Kozak Change of Venue

E-FILED 2015 AUG 11 1:27 PM JOHNSON - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JOHNSON COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ALEXANDER KOZAK,
Defendant.
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FECR108817
MOTION FOR
CHANGE OF VENUE
COMES NOW Alexander Kozak, through counsel, pursuant to the Fifth, Sixth,
and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; Article I, Sections 9 and
10 of the Iowa Constitution; Iowa Code Section 803.2(2); and Iowa Rule of Criminal
Procedure 2.11(10), and states the following to the Court:
1. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that [i]n all
criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an
impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously ascertained by law . . . . U.S. CONST. amend.
VI. The United States Supreme Court has further stated that [t]he failure to accord an
accused a fair hearing violates even the minimal standards of due process, as guaranteed
by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Irvin v.
Dowd, 366 U.S. 717, 722 (1961).
2. These federal constitutional rights are similarly guaranteed by the Constitution of
the State of Iowa, Article I, Sections 9 and 10. IOWA CONST. Art. I, 9, 10.
3. Pursuant to Iowa Code section 803.2(2), The court may on its own motion or on
the motion of any of the parties to the proceeding reconsider and grant a pretrial motion
for change of venue whenever it appears during jury selection that sufficient grounds
exist for granting the motion under the provisions of rule of criminal procedure 2.11.
IOWA CODE 803.2(2) (2014). If the court is satisfied from a motion for a change of
venue and the evidence introduced in support of the motion that such degree of prejudice
exists in the county in which the trial is to be held that there is a substantial likelihood a
fair and impartial trial cannot be preserved with a jury selected from that county, the
court must transfer the action to a county where this condition does not exist. IOWA R.
CRIM. P. 2.11(10)(b).
4. The defendant, Alexander Kozak, is charged by Trial Information with the crime
of Murder in the First Degree in violation of sections 707.1 and 707.2(1)(A) of the Iowa
Criminal Code.
5. Pretrial publicity can result in the defendants inability to receive a fair trial
and/or to impanel an impartial jury in the venue in which the alleged crime took place.
As the Iowa Supreme Court has recognized, where there has been extensive pretrial
publicity a trial court should be more willing than in prior years to look favorably upon
such a motion. State v. Robinson, 389 N.W.2d 401, 404 (Iowa 1986) (granting new trial
because the trial judge had failed to grant defendants motion for change of venue).
6. Prejudice resulting from pretrial publicity warrants a change of venue when the
defendant is able to show: (1) publicity attending the trial that is so pervasive and
inflammatory that prejudice must be presumed, or (2) actual prejudice on the part of the
jury. State v. Siemer, 454 N.W.2d 857, 860 (Iowa 1990).
7. To sustain a claim of presumptive prejudice, the defendant must prove that the
publicity attending the case was pervasive and inflammatory. Id. (quoting State v.
Harris, 436 N.W.2d 364, 367 (Iowa 1989)). In determining whether publicity meets this
standard, a court may consider the following:
a. Whether the media accounts indicate the defendant is guilty of the charges
against him. State v. Walters, 426 N.W.2d 136, 139 (Iowa 1988) (citing State
v. Spargo, 364 N.W.2d 203, 207 (Iowa 1985)).
b. [W]hether enough time has passed between publication of the material and
the trial date so as to dissipate any prejudicial effect that may have been
initially created by adverse publicity. Walters, 426 N.W.2d at 139 (citing
Spargo, 264 N.W.2d at 208).
c. [W]hether there were any editorial denunciations of the defendant or
emotional stories regarding the defendant or the victim. Walters, 426 N.W.2d
at 139 (citing State v. Johnson, 318 N.W.2d 417, 422 (Iowa 1982)).
d. Whether the county was a sparsely populated rural one . . . saturated with
news accounts of the crime. State v. Robinson, 389 N.W.2d 401, 403 (Iowa
1986).
8. Applying this law to the situation at hand, Mr. Kozak respectfully submits that
there has been pervasive media coverage and extensive publicity surrounding this case
such that there is a substantial likelihood that Mr. Kozak cannot receive a fair trial in
Johnson County. IOWA R. CRIM. P. 2.11(10)(b).
9. Local newspaper articles, websites, and television news coverage have saturated
the community with information about this case ever since the alleged incident took place
at the Coral Ridge Mall on Friday, June 12, 2015. Examples include, but are not limited
to, the following:
a. Between June 12, 2015, and August 9, 2015less than two months since the
alleged crime took placecoverage of the case has appeared at least sixteen
times in online and/or print versions of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. See Iowa
City Press-Citizen Appendix.
b. In addition to the sheer number of articles covering case developments in the
two months since the alleged crime, one of the articles published on June 15,
2015, alludes to a high number of potential witnesses who may have called
911 in the seconds after the alleged shooting. The Press-Citizen reported that
[i]n the seconds after the shooting Friday, 911 calls began to flood
dispatchers at the Joint Emergency Communications Center for Johnson
County and that so many emergency calls were made that an overflow
system redirected calls to Cedar Rapids. See Iowa City Press-Citizen
Appendix (Josh OLeary, Overflow system used for 911 calls Friday
(6/15/2015)). So many calls were received by four dispatchers operating
seven lines that even though the article appeared three days after the incident,
the Joint Emergency Communications Center for Johnson County was still
tallying the total number of 911 calls received. Iowa City Press-Citizen
Appendix (Josh OLeary, Overflow system used for 911 calls Friday
6/15/2015)). The extensive number of 911 calls received means that either the
State of Iowa or the defendant may decide to call an extensive number of
witnesses to testify about what they saw or heard. The potentially enormous
number of witnesses or callers who are laypeople in the community thus has a
high probability of making it extremely difficult to select an impartial Johnson

County juror who does not know at least one of the witnesses or 911 callers.
c. In addition to covering this story prominently during the weekend of June 12,
2015, and in addition to the large number of 911 calls received on June 12,
2015, The Press Citizen has also authored at least one editorial addressing the
incident. This editorial assumes certain facts about the case and takes
positions in relation to the alleged crime which make it impossible for Mr.
Kozak to receive a fair trial in Johnson County. For example, in an editorial
The Press-Citizen published on June 19, 2015, under the header Our View:
We cant wait to stop violence, The Press-Citizen states that [l]aw
enforcement has said that Alexander Kozak admitted to the shooting, and that
he went home to retrieve his gun with the intent of returning to the mall to
shoot Farrington. See Iowa City Press-Citizen Appendix (Our View: We
cant wait to stop violence, 6/19/2015). The editorial goes on to state, We
dont know why he decided to commit such a violent and senseless act, and
continues, We do know that Farrington was shot three times in the back
while she was working in the mall, and that she died as a result. What we do
know is that everyonemale and femalehas a right to feel safe and be safe
when they go to work. See Iowa City Press-Citizen Appendix. The editorial
ends with the sentence, What we do know is we cant wait to prevent
violence in our community. See Iowa City Press-Citizen Appendix.
d. In addition to the above-described editorial, more than one month after the
alleged incident, The Press-Citizen published an Op-Ed about Andrea
Farringtons death. See Iowa City Press-Citizen Appendix (Christopher H.

