Gunshot wound to face by officer found justified in new report

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks released a new report on Wednesday about the Dec. 31 shooting that resulted in a nonfatal gunshot wound to the face.

Alabama resident Samuel Jermiah Reese III stole a 2024 Dodge Durango SRT from the car’s owner in Cedar Falls at gunpoint using a Glock 19. He also had an AR-15 style rifle in the car.

Reese started driving south on I-380 into Linn County and was chased by multiple law enforcement officers…

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