HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) – The carjacking suspect who exchanged gunfire with law enforcement following a high-speed chase on I-380 is now facing federal charges.
Samuel Reese III, 32, of Center Point, Alabama, is charged with assault of a federal officer or employee in federal court from the December 31, 2025, carjacking and vehicle pursuit.
He also faces 13 felony charges including the following:
- Attempted murder of a peace officer
- Felony eluding/attempt to elude
- Assault while participating in a felony
- Use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime
- Person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons
- Intimidation with a dangerous weapon
- Assault on a peace officer, using/displaying a weapon
- Interference with official acts with a weapon
On December 31, 2025, authorities responded at around 8:30 a.m. to a robbery in progress at the Marine Recruitment Office on Brandilynn Boulevard, where they learned a vehicle was stolen…