CHARLES CITY – An Iowa man who barricaded himself in a Charles City apartment back in August, armed with a weapon, has served his sentence and been placed on probation.
According to Charles City police, on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 12:41 AM, their department responded to a call of an assault involving a firearm in an apartment in the 100 block of 13th Avenue. Upon arrival, the officers found the victim was able to leave the apartment. The suspect would not come out of the apartment. The North Central Iowa Narcotics Task Force-Special Operations Group (SOG) tactical team was called. After several hours, at 4:47 AM, Kaleb Wright, 26, of Dallas Center, Iowa was taken into custody and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
Wright later pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. He was given 365 days in jail with all but 30 days suspended. He was put on 2 years of probation, and he is banned from possessing firearms as a result of this conviction. He was also ordered to pay $983.75 in fines and court fees.
meanwhile non violent offenders in possession of pot or mushrooms get prison and 5 yrs supervised release. in noway am i supporting using drugs. i would just feel safer if potheads where on the street with no felony violent record. obviously this person is comfortable being violent he will hurt someone. where is a court order for mandatory mental health checkups? maybe his victim deserves a voice in this. if the pd released a person that kidnapped someone i love at gunpoint after a month in a cushy smalltown jail i dont think id tolerate that at all. hes better off contained so is the public. what if violent ppl actually stayed locked up? then we could release non violent victims of a corrupt law system.
Gotta agree with you on this one.