both testified polson was on drugs in the weeks and days leading up to the crime...when polson took the stand in his own defense he didn't deny his drug use... sot-pete polson-defendant 1146-"i'm an addict, i use what i can get my hands on mostly, i've done some herion coke.-55 polson is using an intoxication defense and his attorney says the jury needs to decide if his client was suffering from a drug intoxication at the time of the shooting... addict and was on meth in the hours before the shooting. however, he described the last hit of meth he took as beig different and not remembering anything about the shooting until it was all over... 1218-i don't remember anything from that point on until early morning until the cops were all around me, just know i would never intentially do any of this i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart i appologize, it isn't me i would never hurt anyone like that 1240 polson went on to tell the jury he wishes he would have turned the gun on himself that day instead of the three innocent victims... the state had a chance to cross examine polson...and he kept

polson's only defense... is a history of drug use... channel 13's stephanie moore is following the trial.. she joins us live outside the polk county courthouse. after 4 days of testimony and dozens of witnesses the jury heard closing arguments this afternoon... the prosecution says there's no denying polson knew what he was doing when he showed up in pleasant hill with a loaded 9 mm handgun... sot-stephanie cox prosecuting attorney 58:11-he has this gun which he has loaded and taken with him ato these location, prosecuting attorney stephanie cox said polson changed the lives of three people he didn't know in a matter of 15 minutes.... she told the jury polson needs to be held accountable for his actions and be found guilty on all charges. polson is using an intoxication defense and when he took the stand in his own defense told the jury he didn't remember anything from the shooting after claiming to take a bad hit of meth. his attorney phil reser said polson can't be held responsible for what he did because he wasn't in the right state

called one of polson's friends to the stand who said polson was on drugs just hours before the shooting spree... "he was saying things that were making no sense, he was very ansy, paced back and forth, so i just asked him to leave." billi bailey as well as polson's ex girlfriend both testified polson was on drugs including meth and marijuana. polson is using an intoxication defense and his attorney says the jury needs to decide if his client was suffering from a drug intoxication at the time of the shooting... polson said he's a lifelong drug addict and was on meth in the hours before the shooting. however, he described the last hit of meth he took as being different and not remembering anything until police were surrounding him. 1218-i don't remember anything until the cops were all around me, i just know i would never intentially do any of this i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart i appologize, it isn't me i would never hurt anyone like that 1240 during cross examination polson said he wasn't denying the crime but couldn't remember anything from the shooting---claiming he was in a dr

polson took the not rest after polson took the stand, so the trial will not rest after polson took the stand, so the trial will continue tomorrow morning at nine. and make sure to stay local 5 every step of the way through polsons trial. we'll also have recaps of each day up on our website that's we are iowa dot com. jack: a bunch of iowans made noise about the bakken pipeline project outside the state capitol today. the project could eventually carry crude oil from north dakota to illinois-- cutting diagonally across the state. about 80 people held up signs and chanted about their disappointment in dakota access for even considering taking over their land. there was a smaller, counter protest nearby, where folks talked about the benefits of the jobs. but the larger group, made a bigger statement, delivering one thousand complaints about the project. "cecil wright, utility board lawyer: "this is really people just expressing their opinion. and as i said, the board reviews that, and will take that into consideration. and they may have questions for dakota access or some of the other wit

for the first time, we hear from defendant pete polson. what he says is the reason for his shooting spree last year. elizabeth: and is he in, or out? new signs this morning that the into the presidential race. >> you're watching kcci 8 news. eric: good morning, everyone. and welcome back on a chilly morning. i feel like i am mr. rogers, zipping up a sweater. i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: i'm elizabeth klinge. and eric has the right idea. you are going to need a jacket recess. it's chilly. jason: it is chilly this morning and will be chilly all day long. we usually see highs in the low to mid-60's, we will be in the mid-50's today and starting in the upper-30's. 39 and we could see patchy frost through western portions of the state. temperatures following suit. 36, upper-32 over-40's. our cold start matches the rest of the day. we topped out in the middle-50's and sunshine all day long. for the weekend, a lot more working in our favor, a cool start, likely cooler tomorrow, bottoming out in the low-30's to start and topping out in the mid to u

pete polson is guilty of attempted murder. it took nearly four days, but the jury had the final say. find out how the charges break down... and how long he could serve in prison. a man with a history of running from authorities is back in jail today. find out how his latest chase injured two des moines officers. and joe biden ends the speculation by finally answering whether or not he'll run. hear what the experts say his decision means for the race for the white house. news at four front door open good afternoon ... i'm sonya heitshusen. for joining us. good afternoon ... i'm sonya heitshusen. .and i'm dan winters ... thanks for joining us. the rain is gone, but the clouds are still holding on. rain totals were mainly less than a quarter inch around central iowa this morning. des moines received only 0.06". it will be mainly cloudy and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s. some dry weather on thursday with partly sunny skies after nearly three full days of deliberation ... the jury in the pete polson attempted murder trial

