she decided piercy would not be charged. the ellingson family thinks grellner is the next person police should investigate. it's been nothing but a cover up since the beginning." "the people that were trying to cover up and protect anthony piercy need to exposed also." grellner recused herself from the case citing a conflict of interest. she did not say what that conflict involved. prosecutors in boone county are second-guessing a judge's decision to release an accused sexual abuser without bond... 16-year old clayton tullis was arrested last week. he's charged wit 2nd degree sexual abuse and invasion of privacy. according to court documents tullis pulled down a five-year olds underwear... and took pictures of her nude at his mother's in-home daycare. his bond was initially set at 100- thousand dollars... but that was waived during his initial court both prosecutors.. and the alleged victims mother are outraged... 062501 - its kind of scary because you kind of think that things are put in place like this protect kids and pro

piercy turned himself into been placed on leave without pay. the lawsuits after their son's death... one patrol, the other coroner's office. both are pending.. authorities are still waiting to learn the cause of a death of 17 year old sammy kemp. the state medical examiner's office performed an autopsy and police say they hope to release more information in the case early next week. investigators pulled kemp's body from a pond near a rural granger home thursday. his family reported missing last weekend after he didn't come home from a party in the neighborhood. at this time, investigators don't know what led to kemp's death. this morning, family and friends are remembering an iowa state student killed near campus earlier this week. emmalee jacobs funeral is taking place at center point urbana high school at 10-30. police say jacobs was crossing lincoln way in ames ...when a car hit and killed her early monday morning. they have not found the driver or had many leads in their investigation. a boone county 16-year-old is accused of sexually abusi

new information is now pointing the blame at anthony piercy...the arresting state trooper... in may of 20-14, brandon ellingson drowned while in handcuffs at lake of the ozarks after being fitted with the wrong life jacket... justin surrency has the story, first on thirteen... it's a good thing but it's been coming for a long time."new information aims to overturn missouri state trooper anthony piercy's innocence in the may 20-14 drowning of brandon ellingson... " i've filed the charge of involuntary manslaughter against anthony piercy today" for the ellingsons, a death clouded in mystery is beginning to surface... "anthony piercy deserves what he's getting and he'll have his day in court but he knows what he did missouri state patrol for allegedly boating while intoxicated...witnesses say a handcuffed ellingson was wearing a life jacket that wasnt fitted he fell out of the boat and drowned... " i have charged him with months after brandons death ... trooper piercy claimed he had never been taught how to use life jackets and a accidental... "it's tough to live everyday becaus

trooper anthony piercy is off the job without pay. he turned himself in to a mid-missouri county jail friday, 18 months after that deadly day on the lake of the ozarks. is this the day you've been waiting for? >> it's the part of the journey. ryan: a journey craig ellingson says has taken far too long. 18 months after his son drowned on the lake of the ozarks, the trooper charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> based on what he did to my son, and his wreckless abandonment and gross negligence, and what he did to brandon obviously shows what kind of human being he was. ryan: anthony piercy admits he put the wrong lifejacket on brandon, who went overboard, handcuffed. while a missouri jury ruled brandon's death accidental, his family continued to push for criminal charges. he knows that we're doing justice for him, and he's happy about that. ryan: special prosecutor william seay spent 2015 reviewing new evidence in the case. >> i reviewed in its entirety, boxes and boxes of reports, records with regard to mr. piercy's training and exp

trooper anthony piercy is off the job and without pay today. is this the day you've been waiting for? >> it's the part of the journey. ryan: a journey craig ellingson says has taken far too long. 18 months after his son drowned on the lake of the ozarks, the trooper charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> based on what he did to my son, and his wreckless abandonment and gross negligence, and what he did to brandon obviously shows what kind of human being he was. ryan: anthony piercy admits he put the wrong lifejacket on brandon, who went overboard, handcuffed. while a missouri jury ruled brandon's death accidental, his family continued to push for criminal charges. >> i think he's smiling down and he knows that we're doing justice for him, and he's happy about that. ryan: special prosecutor william seay spent 2015 reviewing new evidence in the case. boxes and boxes of reports, records with regard to mr. piercy's training and expertise , and everything that was done in the investigation. ryan: the missouri highway patrol placed piercy on leave

