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Suspect threatens arson and homicide near Cotter Rd, La Porte City IA

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Near Cotter Rd, La Porte City, IA 50651

A suspect driving a black pickup truck is threatening to burn down the first house he finds and kill the family inside. Police are tracking him near Cotter Road by a cornfield and tree line. The suspect may be armed and is trying to evade police.

Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
02:45
Transcript:
00:00
Advisor is a black pickup that keeps screaming by.
00:02
It's currently a cell phone on Tyler Road.
00:04
(name withheld), 415.
00:07
It's still self-feele.
00:08
Her purdy born in 2005.
00:10
That's his little brother.
00:11
Going back westbound on the tree line very slowly.
00:14
See your phone.
00:15
He's trying to head into the tree line right now.
00:24
Sounds like he's about 100 feet into the tree line right now.
00:30
From the trail line.
00:32
Yeah, he's heading to where his brother just went.
00:34
If anyone sees that black pickup, it's a single cab holder, Chevy, half-ton, stop and hold.
00:40
Just for everyone's 43,
00:41
last seen inside the tree line, there's a lot of thick candy.
00:44
I think I'm looking at him, but I'm not 100%.
00:47
We're moving into development with the BearCat.
00:50
We're on commandant trail.
00:51
Sure. This is for Officer 43.
00:53
We have PBX contact with him from the Bearcat.
00:55
He's threatening to burn the first house down he sees and kills the family inside.
01:01
At 32 minutes.
01:02
You had one on and move down to Miller Creek.
01:03
He's got traffic.
01:04
Okay. The drone cell, eyes on.
01:05
Yep, hello.
01:06
I guess if there's deer in there, maybe not.
01:07
I do have something hot moving in there, but I'm not for sure what.
01:09
When he gets to the first house and he finds the first weapon he can find, he's going to kill the family.
01:15
Unless we get there first.
01:16
I'm going to be advised. He is saying that he can see the drone.

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Near Cotter Rd, La Porte City, IA 50651
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