polson will be sentenced in december on all nine charges... with just the attempted murder, assault and willful injury charges polson faces up to 50 years in prison.... a man is dead after exchanging gun fire with police in cedar rapids. it all started around 10-30 last night when an officer pulled over car on suspicion of drug activity. but when the vehicle stopped 21- year-old jonathan gossman got out and ran. at one point during the chase police say gossman fired a gun at officers. officials shot back...fatally wounding grossman. no officers were injured. the d-c-i has been called in to help with the case. des moines police say a motorcyclist led them on a high speed chase this morning. officers report that they spotted 29-year-old jordan young was riding a stolen motorcycle around 2 o'clock. when authorities tried to pull young over he sped off. the chase ended at northeast 51st and hull when his bike stalled out. two officers were injured during the chase when their car went into the ditch. young is now charged with second degree theft, e

showing "never before seen" dashcam video of polson's arrest. both troopers described polson as acting calm and compliant- and neither said he seemed under the influence of any drug. " walk back toward the trooper, dont look at him. get down on your knees get your hands up!" claire the last witnesses were special agents who searched polsons home. they told the jury about finding different amounts of marijuana and other drug paraphanila associated with meth use. however, the prosecution is expected to have witnesses through tomorrow. then the defense will take over with closing arguments expected early next week. reporting live claire powell local 5 news we are iowa stephanie: today we got to see just how erratic a teenager was acting in the beating his grandmother to death. 17 year old noah laprei is charged with the brutal murder of his 79 year old grandmother rachel pray. she was found in her east side home on saturday night. neighbors say laprei went door to door covered in blood, asking to call police for help after beating pray. he then wen

mr polson answer my question... i did " jack: polson was the last person to take the stand before the defense and prosecution closing arguements this afternoon. "you dont go shooting people with a 9 mm weapon unless you have the intent to kill, pete polson had the intent . s no reason. he doesnt know. he had a mental disability and was in a state of drug intoxication. there was intent" jack: the jury only had 20 minutes to deliberate today. so it'll return on monday morning. local 5 will be there as the verdict comes down. jack: a newton couple is facing charges connected to a sex assault of a juvenile in august. the jasper county sheriff's office said the incident happened at a home on highway f-48 in newton. police say michelle wortman and berlou barnard were watching a young girl in their home at the time. the girl's age has not been released. the report says the girl's mother knew barnard was a registered sex offender. the girl claims that he assaulted her and in a few cases her mother walked in and stopped him.

safety about the drugs found in polson's home and room following the shooting... they testified on top of marijuana, several dirty spoons were found that are consistent with meth use.. the prosecution has more witness it plans to call to the stand tomorrow morning... a second murder trial for a tama county man could be changing venues. a hearing is scheduled for october 30-th to decide if dustin jefferson's re-trial will move to a different county. jefferson is charged with the first degree murder of his wife...32- year-old kerry o'clair jefferson. his first trial happened earlier this month...but the judge declared a mistrial when the jury couldn't come to a unanimous decision. police believe he helped his ginger jefferson, kill kerry back in 20-13. she is already serving a life sentence for the murder. police in knoxville are asking for the public's help to find a wanted man. officers say travis sickler led a them on a high speed chase through marion county on friday. but officers called off the chase and sickler got away. police believe he ran because he is wan

polson's attorney is currently giving we also checked into that intoxication defense polson is using. legal experts say it is extremely rare and difficult to prove. and it's a defense jurors do not like to hear... according to drake law professor, bob rigg. because it's difficult for them to understand. he says when the jurors hear the word intoxication, they try to compare it their own experiences... but they can't because most of them have never intentionally hurt someone while under the influence. experts say this defense is only used for people who claim to have blacked out from substance abuse and impaired. 565318 - this defense is very its very very difficult for jurors to that jurors should take into defendants liability in rigg's nearly 40 years of practicing law, he says he's used the intoxication defense only a handful of times... and only twice did a judges rule in favor of it. two people are in jail, one of them accused of sexually assaulting a girl... the other accused of allowing it. jasper county authorities arrested 38-year-old michelle wortman and 46-year-old berlou b

eric: pete polson takes the stand. he went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill last november, injuring two men. he says he is sorry, has been a drug addict for a long time, and remembers nothing about the shooting. mark: polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he can't remember any of it because he was high on meth. polson says he injected meth six hours before he shot at three people apparently for no other reason than he saw them while he was driving through pleasant hill and claims he remembers none of it. >> from the bottom of my heart i apologize. it just isn't me. i wouldn't hurt anyone like that. i wish i would have just shot myself that day instead of hurting these people. mark: the prosecutor seemed exasperated with polson's excuse that he didn't remember shooting anyone that morning. >> miraculously, your first recollection of anything is when police arrive, correct? >> yes. >> you remember nothing from 6:30 to 7:00 yet when police show up at 7:00 you remember from there on, is th

