Jury convicts Des Moines man in connection to 2025 home invasion in Ankeny

A Des Moines man is convicted on all charges after a home invasion in Ankeny last summer.

28-year-old Gemiere Cortez Goodwin is accused of entering the home of a 68-year-old victim, demanding money, attacking, then choking the victim unconscious. The Polk County Attorney’s office say it happened on July 1, 2025, the day after the victim’s wife died. The victim suffered head and facial injuries.

Several items were then stolen from the home, including a gun, cash, and credit cards, some which police say were found in Goodwin’s possession…

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