ellingson drowned in may of 2014 after falling out of piercy's boat while special prosecutor said piercy recklessly caused the death of brandon ellingson. piercy is expected to turn himself into authorities today. our justin surrency is following this story and will have more on our evening newscasts. des moines police arrested a man after they say he violated a no- contact order and broke into a home on the city's south side. police say 41 year old joe inside...he attempted to overdose. it took an hour for police to southeast 6th street. farnum was first transported to the hospital and is now at the polk county jail. he is charged with violating a no- contact order and interference with official acts. today family and friends will gather at a church to remember an iowa state student who was killed crossing lincoln way in ames on monday. visitation for 18 year old emmalee jacobs is today at the center point united methodist church from 4 to 8 p-m. funeral services for the teenager will be held at the center point urbana high school at 10-30 tomorrow morning. and the investigation into em

piercy's training and expertise. ryan: piercy admits he put the wrong lifejacket on brandon, who went overboard in a patrol boat handcuffed in may 2014. while a missouri jury ruled brandon's death accidental, his family continued to push for criminal charges. craig ellingson tells me this is the start of justice for brandon. is this the day you've been waiting for? craig: it's part of the journey. it's taken way too long, of course. ryan: but closure, he says, will come with a conviction in court. trooper piercy turned himself in to a mid-missouri county jail this afternoon and bonded out soon after. the highway patrol issuing a statement tonight that says, in part, the charge is an "accusation and is not evidence of guilt." at this time, no date set for piercy's first court appearance. in the studio, ryan smith, kcci stacey: it has been four days since 18-year-old emmalee jacobs was killed in a hit and run. ames police are still looking for the driver involved. and they are using a new tactic to get information. van

trooper piercy said he was never told how to use the life vests and a jury ruled the death accidental. the investigation was also plagued with conspiracy of a cover up by the state patrol. that prompted the original special investigator to step down. today prosecutors said they are charging piercy because there's enough evidence to prove he put ellingson's life in danger that day. "i have charged him with wrecklessly causing death." "it relates to unjustifiable risk being taken." ellingson's family has never given up hope that one day they would get justice for brandon. his dad says today was a big step in "its a start, the people that were trying to cover it up and protect anthony piercy need to be exposed also and that's what we are in the process of doing." we'll have more from the ellingson family and the prosecutor charging piercy coming up tonight on the channel 13 news at five and six. an autopsy is now complete on a des moines teenager pulled from a pond yesterday ... but results still aren't being released. the body of 17-year old sammy kemp was pulled from the water near gra

today, trooper piercy was charged with ioluntary manslaughter. the justice department is also looking into this case. we have a detailed timeline of the events between ellingson's death and today's charges on our website cbs 2 iowa dot com. in baltimore, prosecutors are trying to decide whether to retry offifir william porter. porter checked in on 25-year old freddie gray in the police after his arrest. a jury had to decide whether any of porter's actions during the arrest were criminal.the panel could not reach a decision - so on wednesday the judge declared mistrial. lawyers had planned to use porter, aftete*his trial, to testify against other officers. some say the mistrial makes it less likely other officers will testify against each other. as we wait to find o o what comes next in the case against officer porter...law enforcement in one eastern iowa cy are working to make sure prisoners there are safe when being transported. from the outside, you wouldn't be able to tell a difference between this van and others, but the jones county sheriff'

within the past hour we've charging piercy with involuntary manslaughter. special prosecutor willaim seay made the announcement in morgan county, missouri after a lengthy review of the case this year. trooper piercy arrested ellingson on suspicion of boating while intoxicated and admitted to using the wrong life jacket. drowned. piercy said he wasn't properly trained for water patrol but a morgan county jury cleared him of criminal charges last year. that changes today with this long-awaited announcement. we are working to contact the missouri highway patrol for comment. and get reaction from brandon's father craig and will continue to update online at kcci.com. mollie: ryan, you've covered this case since the beginning. what do you think has happened in the past year to bring about this charge? reporter: we spoke to his former supervisor last month he said initially the highway patrol did not properly present all the evidence necessary during the inquest. it also comes down to an issue of negligence and whether or not to hold the trooper accountable for mu

missouri state trooper is facing manslaughter charges in the death of an iowa man in 2014.anthony piercy arrested brandon ellingson of clive for boating while intoxicated at the lake of the ozarks in may 2014.ellingson fell into the water while handcuffed and drowned after his life jacket slipped offspecial prosecutor bill seay ("see") says piercy's actions recklessly caused ellingsons deathseay says he filed the charge after thorough review. 3 (william seay, special prosecutor) "i have reviewed boxes of reports, records with regard to mr piercy's training and expertise and everything that was done in the investigation."ellingson's father says while the charges won't bring his son back... he's happy that justice is being served in this case. 3 "based on what he did to my son, his reckless abandonment and gross negligence, what he did to brandon obviously shows what kind of human being he was and what he thought of my son."piercy was suspended from the highway patrol on thursday and turned himself in to jail today. 3 3 3 lawmakers are heading home for the holidays this s afternoon after w

