CAPITOL NOTEBOOK Johnson County jury finds former Iowa City man not guilty in election misconduct case Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau Mar 19, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Emmanuel Gathua, formerly a resident of Iowa City, was found not guilty of two counts of election misconduct last week in Johnson County court.kAm%96 G6C5:4E :D E96 =2E6DE :? D:I 42D6D 3C@F89E 3J E96 x@H2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2=’D ~77:46 @G6C 2==682E:@?D @7 :>AC@A6C G@E:?8 3J :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9@FE 7F== &]$] 4:E:K6?D9:A]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmv2E9F2 H2D 492C865 H:E9 C68:DE6C:?8 E@ G@E6 2?5 G@E:?8 :? E96 }@G6>36C a_ab 6=64E:@?D :? y@9?D@? r@F?EJ H9:=6 2==6865=J ?@E 36:?8 2 &]$] 4:E:K6?] p y@9?D@? r@F?EJ ;FCJ @? |2C49 `` 7@F?5 v2E9F2 ?@E 8F:=EJ]k^Am kAmx? |2C49 a_ad[ x@H2 $64C6E2CJ @7 $E2E6 !2F= !2E6 — FD:?8 DE2E6 2?5 7656C2= :>>:8C2E:@? 5@4F>6?E2E:@? — 56E6C>:?65 E92E aff :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9@FE 7F== &]$] 4:E:K6?D9:A 92G6 :==682==J G@E65 @C C68:DE6C65 E@ G@E6 :? x@H2 :? C646?E 6=64E:@?D]k^Am People are also reading… A fantastic baseball career set to continue for Clarinda's Jordan Butt Scamman named Shenandoah Girls Basketball Team MVP, Cullin, Estes earn varsity awards Shenandoah's Dumler excited to end 4-sport career playing her favorite, softball All-state honors for Shenandoah's Scamman, All-Region for Scamman, Wagoner Great senior groups exit, lot of area basketball talent back next year Leaning on friendship, toughness, Kylie Valdez leads at Essex Clarinda boys basketball celebrates big, successful senior class World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest Top five individual finishes for Bird, Meier, O'Hara, Roop, Sells at Indoor Championships Shenandoah Wrestling celebrates a senior class that changed the program 1.2 million-square-foot John Deere warehouse in Indiana will employ hundreds of construction workers Clarinda's Kline, Shenandoah's Sells named second team all-Hawkeye 10 Iowa State basketball guard Mason Williams talks redshirt, recovery Shenandoah Education Foundation to improve district branding with new signage Shenandoah announces Mustangs as unified mascot kAm~FE @7 E92E =:DE[ x@H2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= qC6??2 q:C5’D ~77:46[ H9:49 92D 6I4=FD:G6 2FE9@C:EJ @G6C AC@D64FE:?8 6=64E:@?D 4C:>6D :? x@H2[ 92D 492C865 D:I :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9 E96 D2>6 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 6=64E:@? >:D4@?5F4E[ H9:49 :D 2 r=2DD s 76=@?J @776?D6]k^AmkAmv2E9F2 2?5 #@BF6 '2DBF6K :? w2?4@4< r@F?EJ 92G6 366? 7@F?5 ?@E 8F:=EJ] xCG:?8 v6C@?:>@ :? !2=@ p=E@ r@F?EJ @C:8:?2==J H2D 7@F?5 8F:=EJ[ 3FE C6BF6DE65 2?5 H2D 8C2?E65 2 ?6H EC:2=] y@C86 '2DBF6K :? |2CD92== r@F?EJ H2D 7@F?5 8F:=EJ 3FE @? u63] ae H2D 8:G6? 2 5676CC65 ;F58>6?E] %H@ 255:E:@?2= 6=64E:@? 42D6D — @?6 6249 :? y@9?D@? 2?5 $:@FI 4@F?E:6D — C6>2:? @FEDE2?5:?8]k^Am 0 Comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Iowa to get $3M from Live Nation antitrust Iowa will receive $3 million under a settlement resolving the state’s claims in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainme… Judge challenges ICE account of Omaha worker threatening agent with boxcutter A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Glenn Valley Foods meatpacking plant employee, who was convicted of wielding a box cutter during an im… Iowa jails holding immigrant inmates for ICE, like Pottawattamie County, see sharp rise The number of ICE inmates being held in Iowa’s jails appears to have increased sharply along with the influx of revenue to the jails that agre… 2 Iowa prison nurses face disciplinary charges related to inmate’s death Two more Iowa state-employed prison nurses in Newton are facing disciplinary charges alleging they injured a patient who subsequently died. Iowa company faces lawsuit over massive health-data cyberattack A Des Moines company is facing a potential class action lawsuit over an alleged cyberattack that may have exposed the health data of 1.6 milli… Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Watch Now: Related Video Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos Iran war begets fertilizer and other supply cost worries for US farmers Iran war begets fertilizer and other supply cost worries for US farmers César Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta, AP Explains AP César Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta, AP Explains Rising Wellness Costs Are Forcing Some Women to Delay Care Rising Wellness Costs Are Forcing Some Women to Delay Care
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