Marks, Farrington murder is an outrage, 7/20/2015). In that Op-Ed, the
writer calls for reinstatement of the death penalty in Iowa and that states that
Kozaks motivation, whatever it may turn out to be, is irrelevant. Id. The
writer also declares that his upbringing, psychological immaturity, medical
history, or any of the other ruses used to defend murders are also irrelevant.
Id. The tone of the Op-Ed mirrors the headline, expressing the writers deep
outrage toward Kozak, the criminal justice system, and Iowas inability to
prosecute Kozak with the death penalty. Id.
e. In addition to the articles and editorials The Iowa City Press-Citizen has
published over the last two months, the Cedar Rapids Gazette has also
provided extensive, ongoing coverage, including at least eleven print and/or
online articles. See Cedar Rapids Gazette Appendix. These articles include an
Op-Ed published in the Sunday paper on June 28, 2015, in which the writer
quotes author Margaret Atwoods statement that [w]omen are afraid that men
will kill them. See Cedar Rapids Gazette Appendix (Alison Gowans,
Heartbroken in Iowa about a sickness in our society, 6/28/2015 at 9A).
While the writer clarifies that she is not saying that all men are violent
toward women, the writer further explains she is just saying that womens
fears are far from unfounded. Id.
f. In addition to published articles, the Gazettes online coverage includes
Facebook discussion about Kozaks $10 million bond. See Cedar Rapids
Gazette Appendix, Your thoughts on current events in eastern Iowa
(Facebook discussion). In this online discussion, writers convey opinions

such as the following:
a. I think he should be held without bail. The public should not have to
worry about this person having a remote chance of getting out of jail.
b.
Wanna make sure he stays put. Wish we had the death penalty.
c. Triple it, then double it, then triple it again.

See Cedar Rapids Gazette Appendix, Your thoughts on current events in eastern Iowa
(Facebook discussion).
10. Television news networks have further saturated the Johnson County community
with reports about this case. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Since June 12, 2015, KCRG-TV 9 has aired a number of stories regarding the
matter. These stories have been reproduced in video and written format on
KCRGs website. See Television Appendix. This online content includes a
Twitter 1 feed and Facebook coverage.
b. Since June 12, 2015, KWWL-TV 7 has aired a number of stories regarding
the matter. These stories have been reproduced in video and written format on
KWWLs website, including Facebook coverage. See Television Appendix.
c. In short, the media has covered this event consistently since the date of the
alleged incident. Recent coverage includes, but is not limited to, updates about
Mr. Kozaks trial date and speculations about whether this very motiona
request for a change of venuewill be granted. See Television Appendix.
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11. Impaneling an impartial jury is made more difficult because of press coverage
discussing deceased victim Andrea Farrington in connection to Mr. Kozaks charge. The
media has provided unequivocally positive coverage of Ms. Farrington. See, e.g., PressCitizen Appendix (Jeff Charis-Carlson, Family, friends remember shooting victim as
always smiling, 6/14/2015)). Given Ms. Farringtons reported positive reputation in the
community, jurors are likely to harbor prejudice toward Mr. Kozak such that he will not
be able to receive a fair trial. Walters, 426 N.W.2d at 139 (citing State v. Johnson, 318
N.W.2d 417, 422 (Iowa 1982)).
12. Furthermore, coverage of Mr. Kozaks case has been linked to increased
exposure to and coverage of societal violence. The media has discussed Mr. Kozaks case
in the context of workplace violence, and has even referenced such incidents as the recent
church massacre in Charlestown, South Carolina, while discussing Mr. Kozaks pending
charges. See Cedar Rapids Gazette Appendix (Alison Gowans, Heartbroken in Iowa
about a sickness in our society, 6/28/2015 at 9A). Linking Mr. Kozaks case to an
increase in societal violence unfairly prejudices community members against Mr. Kozak
by causing them to associate Mr. Kozak with reported violence in other areas of the
country.
13. In addition to the media in Johnson County and Linn County saturating its
readers with ongoing coverage, the media coverage has extended to other parts of the
state, especially including Scott County, the Quad Cities, and even the Tri-States
region of western Illinois, southeastern Iowa, and northeastern Missouri. Some reasons
for this extended press coverage include the fact that Mr. Kozak was arrested in Scott
County and that the Coral Ridge Mall is a popular shopping destination for greater
eastern Iowa. In addition to these factors, the Quad Cities Times published an article on
June 15, 2015, entitled, Branstad saddened by Coral Ridge Mall shooting. See
Eastern/Southern Iowa Appendix. That article paints Farrington as a vibrant young
person in a stark contrast to its implicit description of Kozak. The article alludes to Kozak
by recommending legislation to toughen Iowa laws dealing with stalking offense[s],
while describing Farrington as a vibrant part of the Iowa City-Coralville community and
someone who was passionate about engaging with our young people through the
Childrens Museum at the Coral Ridge Mall. Id. The Tri-States news station WGEM
continues this same portrayal of describing Farrington in glowing terms by publishing an
article describing Ms. Farrington as a 2012 high school graduate who was working her
dream job at the Childrens Museum at Coral Ridge Mall when she was killed. See, e.g.,
Eastern/Southern Iowa Appendix (Amie Steffeneicher, Shooting victim was Montezuma
grad, worked at Childrens Museum, (6/15/2015 on WGEM.com)).
14. In sum, because of the extensive print and media coverage in Johnson County
and the greater eastern Iowa region, Mr. Kozak has provided sufficient evidence that the
publicity attending the trial is so pervasive and inflammatory that prejudice must be
presumed. State v. Siemer, 454 N.W.2d 857, 860 (Iowa 1990). Indeed, the substance of
the media coverage to date, as well as the social media discussion about those articles,
rises to the level of establishing actual prejudice in the potential jury pool. See Siemer,
454 N.W.2d at 860.
WHEREFORE counsel for Mr. Kozak respectfully submits there is such a strong
degree of prejudice in Johnson County that trying Mr. Kozak in Johnson County would
violate Mr. Kozaks Constitutional right to an impartial jury and to due process under the
Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and Article I,
Sections 9 and 10 of the Iowa Constitution.
Counsel respectfully asks this Court to set this matter for hearing, and upon that
hearing, grant Mr. Kozaks motion to change venue to a location not including Johnson
County, Linn County, eastern Iowa (including Blackhawk County, the Quad Cities, and
Dubuque), Poweshiek County, and Wapello County. The defendant respectfully suggests
that the Court consider changing venue to the following counties (in alphabetical order):
Cerro Gordo, Pottawattamie, Story, and Woodbury.
Dated this 11th day of August, 2015.
__/s/__________________________
Peter Persaud
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
725 South Clinton Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 351-1327
__/s/__________________________
Rachel Antonuccio
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
725 South Clinton Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 351-1327
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APPENDIX INDEX
Iowa City Press Citizen articles ....................................................... pdf page nos. 12 - 108
Cedar Rapids Gazette articles ......................................................... pdf page nos. 109 - 181
Eastern/Southern Iowa media .......................................................... pdf page nos. 182 -197
Television videos/articles ................................................................ pdf page nos. 198 - 199
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Big Lebowskl Festival
to benefit Hardaa-e
Th~
Hardacn Theater
Preservation
As~ociation
will pre~cnt the first Bardncre Big l.R.bowskl }'estival on Saturday at the Tip
ton High School Auditori
um. lt will begin with a
screening of "The Jl.ig l..el>owskr' at 6:3\l p.m.
Cedar Wnes, in Tipt<>tl,
will ho5t the after pru-ry,
which will include bowling,
costume contests and live
musJc fr(>ln the Tipte>n
based ro.k band Home
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Tickets we $20 per person, which includes admission to the film, the after
party ;md a free drink at
th~ party.
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Coping with SUicld<:1
Loss to meet Thursday
The C(}ping with Suicide

