Hunter
06/13/23
A Hiawatha man accused of firing at his ex-girlfriend’s SUV while their son was inside has been convicted of lesser charges after initially arrested for attempted murder.
The Gazette reports 30-year-old Isiah Martin was found guilty by a Linn County jury of intimidation with a dangerous weapon with intent and abandonment of a dependent person, both felonies; assault with intent to inflict serious injury, domestic abuse assault while using or displaying a dangerous weapon, child endangerment — substantial risk, and use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, all aggravated misdemeanors; and fifth-degree criminal mischief, a simple misdemeanor.
Prosecutors say Martin came to his son’s basketball practice on July 18th 2022 at the Northwest Recreation Center. He allegedly intimidated his ex and mother of their son before and after the practice. Rachel Richardson testified that Martin was already angry when he came to the center because she had blocked his calls and continued to attempt to call her 40 to 50 times.
As Richardson and the boy left in her SUV, Martin reportedly fired shots into the vehicle, breaking the windshields and the back seat passenger window near where their son was sitting. Martin testified at trial that he wasn’t trying to kill his ex-girlfriend, and just wanted to scare her.
He is to be sentenced August 8th and could face up to 28 years in prison.