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Man Who Took Pics Up Skirts Takes Plea Deal
A former Waterloo man who took pictures up the skirt of a Target shopper in Cedar Falls in 2017 has taken a plea deal in the case, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. In May of 2017 a woman called police after she felt a man touch her thigh while she was shopping. Police reviewed security camera footage and found 40 year old Marvin Mabry Jr. putting his cell phone under the woman’s skirt and the flash from the camera igniting. When they attempted to arrest Mabry, they could not find him. In July of this year he was taken into custody in Detroit, Michigan. He was charged with Invasion of Privacy and Trespassing however as part of a deal he pleaded to third degree harassment and was sentenced to seven days in jail with credit for time served but his parole from a 2013 Stalking case in Dubuque County was revoked.
First-time filmmaker details nine-year journey turning Iowa cold case into documentary
In 2015, while driving past Meyers Lake in Evansdale, Dylan Sires felt a wave of anger wash over him. At the time, it had been three years after the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins. The cousins’ bicycles and belongings had been found near the lake. Their bodies were found miles away in a remote wildlife area months later. And their murderer still hadn’t been found.
Arrest Made in Incident in March
Cedar Falls Police have made an arrest in an incident from March. Police say that 42 year old Ryan Pontasch was behind the wheel of a GMC pickup truck on the afternoon of March 13th when he left the roadway and struck a bicyclist. A vehicle driving in front of Pontasch had slowed to turn into Pheasant Ridge Golf Course. Police allege that Pontasch had looked away from the roadway and when his eyes returned to what was in front of him he saw the slowing vehicle and swerved to avoid a collision. In doing so he allegedly went off the road onto a nearby bike path, hitting several signs, a tree, and a 22 year old bicyclist. The bicyclist was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and has since been released. Pontasch has been charged with Serious Injury by Vehicle, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Failure to Maintain Control. It is unclear why the arrest has come more than five months after the alleged crime.
Cedar Falls Police Make Arrest Connected to Cedar Falls Bike Accident
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Falls Police arrested a 42-year-old Ryan Pontasch who is connected to a bicycle accident that happened last March. Several minutes after 3:30 p.m. on March 13th, officers were sent to help after receiving a report of a GMC pick-up hitting a bicyclist, 22-year-old Krisha Keeran, who had been riding on the trail. Keeran was hit near the entrance of Pheasant Ridge Golf Course, located at 3205 West 12th Street.
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