Loss supp0l1 gr<>llp will
meet f1om 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday in The Clisis Cen
ter's OOard room, at 1105
Gilbert Court, in Iowa City,
The group offers partici
pants a sr.fe place to talk
about memories, ongoing
grief and the stigma sur
rounding death hi' smcide.
New members a1e wel
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are hosted on the first
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Md there is no cost to att()nd.
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call Keri Neblett m 351-2726
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ticipate, but would like
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Iowa City
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Former UI wrestler pleads

guilty to lesser offense
Lembeck is 1 of the 3 ex-Hawks charged in a string of car burglruies in Mru-ion
JOSH O'LEARY
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On~ of thre<.> former tlnil'<.>r

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car bu!'glaries in Mari"" has Ul\
tercd into a pl~.u agreement
Ro~s lmnbeck, 19. plcadcd
guilty Wbciog an accessory I<.) a
fel\my and firot-offen$e dnml<en driving July 23 in Linn

County Di~nict Court, according w <mime cnurt record~.
Pn.>sc<;utors, in turn, hae
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charge\\ and .<;even misclemcan
ors. 'riley alw d1~pped charges
forconspir~t:)'
a 4ll-lwur weekend progr~m in

lieu of jail time and fine<! $1,250,
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wdl as a pos$c~siun or alcohol
under th\~ legal a;:~ chat";:~. act<mlmgto online rec<>rds.
l..embcck was fined $<iS for
the acassorv to a felony
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KOZAK TRIAL ILL

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IC fire chief to speak
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Iowa CitY Old Cap!tol Kiwanis will host Its rcgul~

weekly meeting at 6:50a.m.
Thursday at St. Mar:k's
uruted Methodist Chttrch in
Iowa City.
BreakfaSt Will be se1ved
at 6:30a.m.
Jolm Grier. Iowa Cit;>
fire d1lef, will speak about
the histor;' of tl1e lowa City
Fire Department.
Guests art welcome to
au end.
Party in the Park to
feature music fTom Bob
and Krlstie Black
Par\\ in the Park con

tinues from 6:30 to 8 p.m
Thursday at High!Md l'~rk,
between Bi(!hland Avenue
and Kwkuk Street.
Bring a lawn chair or
b!Mkct and join your neigh
bors and friend$ for live
music by Bob and Kristit
Black, as well as ga.mes,
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L< open to tba public.
OAV'P )(!WN!ftlCWA On" 1'11!)1<)11~!~
lohn<>n County publi< d~l~nd~r Potcr P~r.;aud .morts AJexornler Ko~~ of North Ut>t,rty I<> hil U>~ monagomont <onfernn< M tM Johns<>n
County Courthous~ on Mondny. KoZ<>k is ous<>d of !h~ murder of Andrea faninglon Md plMd not guilty \o llrrt'<logr"" mur<lr.
Lawyer to file motion for change of

venue due to widespread publicity
STEPHEN GRUBER-MILLER
t(;WII (i't"" Pr-l\I~Jn11N
The man accused ofkillinga

woman at Coral R1dgc Mall in
June likely wuo't face trial in
.Johm;on County.
A!exandc,t K\l7.Jlk, 22, is
chargC\l withfirst-degrcemur
der in tk slm<.>tiog death \If An
dreaFarrington Ill C(!ral Ridge
l\Ulll m1,lunc 12.\f convicted. he
fa<:<ls life in priwn without i:he
po~$)bility Qfpanlle.
Ko;o,.ak's lawyer. Peter Per
saud, said at a heariu~ nn Monda~ thai hev:illfilea mntim1 for
a change of venue for the trial

because mcd1a attention will
make finding 1111 im~~&tial,im;
difficult in eastern low~.
Persaud s.:~id he e>.:pccts to
file the moti(}n as early as this
week. Jud~e Chtiswpher
Brunl'l'aidhc hopes the motion
is filed qme<kly and that he like))' will gmm it. "l'm assu~g
e<lsWrn Iowa. and probably Ul
eluding tl\e Quad Cities. IS t(l{l
dose: to expect an im)Xlrtial
jury,IIi'unssaid..
Kor~"l);'s trial is em-rent!)'
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John<>n County Attorn<!y !~net tyn<>Ss, righ\, speal<s with pubUt

def~nder P~t~r Ponoud during the <.a'<' management >nfcrnnce lor
AJoxandor KoZ3k M tho John<on County Courthou<e on Monday.
Vesta set to host regional mixology competition

NICK FElT\'
For the fir~t time in its sixyear histor)', the low~ Restaurant Associatiou's mixology
cumpetition will include a regional contest in th~ Iowa City
area.
v~su., a MediterrMcan-in
~pir~d rcotaunmt in the lowa
Ri~cr Landing, will ho~t tb<~C'.ur
alvil!e regional on Wcdnesd~y
1'hc top \W<) winner> of theregi<mal will qualif~ f<>r llle cham
pionship round in Pes Monies
gel idcas from other folks
This will he the Counh year

Kluc.1ncr bu~ worked on the
eent. which sw.ned in 2010. It
expanded to include rer,ional
competl1ion in 7.011 and by 2014
s1x diffcretl\ cities served a~ r~
gional hn~t sites. Last year Ce
dar Rapids served as a host site,
which marked the first time
Vesta hat manager Tyler Wru-d,
29, C<lmpeHid.
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ntivc,'" he said. "Thcro'~ S\1
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nan, head chef ~t Vesm. W~rd
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petition allows bartenders not
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A"oMl Hill pow~r plont In Sh~vcportJim Hudelon/Thc Tim~
be ahle t<;> meet rhe go&ls, gy. MidAmerican's CEO

