Hunter
09/06/23
A traffic stop on a vehicle involved in an armed robbery in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday night led to an hours-long manhunt that ended Wednesday afternoon.
Witnesses helped identify the suspects involved in the robbery, at the Best Western Motel in Mt. Pleasant at approximately 11:21pm. Louisa County deputies conducted a stop in the area of Highway 92/Eastern Access Road in Columbus Junction at 11:48 pm. The vehicle was occupied by two black males. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 28-year-old Marquise Rushin of Chicago, was taken into custody. A firearm was seized during the incident.
The other occupant of the vehicle, later identified as 34-year-old Calvin Williams of Chicago, took on foot from the scene. A search of a perimeter by deputies, who also used a K9 and a drone, was unsuccessful.
Wednesday morning at approximately 6:10, the Sheriff’s Office believed they had Williams cornered in a building the chased him into. and Columbus Junction residents were advised to shelter in place while they searched the building. They found the building empty, as Williams had reportedly escaped through a back door.
School was canceled for the day while the search continued.
At approximately 12:46 pm, a resident near the Columbus Junction Post Office observed Williams on their porch, asking for them to sign for a package, although he wasn’t holding one. He then fled to an apartment building on the 100 block of Walnut Street, where deputies located him hiding in a closet.
Williams was charged with counts of Interference with Official Acts causing Bodily Injury, 4th degree Criminal Mischief and Trespass causing Damage or Injury, all serious misdemeanors. He was also charged with interference with Official Acts, a simple misdemeanor.
Williams has a preliminary hearing on September 26th. Charges from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department are pending.
Rushin has been charged with 1st degree Robbery, a Class B Felony. A preliminary hearing in his case is scheduled for September 15th.