today, the third took the stand and so did the officers who arrested polson that day. all recounting how he acted throughout the entire incident. this morning, the last and final shooting victim, matthew stephenson, took the stand first. recalling the november day to the jury- as he quickly dropped off a backpack to his son, turned to get into his white truck, when two shots came from the vehicle parked behind him, the bullets missing him by inches. "i knew ive been hunting for years, glass is breaking didnt know what was going on, instinctviely went for cover" stephenson w aited as four or five more shots were fired through the house and his truck windows. then he told the jury he watched the green ford explorer and a man who looked like polson drive away as he called 911 . "at that time i couldnt believe someone tried to kill me, they werent playing, they tried to kill me, had no idea what was going on" among the 13 witnesses, two iowa state patrol troopers, releasing never before seen dash cam footage, as they followed polson through another urban nieghborhood "hes

the jury in the pete polson attempted murder trial... learned about the drugs that police say police found inside the home he shared with his father. polson is charged with three counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting spree in pleasant hill last november... stephanie moore is covering the trial and has the latest.... following the shooting spree, authorities searched polson's home and found pounds of marijuana and equipment consistent with a selling the drug.... several undercover narcotics agents testified the found close to fifteen pounds of marijuana in several locations around the home, scales, baggies, money counter, and other drug paraphernalia. polson is using an intoxication defense and his attorney says his client was suffering from a drug intoxication at the time of the shooting... however, an agent from the division of criminal investigation testified he questioned polson following the shooting spree about his drug use... sot-matthew clifton-iowa division of criminal investigation matthew clifton-special agen

in its case the prosecution said polson knew what he was doing when he shot at three people injuring two and narrowly missing a third. and he should be held accountable for his actions... steph tag- the jury deliberated until the courthouse closed at 4:30, they will return tomorrow at 9 and continue... thank you stephanie.... polson is facing nine charges in all, three counts of attempted murder, two counts of willful injury and drug and weapons charges authorities in western iowa have arrested a bank robbery suspect. pottawattamie county deputies say this man reportedly robbed farmers- merchants state bank in neola on wednesday. then on friday officials identified the man as 37-year-old jesse specht from council bluffs as the suspect. they later located pecht at a hotel in omaha. police arrested and charged him with second degree robbery charges. a local family woke up this morning to find their deck had caught fire. norwalk fire fighters were called to this house on blue stem road around one. investigators believe the fire started on the grill and quickly spread from there. everyon

while polson didn't seem intoxicated at the scene... police did testify they found dirty spoons consistent with meth use at his home. a des moines family thinks criminal charges should be reduced because of drug use... 17 year old noah laprei is charged as an adult with first degree murder.he's accused of beating his 79 year old grandmother to death on saturday. laprei was arrested later that night at the "git and go" on east 29th street. security video shows him carrying a bible... knocking over shelves... and punching a customer. family members say that behavior is out of character... all of us knowing noah and knowing the type of person he is, i know that was not him. it might have been physically but for i dont believe for 1 minute that he was mentally there laprei will be back in court next week for a preliminary hearing. iowa uber drivers are helping to bring missing children back home... the ride sharing company is now streamlining amber alerts to its drivers nearby. the initiative began in colorado this summer... and has been la

polson's sentence hearing is set 9th. elias: iowa farmers are looking at another record harvest, with yeild returns way up from last year's buffer crop. close to 90 percent of the soybeans are not out of the producers are moving full speed ahead to corn crop out as well. that includes a farmer from continues working his with no signs of slowing down. elias: at 85 years old, he and his son ronald partner up to bring in the corn and soybeans. and that's literally all don does - 100 percent of his time is committed to running the family farm no vacations - and no signs of turing in the keys to his john deere. "harold maloy - son "for the last 10 years he's said, this is my last year farming but he says this fall, maybe i'll do it one more year. "" alta mae maloy - wife "he's not one to sit around the house. he's got to be up and a going and doing something." elias: coming up tonight on local 5 news at 10 - hear what don keeps in his pocket to remind him how things have changed in the world of farming and what he thinks about

polson was the last person to take the stand before the defense and prosecution closing arguements. "you dont go shooting people with a 9 mm weapon unless you have the intent to kill, pete polson had the intent . s no reason. he doesnt know. he had a mental disability and was in a state of drug intoxication. there was no way he formed the intent" sabrina: the jury only had 20 minutes to deliberate friday. so they're continuing deliberations this morning. local 5 will be there as the verdict comes down. sabrina: you can keep up with the latest on the trial...and any story we cover on our website. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. sabrina: new detialnow on a case of child abuse out of a pleasant hill daycare. sabrina: 28-year-old christina williamson has taken a plea deal in the courtroom this morning. she's accused of hurting three children she cared for at her home... two one- year olds and an infant. williamson has pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment -- one a felony and one a misdemeanor. she faces up to seven years in pris

but today, finally a verdict in the trial of pete polson. polson was accused of shooting up a pleasant hill neighborhood last fall. he seriously hurt two people. and as part of his long list of charges, that also included drugs-- he was charged with two counts of attempted murder. however-- he wasn't convicted of both. stephanie: local five's claire powell explains,( live from the polk county courthouse for us. claire jack and stephanie, at 2:30 the jury finally reached their verdict- finding pete polson guilty on all nine counts. however, when it comes to the three attempted murder charges, polson was only found guilty for one count of attempted murder... then the jury went with a lesser offense for the other two counts. they found polson guilty of serious injury for both matthew stephenson who narrowly missed being shot that day... and also for zach whitehill who was shot once in the back and once in the neck. that assault conviction is only an aggrevated misdemenor instead of a forcable felony like the attempted murder charge. but polson