cspeciall>' rtiven the Bill Fehrman last week
for lowu st<lte's
,tren~;th m wind.
said the Des Moill~.S
to cut carbon errusswns
cnmpan;t expected
from power plants by 42 "low~ hs one of the least h~sed
dism~ntle the plan.
stringent 1030 targets of to get Si percent ofits en
percent
i.~ a suhstantialm
crgy from wind after add'EPA's effon to shut crease from the 16 Pf!l' aU states; Bacr l'l!id.
down existing rower cent reduction <mnnu11ced What's the Impact
Ulg 552 megawattl <If
wind energy.
plants ,._ will inflict sig- a yCllrag.o
for consumers?
The $%0 million pro
nificant damage. to our en
But the difference may
It depends on who an- ject wUJ illcreasetht'comtire <'COnomy and reduce not be as sigt\if1can1 ~s the
swers the question.
our nation's global com 11umher suggests
pan;'s in~cstmentcin wmd
Whil llot!se sai\l lo$6billwn.
petitiveness, without any
The final goal only de theTheplan
$lgnifi<:llm reduction in dine<!
would save
Dut Kristin Failor,
- from
global gr<..'<:nhouse gas 1,301 10 slighth'
1,283 pounds per Americans ~8S annuallr stnte director of the t\ationN Federation of Ind~
emissions," Thomas Do megawntt hour, The !Jump br 2030.
nohue, CEO of tl1c U.S. came primarily from the
MldAmerican Energy pcndent Buslneso, said
Chumi>er of Comm~rce, w~y EPA calcuJP.ted bc- ondAllinntEnergy, Iowa's the plau wUJ drive up
largest ufilitles, :;,1id costo for smaUbu~lnC~$
said inn statement.
~inning carbon Jcveb.
"It is a bad dell) for
The federal govern they'1'C still evaluating owncts and "d1ain their
America, Md we will pur- mcnt did n<lt t<lke inh! ilC the pl!m and its impact on customers of discrelion
sue aJl avaUable opnons, count stutes' t'cncwahle <.'ustomers,
arr income.''
"That's a deadly combi
l'lut MidAm~rican S<1id
includiltg litigation ifncc- eneruY and encr~'}' effi
essarr. tul>lock the EPA's ~icncygains, ~aid Nathan, it d\>csn'l <~mticipatc that nation for the small busiregulahwy power grab !Cl Eaer, energy program the ruling will have a sJg- ness sector,'' Failor said.
from takinr, cffec.t," he direcwr for tbe Iowa En nific,ant impact on nur "Operating expense~ wiU
CII01onwr rilte~," given increa.w a~ the cost M
said.
vlronmentnl Cuuncil.
eledricity ris~s, ~nd cusBael said lowa should the company's growing tom~rs
Whrrt docs it mean
wm have l~~s
investment in wind cner
for Iowa?
Th~ plan'scull
Burglary
Cor.tinu~dlrom
Pilg< 3A
rildsbirt fre~hmen Seth

Gross and Logan Ryan
f~om the team Ul May fol
lowing \heir ~rr~sts in
March.
The tbr~ student-3th
letcs were picked up in the
early hours onlarch 18 by
pQlice after a report of a
theft in progress in tllC
Hunters Ridge neighhOI'
h\>Od in Marion. Police ini

tlall)' cbarsed the three
with Ncohol-reluted of
feMes, then filed the bur
glary ch~rges about si:
weeks later following an
in\estir,ation into nume\'
Q\1$ thefts rrom vehicles
that night.
GrMs 11nd Ryan also
were cl\arg~d with two
counts of felony thkd-d<.>
gree burglary, seven
counts of misdemeanor
third,degree
burglary,
two counts of conspiracy
to commit a fel(!l\)' rmd
money w ~pend ()n M~in

Street lt'~ " recir>c f<>r
fewer jobs and slower
growth."
harmful carbon pollution
on~ count of C<mspiracy to

commll an ago:ravated
were comhin~d with

Gross', and he is also
sched\lled to stand trial
Sept. 14. Ryan was also
charged with possession
of alcohol under tile legal
age.
Gr(>ss and Ryan w~r~
expected to con!R.nd for
lil starting job ~~ 14J
po1mds next season b~
fore being kicked off the
team.
that i~ being emitted, but

also serve tc further drive
innovation in cl~.an <\1\Cr
1,\Y tltnt will be l\O<Jd f{lr
What does Jt mean for
JOb~ and rural ccouomlts
wind, solar industries? in ~ur state."
"iowa's technical po
Ba~r. who leads til~
lowa
Environmental tetlti~l for solar energy L~
Councir~
energy pro. enormous and it provides
gram, s.<~id 1\>wa benefit:~ significant
economic
S11id
Tim
in tnllltiplc ways from ~he benefits,"
plar.: Iowa can grow w1nd Dwight, prcs[~cnt of the
energy\<) mc~t the m~te's Iowa Solar F.:nerv,;. Trade
new g:<mls ~s well as sdl A$sod~tion "lMt yC<~r,
wind energy to uther snl~1 energy employed
S!<l\es that n~"Cd help 9110 Iowan~ and supp<11'ts
meeting th<1ir rcquire- nearly 50 lnwa husincs.l
cs. "The plan "II@ CI1C01lt
m~nts.
And Iowa's Wind manu- agu more r,ro\\'th while
fllCturing industry slmulcl kccring valunhl~ dollars
see incrc~sed demand for and jobs in our state.''
turbit\e5, blades and towHowevur, f~ilor, of the
National Federation of ln
~rs.
"low~ is a fiO<.>d exam
dependent Business, said
pie of a state where the renewable enerr.>' sourc
lnmsitlPn is already l>n e~ such as wind lllld sol<tr
d<.>rway to clean energy;' are "are far weaker and
he ~aid. 'The C!eanl'ower more eJ-:peMive" than fo~
Plan e<~n strengthen and siJ sources.
.. Energy is necessary
accelerate that t:rl!.llsition
in the coming years."
~~S~'!~~r~~~;:e sec~~~
Others agreed
"In Iowa, we ar~ product. IQwa lncks the
bler.sed with abundant infmstrllcture to crMie
clean source~ of energy alternative forms of eM.rJiMthewind ~mdthesun," !n' and will be dispropor
said Susan Gu),cxecutive tionally impacted !:>~high
director of Iowa Inter er electricity prices," she
faith Power & Light "The said, 'Th~se costs will
Clean Power Plan will not hav~ tc be passed on to
only reduce the amoum of consumers."
misd~me!mor.
Gros~.l9, of ,\ppJe V~l
ley, ~iinn., pleaded not
guilty to tlio~e charges

mm is
scheduled for Sept. H, ac
cording to online records.
He also was charf!~d v..ith
open container, pos~es
sion of alcohol under the
legal age and interferenr.e
with Qfficial acts.
Ryan. 19, of Bettendorf, pl<;aded not guilty
June J6. His coun dates
June 21, and his
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Johnson County put>lk def~nder Peto! Pct.~oud <!$<Qrtl

Alexander Kozak ol North Libort:y from hi >S~ mnnog~m~nt
<onfororue at \he John.wo County Courthou<tton Monday.
Kozak
scheduledforOct. 6,~d$tC
that PerS<~ud, Bruns and

,lobnsO!> COUll\)' Attorney
Jmmt Lyness said wot~d he

wnealistic given the number of witnesses and
amount or dvcllillentspros
ecutors Md defense will
have to go through.
Furrington, M employ!1t'! of the lowa Children's
Mus~um. was working at a
welcome kiosk near the
foodcourtatlhemall when
Ko:cl. all~gedl)' ~hot her
three times in the hack
about 7;.10 p,m. JunQ 12.
F"$l'Jngton, 20, was pronuuno..'<l dead a\ thu 1Jni
ver&it)' of I<IWa Ho~pitalo
and Clinic,lat11r Umt night.
At a news (W>nferem:e the
da)' after the ~hooting, l,Y
nC!'s ~aid Kor.ak had admitwd to sh()(lrin!l Farrington
<I$ he was huing tak11 into
custody
Lyne_<;shas b~en reliewing investig~ti1e report~
from the J~wa Depnrtmeot
<>f Criminal lmesti~atiun
and i~ in the pr<:>ees~ of
makinB <Xlpi~s of tho!:C reports ond pas~ing them
along to Persaud, slw. said.

