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Friday, October 25, 2013 OBITUARIES Vernon W. Sanders, 75 Betty June Slatton, 74
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Domestic Violence Awareness
INSIDE TODAY
Brock federal trial set for January By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor
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Ty Rushing/ Daily News A small but vigilant group of citizens attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Month candlelight vigil put on by the Ottumwa Crisis Center and held inside the office of the United Way of Jasper County on Thursday evening. During the vigil, stories of people who lost their lives to domestic violence were read aloud.
Jensen to face jury trial on domestic assault charge Jensen remains in jail awaiting trial on two earlier burglary arrests
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Coen finishes third, on to state Page 1B
By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor A Newton man who was already facing charges stemming from two burglary arrests will go to trial in December on a charge of domestic assault and a subsequent charge of violating a no-contact order issued following the alleged assault. Daniel Jensen, 50, will go to trial 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, to face the charges of domestic abuse assault, and vi-
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olation of a no-contact order. The alleged domestic assault occured Sept. 4 in Newton. Following his arrest, Jasper County Dist r i c t Court Judge Steven H o l werda barred Jensen f r o m Jensen h a v ing any contact with the alleged victim in the case. While incarcerated in the Jasper County Jail, it is alleged Jensen wrote
a letter to the alleged victim, which resulted in a charge of violating a no-contact order. The domestic assault charge is a serious misdemeanor, and the no-contact order violation charge is a simple misdemeanor. At the time he was charged, Jensen still faced two felony burglary charges for separate incidents. He was first charged with second-degree burglary in February for allegedly entering a rural Newton home and attacking the homeowner with a claw hammer. JENSEN See Page 5A
Fifth Annual Ladies Night Out Ladies Night Out was held Thursday evening at the DMACC Newton Campus and featured a nice mixture of patrons and vendors. A variety of products were available for purchase and samples of everything from cookies to wine were available. “It was a great turnout with many happy vendors and patrons alike,” Daily News Advertising Director Jeff Holschuh said. “We’re looking forward to next year.”
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A Newton man facing state and federal child pornography charges will be in Jasper County District Court Monday, Nov. 4, and in federal court in January. James Brock, 72, will be in court 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 as his attorney attempts to suppress evidence collected Brock by Newton police officers during a search of his home at the time of his arrest in July. His attorney alleges the photographs presented to police, which led to the search warrant, were the result of an unlawful entry into his home. During their search, officers found and took into evidence several video cameras, video monitors, VCRs, DVD players and computers. They also discovered more than 1,000 VHS and DVD recordings of nude minor girls. At the time, Brock was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of invasion of privacy. In August, nearly two months after his arrest, he was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of sexual exploitation of a child in the production of child pornography and a count of possession of child pornography. Originally, Brock was to stand trial on the federal charges beginning next Monday, Oct. 28. A continuance, requested by Brock’s federal public defender, was granted and trial has been reset to begin Jan. 14 at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Federal prosecutors have asked that if Brock is convicted of any of the four counts, he be forced to surrender his home and any personal property used in the commission of the alleged offenses. They also filed a lis pendens motion in Jasper County District Court to ensure neither Brock nor his family members can dispose of said property.
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Trainland’s owner recounts his time in The Old Guard
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Colfax’s Red Atwood was a member of the famous Old Guard, the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, tasked with conducting memorial affairs to honor fallen comrades as well as ceremonies and special events to represent the United States Army. Red had enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1953, while the Korean War was still on, and he was informed he could be called up for the draft at any time. By 1955, Red and his friend Joe Morgan were tired of waiting with the draft hanging over their heads, so they went to Newton to volunteer. Red and Joe, along with several other Iowans, were sent off to Fort Chaffee Maneuver
Training Center in Arkansas, where they received their 10 weeks of basic training. “It was so tough, it’ll grow you right up … They were so disciplined, they had us out picking up rocks in the rain,” Red said. “After the 10 weeks, you’d grown up enough to know how smart your parents really were.” He finished his training in Chaffee and was sent off to serve in the infantry in Fort Carson, Colo. The fort was home
to nine divisions, many of them earmarked for Korea, but Red’s stay there was short-lived. “They needed 22 people to go to Ft. Myers, Va., where we’d served in the Third Infantry Regiment,” Red said. “We had to meet all sorts of requirements. You had to be unmarried, a certain height and in good shape.” Red and his comrades embarked on a cross country train-ride which brought him to his final posting in Arlington, Va. Of the group from Fort Carson, Red and 11 others ended up meeting the stringent requirement to serve in the elite regiment. A full half of his group didn’t make the grade. ATWOOD See Page 5A
Submitted Photo Red Atwood’s cousin visited him while he served in the Third Infantry Regiment, taking this photo of him on base in Arlington, Va.