Lang
1/31/21
An alleged accessory in an Iowa City murder case go before the court on Monday.
31-year-old Whitney Claybon of Cross Park Avenue has a case management conference set for 9am Monday at the Johnson County Courthouse. Claybon is accused of telling investigators that she had driven one of the suspects to Chicago to help him escape the area. Investigators later learned she had actually driven him to Minnesota. Claybon is charged with Accessory After the Fact and Obstructing Prosecution. If convicted on both charges, she faces a maximum of four years in prison.
Reginald Little of Cross Park Avenue, 22-year old Durojaiye Rosa of Broadway Street and 32-year old Patrick Bland of Rockford, Illinois are accused of killing Kejuan Winters in his Broadway Street apartment on April 20th. Rosa, who lived in Winters’ building, allegedly told investigators that the men entered Winters’ apartment only with the intent of robbing him, not shooting him. Winters, who was unarmed, died at the scene. Little is believed to be the gunman.
All three men are charged with first degree murder, punishable by life in prison if convicted.