a guilty verdict in the pete polson trial. wednesday a polk county jury found him guilty on all 9 charges -- in last year's pleasant hill shooting spree. jurors found polson guilty of attempted murder of the first victim - mark mitchell - but not for zachary whitehill or matt stephenson--he received lesser charges for those. polson is being held without bond until his sentencing december 9th. today a federal jury will continue its deliberations in the trial of two ron paul presidential campaign aides. jesse benton and dimitri kesari payments to a state lawmaker for an endorsement! the jury got the case tuesday and deliberated all day wednesday with no decision. there will be increased police

onge is live at the polk county courthouse with an update on polson's trial. kim: polson admitted to the shootings for the first time today, but says he can't remember any of it because he was high on meth. he told jurors he had injected meth around midnight november 16, some 6 hours before he shot -- before that shooting in pleasant hill. polson says he had a reaction to that particular meth injection hair on his neck standing up after he injected it, and that's what he says caused him to not remember anything until police arrested him. he has no memory of making any conscious decisions that morning he says, including an , intent to kill anyone. >> i would never intentionally do any of this. i'm sorry, from the bottom of my heart i apologize. i wouldn't hurt anyone like that. kim: the prosecuting attorney was grilling polson on his memory, asking why he couldn't remember the shooting, but then seems to recall what happened as soon as police stopped him. polson just kept saying he can't remember and this isn't like him -- this is unlike anything he would ever

kim: whitehill hasn't forgiven polson, and admits he probably never will. but that doesn't mean he's dwelling on what happened. zach: i never really looked for closure. it's done and over with. i survived it. i can move on. kim: whitehill wants to leave that dark memory behind him, but was happy to have these final words for his shooter. zach: have fun in prison. kim: whitehill still goes to physical therapy twice a week and he is is hoping he won't need anymore surgeries. polson will be sentenced december 8. he's facing more than 100 years in prison. live in studio, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: commitment 2016 news tonight, at least nine republicans in des moines tomorrow for the republican party of iowa's growth and opportunity party. that's at the varied industries building at the state fairgrounds saturday. the event starts at 10:30 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. front runners donald trump and ben carson will not be there. louisiana governor bobby jindal will be there. he is already in des moines tonight. we caught up with him this

there was more testimony today in the attempted murder trial of pete polson.. he's accused of going on a shooting spree in pleasant hill earlier this year. today... one of his intended targets took the stand. channel 13's stephanie moore joins us now live with the latest...stephanie? yesterday we heard from the two victims that were injured from the shooting spree...today it was the third victim, matt stephenson who took the stand and told the jury what happened as he was walking to his truck that november morning... 38:02-i knew it was gunshots, glass is breaking, i don't know what's going on, i was instinctively going for cover." 38:11 stephenson said a man, he later positively i-d as pete polson, was parked on the street when he came outside to his truck. he said hi to him but got no response and then said polson started shooting at him as he took cover behind his truck. he told the jury he was in fear of his life and said the first bullets came within inches of him. the state also called several first responding officers to the scene including the state tro

kim: that answer contradicts polson's intoxication defense. a dci special agent who also testified today says he found marijuana and dirty spoons with white powder, consistent with meth, on polson's nightstand. he's facing several charges, including three counts of attempted murder. we'll be at the courthouse tomorrow morning at 9:00 when the trial resumes. live in studio, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. kevin: new information in the death investigation involving former hawkeye and nfl star tyler sash. oskaloosa police today releasing a report detailing what they found in their initial investigation. according to the report, when officers were called september 8 to check on sash's welfare he appeared to be dead for some time. sash was lying on a couch. nothing unusual was found nearby. his family said they had last seen him alive a couple of days earlier when he was over for dinner. sash's mother said her son had been a bit disoriented lately and unable to sleep. sash's girlfriend says he fell from a ladder four days earlier and

polson told jurors he requested a drug test a few days after the arrest. because he says he wasn't feeling well after injecting methamphetamine six hours before the shooting. pete: they said it had to be done by the attorney. kim: after the defense rested its case, prosecutors called the dci special agent who spoke with polson shortly after the shooting back to the witness stand for rebuttal. kim: the audio recording of that conversation played in court tells a different story. agent: have you used drugs or anything? pete: no. agent: when's the last time you took drugs? pete: three years ago. kim: prosecutors also called polson's ex-girlfriend back to the witness stand, and played the recording of a call polson made to her while at the polk county jail two days after his arrest. pete: this is all a big misunderstanding. i was on my way to work. kim: he denies making that phone call. the jury will be back monday to continue deliberating. they have to decide whether polson was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill. live outside the polk county courthous