The defense likely will
ha~e ~u relevant trial m~
\~rials by the end of the
Week, she said
PcrMud did not know
how long it would take him
to examine the information, ii(l be was reluctont tll
sugg-e.'>l a new dntc for a
trial, but it will almo~l c.eJ.
tainl)' t>e later than Octo.
ber. he ~'aid.
"We probably won1
know until we go tlliough
~.'\l}i'cr~;~d:'J. mutcri
Lyness said setting a
rea~stic dute for the tril
would be preferable toMlaving til\! date because th~
dtifense hasn't had time to
prepa1c.
'1t's bencr to figure out
how lung it's gning 1U t~ke;
~he .mid.
Bruns said he w<1uld
r;chedulc another hearinr,
tnwardlhc.:ndof August1o
determine a new dat() for
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KOZAK TRIAL WILL LIKELY BE MOVED

Lawyer to file motion for change of venue due to widespread publicity
STEPHEN GRUBER-MILLER lOW A CITY PRESS-CITIZEN

The man accused of killing a woman at Coral Ridge Mall in June likely won't face trial in Johnson
County.
Alexander Kozak, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Andrea
Farrington at Coral Ridge Mall on Junel2. If convicted, he faces life in prison without the
possibility of parole.
Kozak's lawyer, Peter Persaud, said at a hearing on Monday that he will file a motion for a change
of venue for the trial because media attention will make finding an impartial jury difficult in
eastern Iowa.
Persaud said he expects to file the motion as early as this week. Judge Christopher Bruns said he
hopes the motion is filed quickly and that he likely will grant it. "I'm assuming eastem Iowa, and
probably including the Quad Cities, is too close," to expect an impartial jury, Bruns said.
Kozak's trial is currently
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Johnson County public defender Peter Persaud escorts Alexander Kozak of North Liberty to
his case management conference at the Johnson County Courthouse on Monday. Kozak is
accused of the murder of Andrea Farrington and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
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Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness, right, speaks with public defender Peter Persaud
during the case management conference for Alexander Kozak at the Johnson County
Courthouse on Monday.
Kozak
Continued from Page 3A

scheduled for Oct. 6, a date that Persaud, Bruns and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said
would be unrealistic given the number of witnesses and amount of documents prosecutors and
defense will have to go through.
Farrington, an employee of the Iowa Children's Museum, was working at a welcome kiosk near
the food court at the mall when Kozak allegedly shot her three times in the back about 7:30 p.m.
June 12. Farrington, 20, was pronounced dead at the University ofiowa Hospitals and Clinics later
that night. At a news conference the day after the shooting, Lyness said Kozak had admitted to
shooting Farrington as he was being taken into custody.
Lyness has been reviewing investigative repotts from the Iowa Department of Criminal
Investigation and is in the process of making copies of those reports and passing them along to
Persaud, she said. The defense likely will have all relevant trial materials by the end of the week,
she said.
Persaud did not know how long it would take him to examine the information, so he was reluctant
to suggest a new date for a trial, but it will almost certainly be later than October, he said.
"We probably won't know until we go through all the discovery materials," Persaud said.
Lyness said setting a realistic date for the trial would be preferable to delaying the date because the
defense hasn't had time to prepare.
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"It's better to figure out how long it's going to take," she said.
Bruns said he would schedule another hearing toward the end of August to determine a new date
for the trial.
Kozak is being held in the Muscatine County Jail on a $10 million cash-only bond.
Reach Stephen Gruber-Miller at 319-887-5407 or [email protected]. Follow him
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Johnson County public defender Peter Persaud escorts Alexander Kozak of North Liberty
from his case management conference at the Johnson County Courthouse on Monday.
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Kozak trial likely to be moved out of Johnson County

Stephen
Gruber~ Miller,
[email protected]
J1:41 a.m. CDT Au&>ust 3, 2015
The man accused of killing a woman at Coral Ridge Mall in June likely won't face trial in Johnson County.
Alexander Kozak, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Andrea Farrington at Coral
Ridqe Mall Ustorv/news/loca 1/20 15/06/13/po1ice-n ame-victlm-relea se-n ew-deta ils-fata l-mallshooting/71195544D on June 12. If convicted, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Kozak's lawyer, Peter Persaud, said at a hearing on Monday that he will file a motion for a change of venue for
(Photo: David Scrivner !Iowa City
Press-Citizen)
the trial because media attention will make finding an impartial jury difficult in eastern Iowa.
Persaud said he expects to file the motion as early as this week. Judge Christopher Bruns said he hopes the
motion is filed quickly and that he likely will grant it. ''I'm assuming eastern Iowa, and proba~ly including the Quad Cities, is too close," to expect an
impartial jury, Bruns said.
Kozak's trial is currently scheduled for Oct. 6, a date that Persaud, Bruns and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said would be unrealistic given the
number of witnesses and amount of documents prosecutors and defense will have to go through.
Farrington, an employee of the Iowa Children's Museum, was working at a welcome kiosk near the food court at the mall when Kozak allegedly shot her
three times in the back about 7:30p.m. June 12. Farrington, 20, was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics later that night. At a
news conference the day after the shooting, Lyness said Kozak had admitted to shooting Farrington as he was being taken into custody.
MORE: Friends. family remember victim as 'always smiling'l/story/news/crime-and-courts/2015106/13/shooting-suspect-harassed-victimfamily-member-says/71184502/l

Lyness has been reviewing investigative reports from the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation and is in the process of making copies of those
reports and passing them along to Persaud, she said. The defense likely will have all relevant trial materials by the end of the week, she said.
Persaud did not know how long it would take him to examine the information, so he was reluctant to suggest a new date for a trial, but it will almost
certainly be later than October, he said.
"We probably won't know until we go through all the discovery materials," Persaud said.
Lyness said setting a realistic date for the trial would be preferable to delaying the date because the defense hasn't had time to prepare.
"It's better to figure out how long it's going to take," she said.
Bruns said he would schedule another hearing toward the end of August to determine a new date for the trial.
Kozak is being held in the Muscatine County Jail on a $10 million cash-only bond.
Reach Stephen
Gruber~Miller at 319H887~5407
or [email protected]. Follow him at @sgrubermiller.
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He's such a piece of crap he doesn't deserve a trial. I hope the Johnson County Attorney seals his fate so he has no grounds for appeal while he
serves his life sentence.
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Tricia Brown, ne>vs dire(tor

