Univ. of Iowa Police, Johnson County Attorney confirm attempted murder suspect fled country

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – On Tuesday, regulation enforcement officers confirmed {that a} man who was awaiting trial for tried homicide, theft, and theft has fled america.

Ali Younes, 19, was on home arrest along with his household in O’Brien County pending trial for fees of tried homicide, first-degree theft, and first-degree theft for an incident that occurred on April 25, 2022. Officers mentioned that Younes allegedly robbed and strangled an individual exterior of Artwork Constructing West on the College of Iowa campus and was arrested lower than 24 hours later.

A decide granted Younes conditional pre-trial launch, which required him to put on a GPS monitoring machine, in addition to give up his passport and keep along with his household. Officers within the Johnson County Lawyer’s Workplace have been notified on Saturday that Younes had eliminated his monitoring machine, with regulation enforcement officers unable to find him.

Officers now say that Younes used Jordanian journey paperwork to board a flight that left Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport and go to the nation of Jordan.

College of Iowa Police have arrested Younes’ dad and mom for aiding and abetting his escape. Alfred Younes and Lima Younes have each been charged with Escape from Custody. Alfred Younes was arrested whereas trying to board a flight from Omaha to Jordan.

“My workplace, together with the College of Iowa Police Division and native and federal regulation enforcement companions, is dedicated to making sure that Younes doesn’t escape justice,” mentioned Johnson County Lawyer Rachel Zimmermann Smith. “We are going to do the whole lot we are able to to carry him accountable, in addition to those that assisted him in fleeing the nation.”

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