trooper anthony piercy with involuntary manslaughter. piercy was originally cleared of any wrong-doing. shortly after the drowning.. then patrol sergeant randy henry raised concerns about the training state troopers receive before being assigned to lake patrol. henry was demoted and eventually retired from the patrol. when asked about the manslaughter charge... henry think it went far enough, i would like to see some obstruction of justice charges against the command staff that orchestrated the cover up." trooper piercy has bonded out of jail and is on unpaid leave. a pair of deer hunters made a nearly deadly decision this weekend... 49-year old terry garvey and his 13- year old soon attempted to walk across a marshy area at willow slough wildlife area in mills county. the two ended up in waist-deep water.. and called for help. multiple agencies responded... and they used ropes to get the pair back to shore. they were checked out and released from a nearby hospital. tomorrow is the first full day of winter... but don't expect it to look.

off the boat while piercy was driving back to shore. jack/1shot: today a special prosecutor has filed charges in the drowning case of brandon ellingson . missouri state highway patrol trooper anthony piercy is charged with involuntary manslaughter. brandon ellingson's dad, who lives in clive, says the family has been fighting for this day since the beginning. it may be the first step toward justice. but the family expects it'll still be a long process. jack: "we're just getting started. we're just starting to get our foot on the throttle and we're pushing it, and we're getting into the fast lane on the interstate now. " ellingson's family has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the highway patrol of negligence. the family has also had some help from iowa senator chuck grassley. this past fall, he wrote a letter to the special prosecutor asking for an update on the investigation. we'll be sure to keep you updated as the story develops. jack/1shot: in court today. former roosevelt high school teacher gerald "tig" johnson had his preliminary

that's where on may 31st, 2014, piercy was transporting ellingson by boat for a breathalyzer test when e eingson fell into the water and drowned. he was wearing a life vest, but it wasn't on securely and slipped off. the drowning led to questions about a decision that merged missouri's water and highway patrols. a man driving by a vacant lot in cedar rapids last night rescued a homeless man who's clothing had caught on fire inside a tent. the fire happened next to railroad tracks by "i" avenue ananfirst street northwest. firefighters say matthew geraghty and his son saw flames when they drove by. the rescuer rushed up and found 38-year-old corey smock with his clototng on fire inside his tent. geraghty took off his own coat and smothered the flames. fire officials believe a candle oveurned inside the tent starting the` fire. smock's injuries are listed as life threatening. tonight at six, other homeless people who've slept outside talk about the dangers of fire. we wanto remind you that wn you see news& call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send pictures and vid

piercy couldn't save him and he drowned. jack: local 5's jacob peklo sat down tonight with brandon's father, who says despite this arrest, there's still more work to be done to find justice for his son. jacob's here with more in tonight's big story. jacob: jack, it's been a roller coaster year and half for brandon's father....craig ellingson... and his family. today, the state trooper, anthony piercy, turned himself in to authorities. family members feel it's the first step toward justice, but more work needs to be done to fix the lingering problems inside state patrol...to ensure that this never happens to anyone else. craig ellingson, brandon's father: "just hugging him. just saying i love you. we used to say that a lot." eighteen months have done little to dull the pain for craig ellingson. natural sound: "here's some of his football stuff." the memories and frozen images of his son brandon... still life today, as they twenty years. craig ellingson, mean, i go by his room every day and i've still pretty much in my office,

trooper piercy had said ellingngn was sitting and the boat was going only 10-mph. "based on what he did to my son, with his reckless abadondonment and gross negligence, what he did to brandon obviously shows the type of human being he was and what he thought of my son" son"the u-s justice department is also looking into the case. a national inquiry into a lottery rigging scandal isis expandndg. eddie tipton was convicted of fraud back in july after attempting to claim a 16 and a half million dollar prize in iowa.state lotteries in colorado, wisconsin anan oklahoma have all confirmed they've paid jackpots worth 8 million dollars to tipton associates. tipton is a former multi-state lottery security as we're just about 6 weeks away bwayfrom the iowa caucuses on february first, presidential candidates from both parties are making a push through iowa one of those candidates is former h-p c-e-o carly fiorina. she hahaa private town hall with employees at mcgraw hill in dubuque, talking mostly about how she would improve education. she says even now that she's dropped out

