Iowa CHL holder acquitted after 112 days in jail

[rcasady]

but after spending 112 day in jail and losing his home his job and all of his belongings after eviction

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why was this man arrested ! from what i see HE called 911 was assaulted, gave warning and protected himself against and intoxicated ex-con
listen to the 911 call link .. he seemed like he did the correct thing ? what am i missing ? why the huge bail ? if he would have ran away instead of shooting would he have been charged of leaving the scene of an accident ?

please tell me i read this wrong

happy he's out though but jeez , how awful

[JustMe]

I think that is disgusting!

[powerboatr]

that is just horrible
its funny hearing the aclu make a statement, even though i dont like them , maybe they will do him a favor and sue the crap out of a few folks

the article lists way to many weird things to align at once to screw this guy over.
prayers to him for sure

[Jumping Frog]

Well, hey, he did work work for the IRS . . .

Do you think he ever sat in that cell and wondered if there was something he could have done to de-escalate the situation and avoided the trouble altogether? When road rage starts, it is better to turn off, make a U-turn, stop, whatever it takes to defuse things.

Also, get on 911 while you are still in the car before anything has violent happened. I had 911 on the phone with me for 4-5 minutes a few months ago because someone was upset at me. When I made a couple of left turns from the left lane that he followed from the right lane, I called 911 while he was following me. I eventually avoided the situation, but if the guy had hit me for example, it would have been prudent to have a phone record of me warning them I was worried about this car, and it would have demonstrated my attempt to retreat/avoid.

[philip964]

Wow. Hope he gets a good attorney to sue the apartment company.

[Charles L. Cotton]

God Bless Texas!!!

Chas.

[old farmer]

God Bless Texas!!!

Chas.

[old farmer]

"West Des Moines police arrested Lewis for failing to back off and avoid the gunplay. He was charged with two counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and one of going armed with intent."

I was raised in Iowa and moved Texas in the 70's. Iowa has changed it laws for CHL in 2011. Des MOINE is not friendly to CHL holders. Think 1950's police mind set, ie black, gun and go to jail. There is more laws that needs to be changed. So, when traveling in Iowa just remember "we are not in TEXAS".

[speedsix]

...sadly, it takes the time machine called civil court to bring some mindsets into the 21st century...I hope this guy takes advantage of any such opportunities...

[The Annoyed Man]

This is outrageous! DA Sarcone needs to have his nether regions boiled in motor oil.

What Lewis' case shows is that current law works, Sarcone said: "I don't know why people are afraid of jury trials. I'm not."

Board rules prevent me from posting the kind of language that properly describes such a cretinous scumbag.

It is worth noting that Sarcone argued against the pending bill which would give Iowans the right to stand their ground.

[The Annoyed Man]

God Bless Texas!!!

Chas.

You got that right. Thank You Jesus for getting me here.

[Dave2]

This is outrageous! DA Sarcone needs to have his nether regions boiled in motor oil.

There's an amazing lack of easy-to-find data on Teh Interwebz about the boiling point of non-cooking oils... However, after much research, might I suggest sulfur as an alternative since it boils at 823 degrees, vs 572 for generic motor oil (which incidentally is above its flash point of 536 degrees, so NO SMOKING around scary-hot motors).

[SRH78]

This is outrageous! DA Sarcone needs to have his nether regions boiled in motor oil.

What Lewis' case shows is that current law works, Sarcone said: "I don't know why people are afraid of jury trials. I'm not."

Board rules prevent me from posting the kind of language that properly describes such a cretinous scumbag.

It is worth noting that Sarcone argued against the pending bill which would give Iowans the right to stand their ground.

Of course he sees no reason to be afraid of a jury trial because every night he goes home and every payday, he gets paid. He would have a very different view if he was an innocent man whose life was being ruined.

[Oldgringo]

.... So, when traveling in Iowa just remember "we are not in TEXAS".

That is something to remember wherever your travels may take you.