girlfriend and friend of polson took the stand for the defense explaining how erratic polson would get when he would injest meth and that he did in fact injest meth the night before the shooting took place. roll cue - weekened before the shooting happened " that's when i saw his behavior change. that night or the night before is when i askedhim to leave my claire roll cue: pulled over " i just know i would never intentionally do this. i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart. i'd never hurt anyone like that. i wish i would have just shot myself never hurt anyone like that. i wish i would have just shot myself never hurt anyone like that. i wish i would have just shot myself that day instead of those people. i'm sorry. i appologize, i'm families. " police found digital scales, 20+ pounds of marijuana, meth digital scales, marijuana, meth residue, money counter, dirty all indicative of drug trafficking . claire: they'll be back in court tomorrow morning at 9. of course we'll keep following this story and bring you the latest. reporting live in des moines claire powell local 5 news we are io

this contradicts polson's intoxication defense. the final victim, matthew stephenson, also testified today. he says polson shot at him several times while he was getting in his truck missing him by just an inch. >> i just could not believe someone just tried to kill me and they weren't playing. someone just tried to kill me. i have no idea at that time what's going on. stacey: polson faces multiple charges including three counts of attempted murder. he'll be back in court tomorrow morning at 9:00. steve: the des moines police say a woman discovered a big surprise in a basement. the woman was looking at a build to suit house at 6939th street just before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. she spotted an open cellar door and walked in. that's where she found a large atm. it appeared to have been vandalized to get the money out. the case is now under investigation. new cell phone video of a fire destroying a barn near maxwell this morning. four fire departments were dispatched to this blaze. crews were able to stop it from spreading to a nearby

polson is using an intoxication defense, however the trooper testified he didn't believe polson was under the influence or drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime. we'll have more from the trial coming up tonight at five ... including a closer look at the dashcam video of polson's arrest. four former eastern iowa prison workers are facing charges for allegedly smuggling phones into anamosa state penitentiary ... amongst other crimes. two of the former prison workers facing federal charges. barton plead guilty to smuggling cell phones into the prison for prisoner use in federal court yesterday. darrow is awaiting trial for being a drug user in possession of firearms. two other former prison workers ... marques maryland and seth vogel ... are each facing state charges of possessing controlled substances. police say all four men were abusing drugs while working at the facility where they were regularly armed with assault rifles. a fifth eastern iowa man is also charged for supplying drugs to the four former prison workers. three fire departments combined forces this morning to save a home

special agents who searched polson's home found more than polson's home found more than 20 pounds of marijuana and other drug related items, including ballistic vests and meth residue. polson was the last person to take the stand before the defense and prosecution closing arguements. "you dont go shooting people with a 9 mm weapon unless you have the intent to kill, pete polson had the intent . s no reason. he doesnt know. he had a mental disability and was in a state of drug intoxication. there was no way he formed the intent" elias: the jury only had 20 minutes to deliberate friday. had 20 minutes to deliberate friday. so it'll return this morning. local 5 will be there as the verdict comes down. elias: you can keep up with the latest on the trial...and any story we cover on our website. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. elias: homelessness continues to be a problem for hundreds of people in des moines. and now, the city is threatening several groups that have set up camp around town with eviction notices. one group, called the thankful l

showing "never before seen" dashcam video of polson's arrest. both saying he didnt seem to be under the influence of any drug. " walk back toward the trooper, dont look at him. get down on your knees get your hands up!" stephanie: the last special agents who searched polsons home. they told the jury about finding different amounts of marijuana and other drug paraphanila associated with meth use. however, the prosecution is expected to have witnesses through tomorrow. then the defense will take over with closing arguments expected early next week. jack: here's a lawsuit that could really have an affect on gun control in the u-s. a wisconsin jury has found a gun store liable for the sale of a weapon used to shoot two milwaukee policemen. the lawsuit claimed "badger guns" approved a sale despite a number of irregularities, including the fact that the buyer was underage. one month later the then 18- year-old used the weapon to shoot two milwaukee cops in the face sot: mayor tom barrett (d), milwaukee i want gun dealers to make sure that individuals

today, polson's defense attorney told jurors the meth polson injected hours before the shooting made it impossible for him to form the intent to kill. polson took the stand again remember the shooting last november because he was high. the prosecution played audio recordings after the arrest where polson is heard saying he hadn't done drugs in three years. pete: i don't know. i remember just being in jail. that's pretty much all i remember. mark: the jury started deliberating this afternoon and will resume on monday morning. polson ifacing several charges, including three counts of attempted murder. stacey: former state senator kent sorenson was back in a federal courtroom today for a second day of testimony in the case of two former ron paul 2012 campaign aides. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to sorenson, who switched from the michelle bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. sorenson said kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then kesari told sorenson not to cash it. instead, kesari told him to bill a company

polson faces several charges, attempted murder. if he's found guilty, that could mean more than 100 years in jail. live outside the polk county courthouse, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: the federal trial of two former ron paul for president 2012 campaign aides is now in the hands of a jury after closing arguments today. jesse benton and dmitri kesari are accused of making secret payments to former iowa state senator kent sorenson. sorenson switched from the michele bachmann campaign to ron paul's just before the 2012 iowa caucuses. stacey: newton police say a driver intentionally hit a man, then a car multiple times. 50-year-old john britton faces multiple charges, including three counts of attempted murder, after two crashes monday night. officers say britton first hit a 25-year-old man. that victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. a short time later, police say he crashed into a car multiple times. a 50-year-old woman and 5-month-old child in the car weren't seriously hurt. this case is still under

