zilic	February 17, 2005	IA	Three officers responded at around 7:30 a.m. to a 911 call about a suicidal man. The officers said they spoke with Arman Zilic for roughly five minutes, during which Zilic held a sawed-off shotgun on his lap and snorted cocaine. Zilic allegedly aimed the gun toward officer Lincoln Schmeiser, who had his weapon drawn. Schmeiser fired two shots, fatally wounding Zilic.
57	Mark Moeller	February 20, 2005	IA	Mark Moeller shot and killed former girlfriend Michelle Proud, 30, in Clinton. Moeller then reportedly committed suicide after a 5-hour standoff with police on a rural road near the town of Toronto in Clinton County.
58	Katrina Starr Nelson	April 9, 2005	IA	Deputy Douglas Riniker passed a pickup truck with four people inside at around 3:20 a.m. and believed he smelled ether coming from the vehicle. Riniker followed the truck, which accelerated to 75-80 mph. Riniker activated his lights and siren, and a 95 mph chase ensued. The driver, identified as Merle A. Shank, tried to turn right at an intersection and the truck crashed into the ditch. Katrina Starr Nelson was pinned under the truck and died from her injuries. Shank was convicted of vehicular homicide by attempting to elude authorities, vehicular homicide by reckless driving and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy.
59	Daniel Scott	April 18, 2005	IA	A 911 call was placed at about 4:30 p.m., stating that Daniel Scott was suicidal and had cut his wrists. Family members said Scott was unarmed, mentally ill, and had locked himself in the basement of his home. According to police, officer Martin Seibert went inside and told Scott to show his hands, but he refused. Scott allegedly said he had a gun, reached into his waistline and motioned as if he were going to fire a gun. Seibert shot and killed Scott.
60	Orlyn D. Ervin	May 17, 2005	IA	Deputy Todd Trobaugh stopped a vehicle driven by Orlyn D. Ervin for speeding at about 5:30 a.m. According to police, Ervin became unresponsive, and Trobaugh summoned assistance. Trobaugh reportedly recognized that Ervin was in cardiac arrest and initiated CPR. Deputies Dave Benson and Kent Roepke arrived and assisted with performing the resuscitation, but Ervin was pronounced dead at a hospital.
61	Jack L. Ball	May 25, 2005	IA	Officer Scott Fuller responded to a reported stalking at about 5:20 p.m. and saw Jack L. Ball's Mercury Cougar hit the caller's Ford Explorer in the Showcase Cinemas 53 parking lot. According to police, Ball approached Fuller's car and reached inside, so Fuller sprayed him with Mace. Fuller then either got out of his car or was pulled out, police said. Ball allegedly knocked Fuller unconscious, took Fuller's gun, got in the squad car and drove into the Ruby Tuesday parking lot. When he saw that he couldn't get through, Ball reportedly turned around, saw another police car coming and shot himself with Fuller's pistol. Police said that squad car video cameras did not capture the alleged altercation between Fuller and Ball.
62	Jonathan McCourt	June 7, 2005	IA	McCourt, according to his wife, was off his meds. On a Tuesday afternoon he drove his pickup truck spray-painted with the words "Police Academy 7" to the county courthouse and screamed profanities. When he pulled a silver and pink toy gun from his pants, he was shot to death by a deputy.
63	Donald Walker	June 25, 2005	IA	Lt. Roger Sanders responded to a report about a fight and saw eight people at a bus shelter. Sanders then saw a man whose throat had been cut. A witness said the victim had argued with another man, and that a woman had passed the knife used in the attack to the man. The witness joined Sanders to look for the suspects. They saw a man and woman who matched the descriptions leaving a parking structure. Sanders got out of his car, drew his gun and aimed it at the man, who was identified as Donald Walker. Walker reportedly yelled “Fuck you! You better put that gun away, unless you're going to use it!” Sanders told Walker to put his belongings on the hood of the car, then patted Walker down. Walker allegedly elbowed Sanders, who said he warned Walker that if he attacked him again, he would shoot. Walker reportedly yelled obscenities and advanced toward Sanders, who shot him. Walker stopped, saw the gunshot wound, and said “You just killed me.” Walker took two steps backward and collapsed. A thorough search of the area reportedly failed to locate the knife used in the attack. Sanders was cleared in the shooting and returned to work for a short while before retiring.