D~le Lar>on. general m~n~g(!f
Community members: David Bright.
Shams Ghoneim, Bob Goodfellow
Iowa was a clear

leader on issue of
same-sex rnarnage
Many J()wans probably
shrugged when tlw U.S. Supreme CoUl1 ruled that gay~
and lesbians have a constitutional r4!ht to marry.
More tlwn 11,000 s;unNex
wuples h~ve manied here
since tl\e J()wn Sup<eme Court
inthelandmurl< case, Varntun v.
Brien, wcrturned a swtc Jaw
restricting marriage to a man
and woma<l six years ago.
Tllat's why the U.S. Supreme
Court's decision seemed predic~dllc. d~pile wide11pre11d
ceJebratu.ms among supporters
~nd derisive criricistn from up.
pnncnts who lodged t11e usual
complaintsnb!>utjudiclal tytmlnv, overreaclt and ncti>i,~n.
Em whafs more inlel-e.~ting.
is how the U.S. justices arrived
at theirde<.isi1>n cumparOO v.':i\h
lowa'sjustices.
, One dlffercuce wa~ the
vote-a na<.TOW S-4 votcamonu
the U.S. S11premr.s cnmpm-cd
with a 7-<1 vn1e f<1r l<lwa"s Su.
premes. The fC()cral decision
sparked four ~trident di&scnl6
sa~'ing the opinion wM a unilut.
era! judicial <vcrreach th3t
should have hucn leflto voters
11-1 an e:dlihirion of "'American
democracy at its be~."
In Iowa, the st~te justic~s all
~~~~~~~;~~i~f~~ai~::a
Constitution a substantive IJ<>vermncntal o\'!jer.tive had to be

wrved by re~trktin!l" marriage
toamanandawoman. Tnecourt
found none
" Justice Anthony Kennedy
Wrote a double-barrdC<.l major.
ity opinion fmding that tile fun.
da<nentW. ri~ht to man")' Md to
includehomose>:ualcouplesun.
de:rdue process as well as equ::J
preytectioo tmder tlw 1-1th
Amendment.
''The ful"ldamental Uberties
protC\:ted hy the 11th Amelidment's Due Process Clause e:-:t~.nd tocertain.perwnal choices
central tuindividunldignityand
autQn()my, including intimate
choices defining pei"SQilaJ idcnti1y and beliefs,"' Kennedy
1\"T(l\C.
lnter<:stingly, tlte majority

opiniml was more similar to
Polk (.<lunty District Judge Bob
Hansun's2:00S lower co\lrt decision in Varnum. Jn his ruling,
Hanson said 1h~t the Iowa Constitvtiun's due process and
cq111>l protection guarantec.l require the Jaw"s defender w pro-vide C\~dene!: of wmpelling
mnteintcrt"$\inrestrictingmarriaRc to a man and a wife and
provide proof that such a re~trktion would accomphsh the
~l Han.wn said nu provf was
!11"0\~~-
Whlle Kennedy's opinion

ah-o cited the equal proteeti!>n
gtJ<trantee~ of tltc 14th Amend.
mem to justify permitting
same-sm: couple>: to marry,
Chief Justice John Robert~
challenged that condu~i<m.

Roberts 11rgued tMt the stale
l~ws "distingulohi.ng hclwecn
Ollposite-sex and ~arne-sex cou.
ples is rationally related to th~
states' '1e~~timate b1ate i~te<
cst" in ''preserving- the trddi.
tionali.nstirution of mat"Tiagc.
In Varnum, the decision look
a decld~dl)' different ~iew,
"TIUs approa.d1 is, of e<lurSC, ;m
empty analy,~is; Cady wrote.
"lt(lerm.ilsa dassificatioll to he
mamtai.nt..-.:1 'for its own sake.'
Moreover, it can allow discrimin<ltion to become acceptat>le as
tmdi.tion and helps to explain
Oom
Witosky
Guc>t
Op1nion
how discrllnillatkm can exist
for sucll along time.lf a simple
showing that discrimmation is
tradinonal sati~ftes equal Jlr!>
tection, previous successful
~>qual protection challenges of
m\id\o\ts racial and gender
dassifi<:ations wuuld h&ve
f<ri.led."'
But Varnum's och<JCS are
heard in Kennedy'sopinit>n partlculady on how ll1e l.lw nmst
reflect changes in social) mtd
plotcct religious free<k>nl.
wr~;~~a.\)f ;[~~i~'ivereKX~J\~~
bv who exercised them in the

past, then rccetvcd praeti=
wuld serve us their own e~m
ti.nu~-d justificati\111 and n~'W
groups c<mld nut in'>'<Jke rights
once denied. This Court has rojec1ed that app}"{)IICh, hmh 1ith
rcsp(l(:flothcright to marry ~nd
rhcl"ightsof ~ays and !csbiaM...
\\'h,1t Justice C"<:>dy wrote:
"'Our resp<msibility, howev&, is
to protect conslitutiunal rights
of indh'idual~ from lcghlative
enactments that have denied
thoS<:'. rights, even when the
rights have not yet been broadly
accepted, wer~ at one time \\0
imagin~d. or challenge a decplv
ingrained pmctice !>r law
viewed to be impervious to the
pru:s.ageofrime."
What . Justice Kennedy
\'>Tote: "Fi.nallv, it must be em
ph~si:<ed that religions, and
those who adh~re t<J religious
dt>ctrines, may wntinue to ad''C>cate with utmost sincere
C<Jn>iction that, b)' divine precepts, sam!'--sex marri"{!C
should not be condoned. 'Die
First Amendment ensm~ that
religiousorganlt.ati<>OSMd per
sons il.!"e (:iven proper protection as they ~k to teach the
7A
Tue>day, July 21, 2015
Iowa City Press-Citir..cn
ADA has failed to do

its job over 25 years
Sunda) m3rh.d the 25th anniversary of the Americans
with Di~abilitics ;\ct. Hailed
as tbc grcateot piece of civil
ri(;ht~ lcr,isMion since the
1961 Civil llir,ht$ fl.ct - an
"em~ndpati<m proclmnation"
for people with disabi.lllicsthe ADA had pr(l((>Und mMcrial and psychey)ogicPl impac1~,
ft'"m ':cmming physical bnrri~rs to mcreMin~ Jli!blicawareness of the plight eyf rh~ dis
abled. WiJen !'resident George
H.\V. Bu~h si~;ned the ADA
int<> law in 1990, he referred to
it as '"the world"s fir$\ compr
hensi"<J declaration M equality for pe(lple with di~abilities."
But 2Syear~ Jawr, the Unit
ed States has fallen behilld other 113tions when it comes to
how we treat people with disabilities.
Adults with dis~1:>ilitles arc
about 40 pe1cem less likely to
be emplo~ed than those with
out dis~blhties, and employment rates hr.ve decjjned aJ.
most every year o''cr the past
qmu1er-ceaMy. In fact,
they're lower now than th<:J"
were in 1988, when the ADfl.
w~s illtroduced to CongreS<.
That i~ a trag~d~ for all the indil'iduals shut out of jobs, of
course, but als<J for f:).lnilles.
communities Wld government
It gets worse. Whenlhey do
work. people \\~th d!s~bll!ties
still eam about 30 percent Jess
:~e~ tit~p~r~~~;~~~pd~::;~:
mained large!)' the same o>er

the p~~~ 2S 1-'II:U:S. $()Ci0logist
Michelle M<irow and J have
found that employed people
with disabilities are pulled
into lowerpaying occupati<Jns
and industries, creating "cccupa1 ional ghettos.'" Occupation
al sc~rcgation in turn contributes to lhc persistent tmrnings
1~ap between pe<lplc with and
with<>llt disabilitlc,;.
How did this happen?
T~ prnb!vm~ b~'f:an
who..'ll
the l!riginal draft J,mgunge nf

th~ ADA wa~ watered down to
David Pettinitchio
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n::h '~d;;;f~ft~ :t i~~lcaf~!s t~i~

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bc11er witll Reu~;uo-l~wll era

helid~ in tbe virtucsofllllfC!;
ulatcd lab"r markets, Bu1 i1
was the weak enforcement nf
the ADA by the EqualEmp)uy.
mcm Opp<Wtunity Commis
sinn and the conservative wme ha\"1' claimed pel"\'~roe
-court interprewtlons eyf the
ADA that undermined theabil
ityof the law to make~ difference.
ln fact, C<mgres~ recognized that the ADA was broken
%~~ i~f:t~~sJ!etl~lt~ s~~~ll~~
2008. A~ thettHouse Majnrity

Leader St<':tl}' Hoyer, D-Md.,
testifled, the ()bjective of th~
2008 law was "to restore the
broad r~.ach of tbe ADA that
webelie.ved was plain in 1990."'
Sev~n yc~~-~ later, the revi
slons haven"! done much to fix
the problem. This realit)' hit
home when, i.n remarks rortbc
24th anniversary of tbe ADA
la~t yenr, Rep. James Langevin, D-R.J ., reminded us tli~l 31
percent ufpeoplc with d!s~bil
tties stUJJin. below the poverty Hne.
Why didn"t we get the kind
of results we were expecting?
One possibility is that tlh~
ADA has not done enough lu
change di$Crimmntory atti
tudes nnd behaviors among
employers. TI1i.~ is in part hecause emplovers haven"t
faced rocaninMul sanctions
when they fail to comply with
the law. This should ch~n~e.
E\'en so, fixing the ADA requires more. Most of all, we
must directly address inequalities in the M>or market.
OccvpatiQnal segregation
is a major harrier to people
with disabiiHieo. Empl<l)'cn
~n~ puoplc with di~ahilitics in-
~J~~~~s~~~J~:~'iri~gm:e,~p~~
with
disabilitie~
us token
gv~-
ttn"l\s, rather than recogni1.ing

them for thoir skills and P<llCn
tial. Bcr.au~e workc.rs with dio
<1bilitic~ ~<rc <!ftcn isol~tcd, the
nctlativc ~!liludc~ and stereotypes held by wmc em plovers
arc rarely _ch~!len~cd, l'll<>plc
with disabJlitie~ ""i.H sec few
imr>rovemcnts in their em
plo)'mem pr<l>p~'Cts until thar
clmngcs
l'oople with disabilities also
need impr~\'ed <ICC~ss to hi~h
er educ.ati(on and to appr<.>prlatcl) tailored, up-to-date oecupationallraining pr<)((TMllS to
brc~k out of low-wage i<b
gherws. Su~h programs c<JUid
open the doors to higherpnying CRrccrs in, for example,
science and technology. Trainin~ c.~n al:'o help disahled jeyb
~pplicants ovcrc!>mc negative
stenotypes atO\lng potential
~mployers.
At the 17th anniversary uf

the ADA, lh>'f.r s~id. J be
lieve tbm its promi~e t"emains
unfulfilled but ven much still
within reach." His pronounc~
ment is as true !oday as it was
then. To ha>'C positive r.ffects
on cmploymeat, JX>licy rnnot
addrc~s b!>th supply and de-mand factors sh~ping employmetlt <Jutcomcs. On the OIJe
h3nd, we need to educnte employers l'e.tter, reward pro-active b~.haviors among cmployet"s in hiring nnd _promoting
people with di:o-ab)Htics, and
punish employers who d!Scriminate. On the other hand,
irlcreased educational and
~~~~ni3fsabJ'~goj~~n~t;~iican~
find better jnhs.
llnderregulated lnhor 11\arkets have fniled to produce the
good outcomes for people With
di:o-ab!Jities. We need to let the
ADA do it~ job
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Combined Efforts Theatre
considered a local gem
Area residents ha\'C an op