she told the jury polson needs to be held accountable for his actions and be found guilty on all charges. polson is using an intoxication defense and when he took the stand in his own defense told the jury he didn't remember anything from the shooting after claiming to take a bad hit of meth. his attorney phil reser said polson can't be held responsible for what he did because he wasn't in the right state of mind at the time of the crimes.. 36:17-why did these events occur becasue there was no reasoning, there was a mental disability which meant mr. polson could not form a specfic intent to do these acts 31 the jury was handed the case after closing arguments but only deliberated for 15 minutes before the courthouse closed for the night.... they will report back to the legal experts are weighing in on polson's defense claim. 550121 - it a very difficult defense and jurors do not like that defense, drake law professor... bob rigg... says an intoxication defense is extremely rare and hard to prove. in his nearly 40 years of practicing law...rigg says he has used the intoxication defense on

a polk county jury is back to deliberating the fate of pete polson. polson is on trial for three counts of attempted murder as well as six other charges ranging from willful injury to drugs and weapons charges. today, marks the third day the jury has been deliberating and yesterday asked the judge a series of questions including if they have to be unanimous in their decision, and the definition of 'intoxication.' the judge advised the jury to re-read the jury instructions and continue deliberations... polson is using an intoxication defense after police say he went on a random shooting spree in pleasant hill last november hitting two people and barely missing a third. polson testified he doesn't remember the shooting after taking a bad hit of meth the night before. the picture will soon be clearer for what will happen with the a-i-b campus in the future. the iowa board of regents are in iowa city the next two days talking about the gifting of the a-i-b campus. a spokesperson said this has been a long process because of the size of the gift. the twenty

polson told the jury he doesnt remember shooting at the three victims. amanda the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... amanda a federal investigation has begun into draft-kings and fan-duel....two fantasy sports services offering daily fantasy football events. at issue is whether games are being manipulated by players with inside information - like company employees. on thursday, the state of nevada also ruled ths services as a form of gambling...requir ing them to be licensed to operate in the state. amanda number four... amanda parents in waukee are tired of having their kids switch schools. the city is rapidly growing and the district is struggling to keep up ... rezoning their schools as many as 7 times in the last 20 years. a group of parents were even handing out fliers at a public forum last night ...speaking out against the most recent rezoning. amanda and finally in the top five... amanda the 20-15 i-m-t des moines marathon gets underway saturday, bringing hundreds of runners to the metro. last year, ten- thousand athlete

elias: the trial of pete polson resumes this morning, as the jury continues to deliberate his polson, who faces charges following a shooting spree in pleasant hill last november, was the last of 40 people to take the stand before closing arguments. local five will be there as the verdict comes down. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: authorities in florida continue the search for a person who opened fire at a crowd saturday. the shooting spree left five injured and one person dead. police had to completely evacuate downtown fort myers....where more than 20 thousand adults and children were roaming the streets as part of zombi- con. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: a homeless community hopes to stave off eviction from the city of des moines, and a local ministry is working to meet their everyday needs. the thankful leper has set up a program to help give the homeless people what they need to survive day to day life. homelessness continues to be a problem for to survive day to day life. homelessness contin

the prosecution argues everyone who came in contact with polson after he was arrested says there were no signs of intoxication. jurors spent monday going over testimony from 40 witnesses in 4 days and deciding whether polson is guilty of 9 charges. those include 3 counts of attempted murder, 2 counts of willful injury, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and failure to provide a tax stamp. but it's more complicated than just guilty or not guilty. if jurors don't believe polson is guilty of attempted murder they have the option to convict him of lesser charges assault -- lesser charges, assault causing serious injury, assault or not guilty. elizabeth: polson could face more than 100 years in prison if he's found guilty not including the drug charges. jurors will return today to continue deliberating. eric: a pleasant hill day care provider pleaded guilty in a plea deal monday morning. she could face up to seven years in prison for abusing children in her care. it was all caught on camera. kcci's emmy victor has m

mark: still no verdict in the pete polson trial. the jury spent today trying to decide whether polson was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill when he went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill last november. polson says he was high on meth and doesn't remember shooting at three people, injuring two of them. prosecutors say everyone who met with polson after the shooting say there were signs he was on drugs. he's facing several charges, including 3 counts of attempted murder. the federal trial of two former ron paul 2012 aides continues. the case could go to jury tomorrow. former state senator kent sorenson testified friday that dmitri kesari gave his wife a check for $25,000. but then told sorenson not to cash it. kesari told him to bill a company called ict for payment which would then pay sorenson's company grassroots strategy. count on kcci for complete coverage of both trials. stacey: governor branstad is defending his cost-saving estimate for medicaid. >> every year, the department of human services gives us an estimate o