64	Byron Jones	September 10, 2005	IA	Byron Jones, an Atlantic city employee and brother of former Cass County sheriff Larry Jones, allegedly stole a city dump truck at around 10:30 p.m. Witnesses said Jones then tried to cut through the door to the Upland Supply sporting goods store with a gas-powered saw before ramming it with the truck. The witnesses reported seeing Jones leaving the store with several stolen guns. Atlantic officers, Cass County deputies and state troopers chased Jones, but said they lost sight of him before finding him dead next to the truck along a remote gravel road. Police said they found a shotgun containing a single expended shell casing near Jones' body.
65	John R. Bothwell	October 25, 2005	IA	At around 11 a.m. officer Terry Cozad confronted John R. Bothwell about an outstanding warrant. Bothwell ran and Cozad chased him to Brewski's Beverage, where Bothwell allegedly tried to steal a woman's car. Officers Jack Price, Greg Schultz and Mark Stuart arrived. According to reports, pepper spray, Taser shocks and blows to the head with a pepper spray can didn't subdue Bothwell. Bothwell allegedly reversed the car, dragging Price underneath. Cozad shot Bothwell twice through the windshield. The car then accelerated and exited Brewski's. Schultz, who was in the car, struck Bothwell on the head and told him to stop before the car hit the porch of a house on Mynster Street. Schultz shut off the car and hit Bothwell again. Stuart and Schultz pulled Bothwell from the car and found that he appeared to be dead. Price sustained injuries to his leg, neck and shoulder, as well as tire burns. Schultz was injured by flying glass broken by the gunfire.
66	Name withheld by police	November 2, 2005	IA	Police responded to a call about a suicidal person at about 8:30 p.m. There was a chase involving two police cars and a van. Police said the driver stopped and got out of the van with a gun. One of the officers fired two shots. According to officials, the officer's bullets didn't strike the man, whose death was ruled a suicide.
67	Teresa Marie Fagen	December 2, 2005	IA	An officer tried to stop Joseph P. Long at around 9:45 p.m. for driving his 2004 Dodge pickup truck in a reckless manner. Long pulled over, but allegedly sped off when the officer got out of the patrol car. The officer chased Long until he rear-ended a truck driven by 15-year-old Teresa Fagen, who had a learner's permit, about two miles west of Perry. Fagen died from her injuries. Long, 35, was reportedly charged with attempting to elude an officer, expired driver's license, no insurance, improper passing and more.
68	Roger Hockel	December 6, 2005	IA	Police got a report that Roger Hockel was intoxicated, suicidal and walking on Lake Colchester. Officers said they found footprints on the ice, along with a whiskey bottle, a hole, and more footprints leading toward shore. A caller then reported Hockel had returned to a relative's home in Norwalk and then drove off. Norwalk officers saw Hockel on IA-28 and followed in what police described as "a slow-speed pursuit" that never topped 45 mph. Windsor Heights police put out stop sticks that punctured a tire, but Hockel continued into Des Moines where DMPD officers joined the pursuit. According to police, Hockel drove to the top of an 8-story parking ramp, got out of his car and jumped to his death.
69	Randall Carl Mohning	December 12, 2005	IA	Randall Carl Mohning reportedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, Marc Hammond, on December 8 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mohning then drove to Hinton, Iowa, where he shot and wounded an ex-girlfriend, Stacey Vos, and took the couple's 1-year-old child to his ex-wife's home in Le Mars. Police confronted Randall Mohning outside at around 7:15 a.m. According to police, Mohning showed a weapon, ran between some houses, stopped and then shot himself. Mohning died at the scene. The child was found physically unharmed.
70	Joshua Omvig	December 22, 2005	IA	Joshua Omvig returned home after serving an 11-month tour in Iraq. On December 21, deputies arrested Omvig for OWI after he drove into a ditch. By 11 a.m., Omvig was released and returned home, where he asked his mother for a sheet of paper. Omvig handed her a note which described joining his buddies, went out a back door and locked himself in his truck. Officer Terry Oltman arrived after Omvig called and asked him to stop by the house. Seeing what was developing, Oltman told Omvig's mother to get back, but she refused to leave her son. Omvig raised a handgun and shot himself in the head. The Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act (Public Law 110-110) became law in 2007, and required the VA Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive suicide prevention program. However, the law was never fully implemented and other similar bills were added over the years.
71	Brian Gregory Jr.	June 29, 2006	IA	Officers Ted Paxton and "Skip" Earhart chased Brian Gregory Jr., who they were trying to arrest on a parole violation, through the Merrit mobile home park at about 5:30 p.m. Witnesses said one of the officers tackled Gregory from behind and used a choke hold, and that Gregory's head hit a parked car as he went down. Witnesses also said the officers sat on Gregory after handcuffing him. Shortly after he was arrested, Gregory became unresponsive and died.
