GRUNDY CENTER – A Grundy County man and woman were arrested earlier this month and charged with a slew of felonies and misdemeanors following an investigation by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office into a December 2024 laser strike on an Iowa National Guard helicopter.
John Paul Weber, 60, of Reinbeck, and Christina Dawn Westberg, 51, of Dike and formerly of Reinbeck, were arrested on April 8 at Weber’s rural Reinbeck residence located southeast of Dike.
Both made separate initial appearances on April 9 in Grundy County District Court. Weber was charged with one Class B felony for controlled substance violation (1); two Class D felonies for failure to affix a drug tax stamp (2) and possession or control of a firearm by domestic assault offender (3); two aggravated misdemeanors for assault while displaying a dangerous weapon (4, 5); and three serious misdemeanors for possession of a controlled substance – 1st offense (6), unlawful possession of prescription drugs (7), and possession of a controlled substance – marijuana 2nd offense (8)…