piercy turned himself in to a mid-missouri county jail today and bonded out. no date has been set for his initial court appearance. ames police still looking for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. iowa state university freshman emmalee jacobs was hit and walking on campus. police are now turning to message boards to find the driver. they've put one on each side of the intersection at lincoln way and ash avenue, where it happened. they have narrowed down the timeline through surveillance video. they say jacobs left her dorm just after 7:00 a.m. the street at 7:04. police are also asking area auto body shops, auto glass repair shops, and insurance companies to let them know about any suspicious claims. stacey: commitment 2016 tonight, all three democratic presidential candidates gearing up for their third debate. they take the stage in new hampshire. it starts at 7 p.m. central time on abc tomorrow. it's sure to be an interesting debate, after senator bernie sanders' campaign is suing the democratic national committee. sanders' campaign wants the

trooper piercy previously said ellingson was sitting and the boat was going only 10-miles per hour. with that incident, and the death of freddie gray in police custody, arrest protocol is under the microscope everywhere. as a result, some local departments are taking proactive steps to not only protect themselves, but those in their custody. custody.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller shows us one example in anamosa. anamosa. passengers in prison transport vans are now being watched. watched."this is definitely more safer for the driver and a passenger."for the jones county sheriff's office, equipping a van with cameras was a no-brainer after national criticism in baltimore.sot from national news news "once that incident happened and it came out that freddie gray's injury may have resulted from his transport and possibly a rough ride, we went ahead and made the decision." "it's an expensive vehicle, but we'll probably get 10-15 years out of it." officer hilton now drives the newly- outfitted van... van... "i started out back when we were lucky to have a walkie-talkie on our hip, much le

trooper piercy has bonded out of jail and is on unpaid leave. a pair of deer hunters made a nearly deadly decision this weekend... 49-year old terry garvey and his 13- year old soon attempted to walk across a marshy area at willow slough wildlife area in mills county. the two ended up in waist-deep water.. and called for help. multiple agencies responded... and they used ropes to get the pair back to shore. they were checked out and released from a nearby hospital. tomorrow is the first full day of winter... but don't expect it to look.. or feel like it.. chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us...

after a coroners inquest four months after the death, trooper piercy said he was never told how to use the life vests and a jury ruled the death accidental...the by conspiracy of a cover up by the state patrol which lead to former special investigator amanda grellner stepping down the ellingson family says it's been a long journey to find any closure until today's announcement... 20:30:52-20:31:05 "i think we hopefully i think appreciates what we are doing and we are not going to quit until we get justice." off duty yesterday and is expected to turn himself in to moniteau county custody sometime today...the family is still going forward with two lawsuits against the missouri state patrol and morgan county coroner's office in connection with their son's death. authorities say the state medical examiner's office performed an autopsy on 17-year-old sammy kemp today. the results are still pending... and the polk county sheriff's office is hoping to release more information in the case early next week. kemp's body was pulled from a pond near a rural granger home yesterday. the teen was repo

ryan: the missouri highway patrol placed piercy on leave without pay. will you sleep better tonight knowing that trooper piercy is off the road and in custody? craig: yes, i believe the public will be much safer with him not on the road. ryan: i am told the trooper did post bond this afternoon. his first court date is pending. steve: ryan, thank you very much. it has been one week, and ames police are still looking for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. kcci's vanessa peng is live to show us what's new. vanessa: steve, now ames police are turning to these message boards like this one behind me to find the driver. they've put one on each side of the intersection at lincoln way and ash avenue, where an 18-year-old student was hit and killed. police say emmalee jacobs was walking to campus just after 7:00 monday morning when she was hit. the driver took off right before an iowa state university police intersection. ames police say jacobs was living at buchanan hall at the time. they've narrowed down the timeline through surveillance video. t

piercy couldn't save him and he drowned. jack: last year, a missouri jury decided not to charge anybody over ellingson's death. they said it was accidental. but then a different prosecutor took over the case, which.... resulted in these involuntary manslaughter charges today. trooper piercy today was also immediately put on unpaid leave. so why did it take so long to get to this point? " my only regret is that i've not been able to do anything sooner in this case. i've suffered serious illness this year and part of the delay is my fault." jack: brandon ellingson's dad, who lives in clive, says the family has been fighting for this day since the beginning. it may be the first step toward justice. but the family expects it'll still be a long process. "we're just getting started. we're just starting to get our foot on the throttle and we're pushing it, interstate now. " jack: brandon ellingson's family has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the highway patrol of negligence. the family has also had some help from iowa senator chuc

earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who turned himself over to authorities. ellingson's family feels it's the first step toward justice. elias: the proposed bakken pipeline made waves across the state in 2015 the project would put an oil pipeline across the state, connecting the dakotas to illinois, and splitting iowa in half diagonally. prep work has already begun for the pipeline, with dakota access already staging pipes in iowa. but, the project still requires approval from the iowa utilities board. hundreds traveled to boone county in november for a public hearing and a chance to voice their thoughts on the project. those opposed to the pipeline fear the use of imminent domain to acquire land for the project and potential environmental impact. supporters say the pipeline is much safer than some fear, and will bring jobs and an economic boost to the state. elias: and rounding out the top 5, an historic season for the iowa hawkeyes elias: we are just three days from the team taking the field in their first rose bowl

trooper anthony piercy faces charges of invuntary manslaughter in the death of... 20-year-old brandon ellingson. brandon drowned in the custody of a trooper in may of 2014. ellingson as handcuffed in a police boat after being cited for being drunk. he eithhr fell or mped into the water and drowned. the trooper says he put a lifevest on ellingson--but it came off in the water. tonight is the final race for one dog track in iowa. after tonight, dog racing will come to an end in council bluffs. according to execs at horseshoe casino - the home of bluffs un -- interest in dog racing has declined over the years. they say between 50 and 100 enough to keep racing going. investigators are expanding their search to see if a former iowa lottery official rigged more games in other states eddie tipton was convicted in july of fraud afr buying a winning lottery ticket in 2010.. after winning, he was accused of rigging lottery computers to see the numbers in advance. investigators are now looking into possible tampering with lotteries in 37 other states that used computers when tipton joined in 200

special prosecutor bill (see) seay says piercy's actions recklessly caused ellingsons death. (see) seay says he filed the charge after a thorough review. 3 (william seay, special prosecutor) "i have reviewed in its entirety boxes and boxes of reports, records with and expertise and everything that was done in the investigation."3 ellingson's father says while the charges won't bring his son back... he's happy this case. 3 "based on what he did to my son, his reckless abandonment and gross negligence, what he did to brandon obviously shows what kind of human being he was and what he thought of my son."piercy was suspended from the highway patrol thursday and turned himself in to jail. 3 two people from emmetsburg are facing drug charges after an investigation in the iowa great lakes region.27 - year - old john steffens and 52 - year - old susan rice are charged with possession of meth precursors... the sale or manufacture of meth... and possession of drug paraphernalia. they were county sheriff's deputies in the parking lot of the spencer walmart store. a search of their vehic

what trooper anthony piercy is accused of. steve: and dupont pioneer had high hopes to expend operations -- top expand operations in johnston. why those plans are on hold. and how many jobs may be lost. good evening, thank you for joining us. a leaky ceiling could cost the state $65 million dollars to fix. stacey: the ceiling covers some of iowa's most valuable history. kcci's rose heaphy is live at the iowa historical building. rose, what is the probm? rose: steve, stacey, there are a lot of problems. water is going all the wrong places. and even chunks of the walls you see here are falling off. it is going to cost a lot to fix these issues. these planters in atrium at the state historical museum are more than just decoration. one look at the warped floor tells the story. chris: we've had numerous water leaks. rose: workers use the plants to collect dripping water from the ceiling, putting the thousands of artifacts, dating back to the civil war era, at risk.

"the people that were trying to cover up and protect anthony piercy need to exposed also."grellner then removed herself from the ellingson case and was replaced by william seay... it's been nothing but a cover up since the beginning."now...afte r nearly two years of fighting for the truth...brandon's father says he can find some closure " i think brandon's smiling down on us and appreciates what we are doing and we are not going to quit until we get justice." trooper anthony piercy was taken off duty yesterday and was expected to turn himself in today...the family is still going forward with two lawsuits against the missouri state patrol and morgan county coroner's office in connection with their son's death... authorities say the state medical examiner's office performed an autopsy on 17-year-old sammy kemp today. the results are still pending... hoping to release more information in the case early next week. kemp's body was pulled from a pond near a rural granger home yesterday. the teen was reported missing on sunday after he was last seen attending a party on the proper