portunity to en_io)' a unique
theater ~xperience tllis month.
Come s~>c Combined Efforts
Theatre's !>utdoor summer
prodt1ction of "A Mid~umnlcl"
Nights' Dream,"' b)' WilllMn
Shakespeare, creatively adapted by local playwright Janet
Schlaplwhl.
Comhincd Efforts Theatre's
p~rformwlce& bring out the
best itl the actors and theuudieHce_. 111ere is a ~p<t:eial kind uf
mag-1c that is fell thrrmghout
<!ach performance.
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undcr6tanding and appreci<t
t1un of the .;,ffurts of P.lJ p~'l"
formttrs, a result of tht: underlying philMOph)-" and vision <!f
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whicll disability drup~ from 1111
con~iderationo a~ a res\!lt of
the inclu~ivlto and n>'pect and
appreciation of what all acturs
bring t!> thr production. E-ach
ac10r, whether old or youn~,
whether dealing- with a disabil
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r,oing, ~ivcs their time ~nd

many tal~.nts with a full heart
and a_ true sense eyf joy nnd
pride 1n th~ professionalism of
e;,ch Pr<Jdoction. The ~udience
r~.aps tbe rewl!rds many times
stant Msk fl"om J"Upmres and

spill~. The pip~line industry
has an abyr.mal reco<dof diSI<S
ters-e.)!. a 100,000 r,allon .~pill
ju~t two mmlhs ~go on the
beaches ncar t>anta Barbara,
()VCJ".
Calif.
"'A Midsummer :">light"s

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p.m. Thur~d~v. f"ridav and Sat
urdav. G~neral admission S15,
seniorsts!lldellts $10, children
under l() ~re $S. Reoervations,
ditections and m<1re inf<\rmation about the !-lerforn>ance
can
be
feyund
at
w\1'\<:Combincdeffort~.<!rg.
JO}'C<! C~mmn
lowa City
Bakken Pip-eline not ln
Iowa's best Interest
The proposed Bakken (Dnkot,~ Access) Pipdme would

cross our state on the longest
and worst possible path- diap,onally from the nortllll't"St
corneJ to the soutlWISl comer.
connecting the North Dalwt~
shale oil fields to a termmal in
Pliloka, Jll.
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Iowa
farmland
tr~nched for the .Win<:h pipe,
among the wwld"s mo~t productive, would he degraded for
year.1 if not de<~dcs. Worse,
lowas land, ri,'ers. strc.ltns,
and aquifer,~ weuld be at con
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~~~~:~~~ep~gn~s ~;Fi~~?l:iri:
vohed ~nd there's no "ptl\>lic

gO<.ld"" or other benefit to low a.
Yet, the Te:-:as cot"pnration
pl:Ulning to build it C).."pCCtS tO
reGeive eminent domain authority from our state goYernmenl Md is stockpillng: pipe in
~ta(:ing- areas m Iowa. That
1"1!:-:as corporation would b~. the
only beneficlar~:.the rem of us
would bM< the nsks and costs
for decades to come.
'fbe lowa 1.:1ilities Board1 w
the legislature next session.
will he more Ukely to stand up
for tile inter~st oflowans rather than accommodate Big Oil if
they perceiVe the public is out
mgcd. So bring up the topic
witb your family, fri~nds, and
co-workers. Perhijps even
email your legisMors or tM
!Qwa Utilities Board. Go"r,le
"Bakken Pi!-leline" and 1risit
'"Nobakllen.cum."'
Rkhard R. Lamb
Iowa Oty
Andrea Farrington's murder at the mall is an outrage