until pete polson came and changed their lives forever" as opening arguments began, pete polson plead not guilty to eleven charges, including three counts of attempted murder. polson's defense attorney phil reser told the jury even if they believe polson pulled the trigger, to question what state of mind was polson in when he did it? " try to get an idea of whether or not mr polson was suffereing from a drug intoxication at this time" by this afternoon, 10 witnesses had taken the stand- describing the day of the shooting spree, including the first shooting victim, mark mitchell. "i saw someone approaching the house, asked for help, pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot" he was shot in the stomach, spending 40 days in hospital and had four surgeries. the day still haunts him. "911- ive been shot, oh god"/saw it, they were there that morning, its hard to forget" dci officials, plesant hill police officers and neighbors all testified- many saying they heard gun shots, then pointed out polson or his green ford explorer. including 25 year old zach whitehill who was shot through neck. lea

mr polson answer my question... i did " jack: on friday afternoon, the judge gave the jury 69 instructions, calling it a short novel. so it's not a big surprise that deliberation is taking such a long time. again no verdict has been reached in the pete polson trial today. they'll resume tomorrow morning. local 5 will be there when the verdict is reached. stephanie/ots: iowa's governor wants to privatize medicaid. that plan has some iowans and state senator rob hogg asking how this will benefit everyone. hogg is also the chair of the state senate oversight committee. in an email to governrn branstad, hogg asks for specific details on his plan. hogg says that he and other iowans doubt that this plan will save money and on behalf of the oversight committee he is quote, "formally asking you to release the evidence you used to calculate privatizing medicaid will save the state of iowa government $50 million in the first six months of 2016." stephanie: local 5 made it a point to ask the governor about his plan during his

be headed for a pete polson is charged with pleasant hill neighborhood last fall, injuring two people. local five's claire powell has been following the trial since the start. she joins us live now with an update. claire jack and stephanie, after 16 hours and two full days of deliberation the jury in the attempted murder trial for pete polson has still not reached a verdict. polson is facing three counts of attempted murder, two willful injuries charges, intimidation with weapon, felon in firearm and two drug charges. with polson and both attorneys in the court room, judge jeffrey farrell questions- all jurys deliberation room. requesting clarification of what "mental in relation to this case and specifically if murder premedation or motive "possible for more clarification efficient mental capacity, intoxication as a defense causing mental , what is a mental disability claire in talking to the today, they told today, they told us they're surprised the verdict in this will return morning at 9 am. stay with us as a verdict is reach. local 5 news we stephanie: new at five now... stephani

polson's sentence hearing is set for december 9th. stephanie: new details in the vicious road rage attack in new mexico that killed a four year old girl. stephanie: albuquerque police have a person of interest in custody. the girl's father and the suspect were cutting each other off on the interstate, when the suspect pulled up next to the family's vehicle and opened fired. he immediately fled the scene. strangers from across the country are sending support and money for lilly's funeral. stephanie: it's official, it's a no go for joe in 2016. stephanie: vice president joe biden has decided not to run for president...finall y ending the months-long rumors of a potential bid. he was rumored to make an appearance at the jefferson- jackson dinner this weekend in des moines, but that rumor is also squelched with this announcement. "there are a lot of people who are coming to this dinner and they do want to see all of the candidates and they want to hear their vision. and they haven't made up their minds. so, this could be possibly a turnin

and again make sure to stay local 5 every step of the way through polson's trial. day up on our website--that's com. stephanie: a newton couple charges connected to a sexual assault of a juvenile in august. the jasper county sheriff's office said the incident happened at a home on highway f-48 in newton. police say michelle wortman and berlou barnard were watching a young girl in their home at the time. the report says the girl's mother knew barnard was a registered sex offender. the girl claims that he assaulted her and in a few cases her mother walked in and stopped him. she failed to report any cases of assault until august 13th. that's when the investigation was started. both barnard and wortman were taken into custody today. jack: some iowans are looking past the presidential candidates and focusing on local elections in 2016. jack: presidential candidates are in the metro preparing themselves for the next two debates. but a local group is asking for your help in recuiting a specific demographic for local elections this year. jack: the goal is to get more wome

polson told jurors he was too high on methamphetamine to form the intent to kill. he was charged with three counts of attempted murder in the shooting, but was convicted of a lesser charges for two of the three people he shot at. >> i was wondering if they were falling for his defense of intoxication. so i guess i was happy that they did not fall for it, was my biggest thing. at least he got something. alyx: polson will be sentenced on december 8. he faces more than 100 years in prison. a federal jury convicted a west des moines man of distributing synthetic drugs here in des moines and other cities. prosecutors say 49-year-old muhammad anwar sold k-2 and psycho-active bath salts to des moines stores. the jury also found anwar guilty of money laundering. sticking with your health news, shot yet, here is another reason to get one. the iowa department of health says the first cases of influenza in the state this season have been reported. health official say 300,000 iowans get the flu each year. an average of 1000 of those people die from the disease or its complicat

