A juvenile court officer, testifying Friday, said he didn’t recommend transferring the case of an 18-year-old — charged in adult court with shooting five people on the Pedestrian Mall on April 19 — to juvenile court.
Damarian Jones, left, listens to his lawyer during his hearing Friday in Iowa City. Jones is accused of shooting five people April 19, 2026, on the Pedestrian Mall.
Tony Dielschneider, a juvenile court officer in the 6th Judicial District, testifies Friday, July 10, 2026, during a court hearing for Damarian Jones, 18, of Cedar Rapids, in Johnson County District Court in Iowa City. Jones, accused of shooting five people April 19 on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City, is seeking to have his case moved to juvenile court.
Ka’Mari Dozier, 17, of Cedar Rapids, leaves Johnson County District Court on Friday, July 10, 2026. He is accused of giving Damarian Jones the gun that Jones is accused of using to shoot into a crowd on the Iowa City Ped Mall in April.
Tony Dielschneider, a juvenile court officer in the 6th Judicial District, testifies Friday, July 10, 2026, during a court hearing for Damarian Jones, 18, of Cedar Rapids, in Johnson County District Court in Iowa City. Jones, accused of shooting five people April 19 on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City, is seeking to have his case moved to juvenile court.
Damarian Jones, left, listens to his lawyer during his hearing Friday in Iowa City. Jones is accused of shooting five people April 19, 2026, on the Pedestrian Mall.
Ka’Mari Dozier, 17, of Cedar Rapids, leaves Johnson County District Court on Friday, July 10, 2026. He is accused of giving Damarian Jones the gun that Jones is accused of using to shoot into a crowd on the Iowa City Ped Mall in April.