72	Shane A. Frederick	September 24, 2006	IA	Shane A. Frederick, a University of Dubuque wrestler, was reportedly one of several people who tried to escape through upper story windows when police broke up a house party at about 12:30 a.m. An officer yelled at Frederick to return inside, but Frederick slipped and fell nearly 24 feet, landing face-first onto the concrete patio. Frederick was on life support at a hospital after suffering head trauma and multiple broken bones. He was declared dead October 2, two days after his 19th birthday. Forty-two people at the party were charged with possession of alcohol under the legal age.
73	Ellis Parker	October 4, 2006	IA	Police and firefighters responded to the Regency Mobile Home Park at 1:14 p.m. after a neighbor reported flames shooting out of Ellis Parker's trailer. Officers Randy Suggitt and James Clark arrived first and saw Parker inside at the front window. Parker allegedly broke and came out the window, brandishing a bloody knife. According to police, Clark fired three times when Parker advanced at the officers. Parker was hit, but ran to the back of some trailers. Officer Ken Welch, Sgt. Mike Conley and Lt. Mike Lefler arrived. Parker allegedly came at them with the knife, so Welch fired once. Police said Parker kept coming and several officers opened fire, killing Parker.
74	Wilbert McDowell III	November 28, 2006	IA	A deputy tried to stop a car near Beaver Avenue and Meredith Drive at about 9:30 p.m., having discovered it was reported stolen. The driver fled and the deputy gave chase. The car went out of control, sheared off a light pole and became wedged between some trees. Wilbert McDowell III, a passenger, died at the scene. The driver and another passenger were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
75	Frank Elfgen	February 25, 2007	IA	Officer Jason Ellerbach responded after Frank Elfgen’s roommate said Elfgen was threatening suicide at around 9 p.m. The power was reportedly out when Ellerbach arrived and found Elfgen on the bedroom floor with a knife. Ellerbach called for backup and six officers arrived. According to police, officer Jonathan Tatum unsuccessfully tried to Taser Elfgen before he allegedly swiped at officer William Hurt with the knife, then charged at Ellerbach. Ellerbach and Hurt each shot Elfgen twice.
76	David Jerome King	April 14, 2007	IA	Lt. Brandon Franke responded to a report of a suicidal person at about 8:30 p.m., and learned David Jerome King was in a running car inside the closed garage. The garage door remote reportedly didn't work, but Franke was told there was an interior door to the garage and went inside. According to Franke, King entered the kitchen and asked "What are you doing in my house?" Franke drew his Taser and King reportedly said he had a gun. Police said Franke unsuccessfully fired his Taser. King then allegedly pointed his revolver at Franke, who shot King twice. King was pronounced dead at a hospital.
77	Kody Eldon Krager	April 14, 2007	IA	Kody Eldon Krager was reportedly one of three motorcyclists pursued by state troopers for reckless driving. Krager's motorcycle collided head-on with a squad car driven by ICSD deputy Randal Petersen. Krager was killed in the crash. According to police, Petersen had slowed down because the sun was in his eyes, and his lights and sirens were on.
78	David Michael Stehl	April 29, 2007	IA	Officer Ben Ihde and another officer responded at about 1:15 a.m. after a caller reported that David Michael Stehl had forced his way into a house, smashed some windows and fought with a one of the residents. According to police, the officers found Stehl standing near the front door holding a shard of glass. Ihde pepper sprayed Stehl after police said he refused to drop the shard, but it had no effect. Stehl allegedly continued walking towards Ihde, who fired two shots at Stehl, killing him.
79	Brandon M. Halbach	May 14, 2007	IA	A state trooper reportedly clocked Brandon M. Halbach's motorcycle traveling 96 mph and gave chase. According to police, the trooper lost sight of the motorcycle after Halbach turned north onto a Webster County road. The motorcycle went off the road, down an embankment, hit a tree and then rolled several times. Halbach died at the scene.
80	Randy Allen Maraccini	June 2, 2007	IA	APD officers and CCSD deputies arrived at around 6:30 p.m. to serve a search warrant for drugs at Randy Allen Maraccini's house. Maraccini answered the door and allegedly lunged at an officer with a knife, cutting him on the wrist. Maraccini then ran through the house and jumped out a window. Police chased Maraccini on foot for about half a mile until Maraccini walked down an embankment into a gully filled with shallow water. According to police, the officers were talking to Maraccini when he stabbed himself in the chest, pulled the knife out and dropped it. He died at a hospital.
81	Eric Harold Lockwood	June 7, 2007	IA	Police approached Lockwood, on the edge of the town square in the afternoon, because he was holding a .357 handgun and had fired a shot through an apartment window. Lockwood opened fire on the police, the police returned fire, and fatally shot him.