friend of polson took the stand for the defense explaining how erratic polson would get when he would injest meth and that he did in fact injest meth the night before the shooting took place. she (billi jo bailey) saw him just 6 hours before the shooting took place - never was violent before but asked him to leave on nov. 16th. -found digital scales, 20+ pounds of marijuana, meth residue, money counter, dirty spoons, edibles, all indicative of drug trafficking . they'll be back in court tomorrow morning at 9. we'll have more on this story tonight on local 5 news at 6. reporting live in des moines claire powell local 5 news we are iowa. jack: new at 5 tonight. are under a burn ban. jack: due to recent dry weather, the iowa department of public safety's fire marshal issued burn bans in these twelve counties. the ban prohibits open burning. so you can get fined for having any open flames on your land. iowans are reminded to use extreme caution with any open fire right now. if you have questions about the ban or specific conditions in a certain county, you can call your local fire departm

alyx: polson will be sentenced on december 8. he faces more than 100 years in prison. 8:05 on your site a morning, waking up to some wet roads. -- eight: 05 on your saturday morning -- 8:05 on your saturday frank: we are wrapping in some light shower activity just off to the northwest of the metro. that is slowly pulling out. look at this, clouds behind the system and some clearing happening. all of that will start to pull in as we head throughout the afternoon so if it is not raining where you are, chances are you are in the clear and will not see any more rain. we will start to break up the clouds this afternoon. we did pick up about 1/10 of an inch of rain in des moines. off to the east. time of year. starting to warm up to the west, and look at sunday. 73 degrees in the metro, mid-seventies out to the west. alyx: other than cool temperatures the end of october kcci's marcus mcintosh is live . is it getting busy out there yet? marcus: it is starting to get busy. i put my umbrella up. there was a little bit of light drizzle, bu

and gunshot residue on polson's clothing. the defense claims polson was too intoxicated to know what he was doing. two arresting officers have their doubts... sot-trooper andy klein----iowa state patrol sot-trooper andy klein----iowa state patrol 34:39-how would you describe him? the best i can describe was indifferent, just normal was just another day. was there anything about his demeanor that indicated to you he was under the influence of any substance? no." was there any indication based upon your training that he was under the influence of any substance? no." was there any indication based upon your training that he was under the influence of any type of controlled substance? no. was there anything that led you to believe you needed to make further investigation on whether or not he was intoxicated? no." while he didn't seem intoxicated at the scene.. police did testify they found dirty spoons consistent with meth use at polson's home. the trial resumes tomorrow morning. a des moines family also thinks criminal charges s

find the polson guilty of the crime attempt to committ murder to mark mitchell" " sabrina: polson - who went on a shooting spree through pleasant hill last november- was found guilty of all nine counts in varying degrees. of the three attempted murder charges, the jury found polson guilty of one attempted murder and two "assaults with intent to inflict serious injuries." however, he was found guilty of all other charges. sabrina:/ram: an attempted murder charge carries up to 25 years behind bars... polson's sentence hearing is set for december 9th. elias: iowa farmers are looking at another record harvest, with yeild returns way up from last year's buffer crop. close to 90 percent of the soybeans are not out of the fields and producers are moving full speed ahead to get this year's corn crop out as well. that includes a farmer from eddyville, who continues working his family ground with no signs of slowing down. "little noisy" elias: at 85 years old, don maloy is wrapping up his 62nd harvest he and his son corn and soybeans. and that's literally all don does - 100 percent of his tim

amanda:: more witnesses for the prosecution are expected today in the pete polson trial .... police say last november, polson terrorized a pleasant hill neighborhood, shooting at three people, seriously injuring two. yesterday, more neighbors, pleasant hill officers and d-c-i agents took the stand. amanda: some told the jury they spotted the same green ford explorer driving out of their neighborhoods on november 17th... .including the third shooting victim matthew stephenson- who was nearly shot twice.. he said he hid behind his truck, watching as polson shot several more times before driving away. at that time i couldnt believe someone tried to kill me, they werent playing, they tried to kill me, had no idea what was going on" amanda: two iowa state patrol troopers polson also took the stand...showing the court "never before seen" dashcam video of polson's arrest. both saying he didnt seem to be under the influence of any drug. " walk back toward the trooper, dont look at him. get down on your knees get your hands up!" amanda: special agents that searched polson's home also

polson is being held without bond until his sentencing on december 9. stacey: still no verdict in the federal trial of two former ron paul for president staff members jesse , benton and dimitri kesari. both men are accused of trying to cover up thousands of dollars in payments to former state senator kent sorenson. sorenson then switched his support from michele bachmann to ron paul. steve: new information tonight in the sentencing of a webster city wrestling coach. radio station kqwc reports that 50-year-old ted larson was re-sentenced yesterday to probation. one-year in prison for assault and 5-years for 2nd degree criminal mischief. a jury found him guilty of going into a house and attacking lyndal olsen. larson must now pay olson restitution, an amount that is yet to be determined. another man, also charged in connection to this crime, terry nessa, goes on trial january 26. stacey: a house fire overnight in south des moines. steve: the man living in the home escaped, and because of the bravery of a neighbor, his 3 dogs did too. kcci's mark tauscheck