Crime & Safety
Woman facing charges after being shot by an officer and released from hospital
By 
Editor-in-Chief
Des Moines, Iowa – A woman who was shot by a Des Moines cop last month has been released from the hospital and faces charges.
Katherine Margaret Louise Mehle, 35, of Des Moines is accused with assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a police officer with a dangerous weapon, and interference with official actions with a weapon, according to KCCI-TV.
Mehle was taken into the Polk County Jail after being released from the hospital, according to the TV station.
The incident happened on Oct. 5 after a person called 911 to report that a woman had attempted to stab him on the sidewalk.
Mehle rushed on the police officer who responded to the report with a knife refusing his instructions to drop the knife, prompting him to shoot her.
-
Local News6 days agoHy-Vee gives the Northeast Iowa Food Bank a donation of over $139,000
-
Iowa1 week agoThe governor of Iowa signs a bill granting the state the power to detain and expel some immigrants
-
Local News2 weeks agoThe Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations is looking into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Cedar Rapids
-
Local News2 weeks agoHawkeye crowd fills Carver as Hawks play in National Championship
-
Local News2 weeks agoThe federal government will grant Cedar Rapids $56.4 million to replace the Eighth Avenue Bridge
-
Local News2 weeks agoCedar Rapids Planning Commission approves preliminary plat for old Transamerica site
-
Local News1 week agoThe fight for LGBTQ rights has not stopped 15 years after the Varnum v. Brien decision by the Iowa Supreme Court
-
Local News7 days agoOne-armed Central DeWitt archer getting ready for the nationals
Leave a Reply