82	Kerry Tucker	June 13, 2007	IA	At about 9 p.m., an officer questioned Kerry Tucker after a caller complained he was suspicious. The officer determined that Tucker was just taking a walk and returned to her squad car. The officer said she then heard a thud, turned and saw Tucker flung high into the air. Tucker landed in the street and died from his injuries. The officer said a damaged car had sped away from the scene. Another officer saw the car nearby with extensive windshield damage. The driver was charged with drunken driving.
83	Terry Witte	June 14, 2007	IA	Police said a motorcycle operated by Terry Witte was attempting to elude officers when Witte lost control and crashed into a steep ravine. Both Witte and his passenger were thrown from the bike and were airlifted to a hospital. Witte died on June 18.
84	Connie Hamm	June 17, 2007	IA	Police arrested Dennis Hamm, 52, at around 7:10 p.m. after a brief stand-off at his home and charged him with domestic abuse assault. According to police, the victim, Connie Hamm was taken from the home to Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City before being airlifted to Allen Hospital in Waterloo, where she died of an apparent heart attack hours later.
85	Christopher Stephens	August 9, 2007	IA	Sergeant Steven Johns began pursuing a van driven by 14-year-old Christopher Stephens. Stephens' foster mother said he stole her van after an argument at their Pleasant Hill home. Stephens lost control of the van and crashed, landing about 40 feet from the wreck with severe head trauma and lacerations. He died from his injuries.
86	Mark A. Holcomb	August 16, 2007	IA	Four officers approached Mark A. Holcomb outside his auto body shop after a caller reported he was threatening to harm himself. Witnesses reportedly told investigators they saw Holcomb draw a handgun and shoot himself. However, the DCI confirmed that officer Pat Jans also fired one shot. An autopsy report said the bullet from Jans’ gun grazed Holcomb, but did not contribute to his death, which was ruled a suicide.
87	Christopher Byrd	August 26, 2007	IA	Sgt. Wade Wojewoda was in plainclothes monitoring Hoppers bar following an altercation. About an hour after the fight, Byrd allegedly shot two people before Wojewoda returned to the bar's parking lot, and the officer then saw Byrd shoot a third person, police said. Wojewoda told Byrd to drop his gun, but he allegedly pointed it at Wojewoda, who shot him once. Byrd died at the scene. The people Byrd shot had injuries that didn't appear to be life threatening, police said.
88	Ricarless Cortezz Wright	November 10, 2007	IA	An officer responded to the Forest Avenue public library branch where Ricarless Cortez Wright was reportedly shouting, acting strangely and refusing to leave. Wright ran out the doors and the officer chased him. She tried to arrest him, but he allegedly hit her in the face, knocked her to the ground and kicked her. The officer said she hit Wright's knee with her baton as backup arrived and helped take him into custody. According to Wright's family members, they were initially told he'd died in the van. Then, about an hour later, the same officer came back with a detective and said Wright had died at the hospital.
89	Allen Linn Harman	January 31, 2008	IA	Four Spencer officers went to the AmericInn Hotel and Suites at about 10:30 a.m. with an arrest warrant for Allen Linn Harman, who was wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Wyoming. According to police, the officers knocked on Harman's door on the second floor of the hotel, but he refused to let them in, denying there were any warrants against him. The officers then reportedly heard what they said was a "possible muffled gunshot" followed by two definite gunshots. The hotel was evacuated and officers from several other agencies arrived. Police broke through the window and used a pole camera to view into the room. The images revealed a person lying on the bed, not moving. Police broke down the door and found Harman's body.
90	Lee Romine	April 11, 2008	IA	Officers responded to a domestic dispute at around 5:45 p.m. Lee Romine allegedly shot at an officer and missed, then fired a second shot at a woman and an infant; that shot also missed. According to police, Romine then shot himself.
91	Bradley Edward Behmer	April 22, 2008	IA	Police said a US Marshals Service agent learned from an informant that Bradley Edward Behmer, who was wanted for a parole violation related to a marijuana charge, might be en route to the Deer Ridge Apartments. Members of a fugitive task force surrounded the complex at about 7:30 p.m. Police said Behmer was unarmed, but that a "violent struggle" ensued when officers tried to arrest him outside the building. Officer Joe Emberlin, 42, shot and killed Behmer.
