JOHNSON COUNTY – A man who allegedly attempted to strangle a person to death and was set free by a judge to stay with family in Northern Iowa has removed his ankle monitor and is on the run as federal and local authorities search for him.
All area law enforcement agencies are looking for attempted murder suspect, 19-year-old Ali Younes, who cut off his ankle monitor.
Younes was charged with attempt to commit murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree theft after an incident in which he robbed and strangled a person on April 25, 2022. He was arrested less than 24 hours after the incident and banned from the University of Iowa campus. However, after a contested bond hearing, the court released him on several conditions, including a GPS monitor, and requirements that he surrender his passport and stay with his family on house arrest in O’Brien County, pending trial.
The Johnson County Attorney’s Office was notified Saturday that Younes cut off his ankle monitor. Law enforcement officials have been unsuccessful in multiple attempts to locate him, and a warrant has been issued for his immediate arrest.
If you have any information about Younes’ whereabouts, please contact police immediately by calling 911. If you see this individual, DO NOT approach him.
(PHOTO: Ali Younes jail photo)