92	Frederick Dean Wright	May 1, 2008	IA	Knoxville police Lt. Darrell Brown tried to stop a Dodge Dynasty driven by Frederick Dean Wright at about 2:30 p.m. for having a registration sticker on the wrong license plate. The ensuing pursuit ended about 3 miles later when the Dodge got a flat tire. Brown told Wright to exit the car. Wright allegedly pointed a revolver at Brown, who fired his own gun as Wright got out and and ran off. Other officers joined in the foot chase, which ended when Knoxville Lt. Randy Emal and Marion County deputy Brian Bigaouette confronted Wright in a yard. According to police, Wright refused to drop his gun, and the officers opened fire. Wright was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police said they later found an explosive device in the car and that bomb technicians from the state fire marshal’s office defused it.
93	Marcus T. Edwards	June 22, 2008	IA	Marcus T. Edwards allegedly shoplifted lunch meat from a Hy-Vee grocery store in Lantern Park Plaza. He then fled and was arrested about a block away at around 8:30 p.m. Edwards reportedly became unresponsive soon after arriving at the police station and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Johnson County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Scheckel said Edwards died from erythrocyte sickling-related collapse associated with exertion-induced complication of sickle cell trait, and that his death was accidental.
94	Tony Hayes	July 27, 2008	IA	Tony Hayes reportedly shot and killed Lacrissa Davis, 27, at Casey's General Store in Ames. Officer Kailen Fitzgerald saw Hayes riding a bicycle towards Nevada. A gun battle allegedly ensued and Hayes climbed in the passenger side of Fitzgerald's police car and drove off, leading officers from multiple agencies on a high-speed chase. Hayes crashed into a ditch after running over stop sticks east of State Center. Police reportedly discovered Hayes had shot himself. According to police, dashcam video didn't show officers finding Hayes dead because the officer recording had to go tell onlookers to get back in their vehicles.
95	Ronald Adkisson	August 25, 2008	IA	Ronald Adkisson reportedly had an epileptic seizure in a Fareway grocery store, rejected medical attention, and refused to leave when management asked him to. Adkisson allegedly became combative when officers tried to arrest him at around 5:10 p.m. for disorderly conduct, so police used force, including a Taser to subdue him. Adkisson was released from custody at about 6:45 p.m. 15-minutes later, an off-duty nurse found Adkisson had collapsed and wasn't breathing on the sidewalk in front of the police station. Adkisson died at the scene. Union County attorney Timothy Kenyon said the officers' actions didn't cause Adkisson's seizure.
96	Gregory Novel Doudy	October 1, 2008	IA	Two employees of EdCo Community Credit Union in Des Moines reported that they were robbed at gunpoint by Gregory Doudy at about 7 a.m. Doudy then allegedly stole an employee's car. Police spotted the vehicle and gave chase. The car left the road west of Booneville and crashed into a raised driveway. Doudy was killed in the crash.
97	Cassandra Ann Cooper	October 3, 2008	IA	An officer reportedly tried to stop Cassandra Ann Cooper's 1998 Pontiac Bonneville for speeding on Military Road at 1:44 a.m., but she instead increased to speeds as fast as 100 mph in a chase. Police said Cooper missed a turn and crashed her car into a utility pole. Cooper died on the scene. According to police, Cooper had cocaine in her system and a blood-alcohol level of .228, and did not have a valid license because of multiple tickets.
98	Seth Miller	November 23, 2008	IA	BPD captain John Sloter and officer Dave Powers, and BCSD deputy Cole Hoffman responded to a report of a man with a gun at the Eastside Hideaway Lounge around 10:30 p.m. and confronted Seth Miller in an alley. All three officers opened fire when Miller allegedly pointed an air pistol at them. Seth Miller died the following afternoon at a hospital. A relative said Miller had been diagnosed with borderline schizophrenia and sometimes failed to take his medication.
99	Daniel "Dan" Powell	December 3, 2008	IA	Melissa Powell called 911 to report that her estranged husband, Daniel "Dan" Powell, was chasing her car and had shot her in the arm by Tyson’s Events Center. Police said officers arrived to see Dan Powell use his car to push Melissa Powell's car over an embankment. Dan Powell reportedly fired at least two shots, then drove across a parking lot and hit a semi trailer. According to police, a brief standoff ensued before Dan Powell shot himself.
100	Sharnice Roeshell Johnson	January 30, 2009	IA	Just after 7 a.m., police began following a Jeep Grand Cherokee matching the description of one sought in a reported home invasion. The driver reportedly accelerated, reaching speeds of 80 mph during the seven-block pursuit that ended when the SUV hit a tree along an ice-packed, rutted street. Passenger Sharnice Johnson died at the scene. The driver, Pachino Hill, and another passenger were injured. Hill, 30, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.