The June 12 murder of
Andrea Farrington at the
Coral Ridge Mall is an
ouTrage. El'ery murder in
our stale should he ~n outrage.
ACC<Jrding to new.5p~
pcr reports based on p<!lice statomcuts, Alexander Ko~.ak. wh!> worked as
a ~ccuJity guard at the
mall, lefl his workpl~ce
and went home to get his
gun. He returned to the
Christopher H.
Marks
--,~~~$\
Opinion __
mall and intcnti!>nally

shut an unarmed woman
three times in the back.
He fled the .scene but w~s
soon ~rrcstcd. His trk1l,
where hv can contest the
charge~. will begin in October.
Kozak'~
motivation,
whatever it ma)' turn <.>ut

bu. is irrelevant. So i~ his
upbringing, psychl>logiClll maturity, medical hist<lry, ur any llf the other
ruses used !!>defend murderers. l believe the evidence will indicate Kn7.i!k
pulled the trigger and
that lle alone is responsihlc
for FaniJtgtun's
death. P<.\l"iod
Because low& does not
have the d~.ath penalty.
1\o;<~~k'$ punishment will

not fit his cr)me. lfKoZil.k
is c<Jnvicted and
~en
tenced t<J the maximum

punishment. bt~ might die
in prison some 7() years
from now h~\'ing naver
W!>l"rled alxmt housinG,
foo-d or medical care. To
be ~urc, he will have lost
Ills liberty - our most
cherished posses~iun bm he will adjust. They
alwarsdo.Andaswe have
~een n\ccntl)' in upstate

New York, there L~alwa1's
the dream()( escape.
Btl! there are n<l
dreams left f11r Andrea
Farlingtnn. 'fhcrc ar.;,
only mcm<1ric~ of her,
seared into the minds of
her family ~md (riends.
Legislation
often
grows out ofu-ag~dy. The
death penalty should be a
tQol available tu iowa
pro~ecutors. 'fo be used
rarely. hut w be used

when theel'idcnce is light
ywrs beyond "rcaseyn~ble d\>ubt."' W~ can be
~ertain
11bn\l\
Sl>me
things.
And unless we change
our laws, we can he ccrWin tile nc~t Iowa murderer >.!111 not receive the
puni~hmem he deserve~
Ol<i>1"llM H. Mob i> "" AeOo<
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.Andrea Farrington's murder at the man is an outrage

The June 12 murder of Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall is an outrage. Every murder in our state should be an
outrage.
According to newspaper reports based on police statements, Alexander Kozak, who worked as a security guard at the
mall, left his workplace and went home to get his gun. He returned to the mall and intentionally shot an unarmed woman
three times in the back. He fied the scene but was soon arrested. His trial, where he can contest the charges, will begin
in October.
Kozak's motivation, whatever it may turn out be, is irrelevant. So is his upbringing, psychological maturity, medical
history, or any of the other ruses used to defend murderers. I believe the evidence will indicate Kozak pulled the trigger
and that he alone is responsible for Farrington's death. Period.
Because Iowa does not have the death penalty, Kozak's punishment will not fit his crime. If Kozak is convicted and
sentenced to the maximum punishment, he might die in prison some 70 years from now having never worried about
housing, food or medical care. To be sure, he will have lost his liberty- our most cherished possession- but he will
adjust. They always do. And as we have seen recently in upstate New York, there is always the dream of escape.
But there are no dreams left for Andrea Farrington. There are only memories of her, seared into the minds of her family
and friends.
Legislation often grows out of tragedy. The death penalty should be a tool available to Iowa prosecutors. To be used
rarely, but to be used when the evidence is light years beyond "reasonable doubt." We can be certain about some
things.
And unless we change our laws, we can be certain the next Iowa murderer will not receive the punishment he deserves.
Christopher H. Marks is an Amana resident.
Christopher H.
Marks
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Farrington's murder is an outrage

Christopher H. Marko;;
3:34p.m. CDTJuly 20, 20/5
The June 12 murder of Andrea Farrington at the Cora! Ridge Mall is an outrage. Every murder in our state
should be an outrage.
According to newspaper reports based on police statements, Alexander Kozak, who worked as a security
guard at the mall, left his workplace and went home to get his gun. He returned to the mal! and intentionally
shot an unarmed woman three times in the back. He fled the scene but was soon arrested. His trial, where he
can contest the charges, wi11 begin in October.
Kozak's motivation, whatever it may turn out be, is irrelevant So is his upbringing, psychological maturity, medical history, or any of the other ruses used
to defend murderers. l believe the evidence will indicate Kozak pulled the trigger and that he alone is responsible for Farrington's death. Period.
Because Iowa does not have the death penalty, Kozak's punishment will not fit his crime. If Kozak is convicted and sentenced to the maximum
punishment, he might die in prison some 70 years from now having never worried about housing, food or medical care. To be sure, he will have lost his
liberty- our most cherished possession- but he will adjust. They always do. And as we have seen recently in upstate New York, there is always the
dream of escape.
But there are no dreams left for Andrea Farrington. There are only memories of her, seared into the minds of her family and friends.
Legislation often grows out of tragedy. The death penalty should be a tool available to Iowa prosecutors. To be used rarely, but to be used when the
evidence is light years beyond "reasonable doubt." We can be certain about some things.
And unless we change our laws, we can be certain the next Iowa murderer will not receive the punishment he deserves.
Christopher H. Marks is an Amana resident
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Joseph Dobrian Principal and Founder at Oobrian, Frances, Bowie & Long
Will executing her murderer bring Miss Farrington back? Wi!! it make her rest any easier in her grave? No, but it'll make you feel a!! tingly.
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William M Duffy Owner/Partner at Stuart, Carmen and Associates

I wouldn't call spending the rest of my life in a little eel! with an exposed toilet, always needing to look over my shoulder and in the company of the
worst or the worse the same as lving at the Holiday Inn. For some life in prison is worse than death. Life in prison is an act of punishment and
protection. Death is an act of revenge.
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Kozak to face trial Oct 6 for mall shooting

Iowa City Press-Citizen
7:19a.m. CDT./uly 15, 2015
The man accused of shooting and killing a woman in the Coral Ridge mall last month will face trial on Oct. 6,
according to Johnson County District Court documents.
Alexander Kozak, 22, of North Liberty, pleaded not guilty on July 2 to a charge of first-degree murder.
Authorities said Kozak used a 9mm Glock to shoot 20-year-old Andrea Farrington of Cedar Rapids three times
in the torso on June 1'2 while Farrington was working inside Coral Ridge Mall.
Farrington, an employee at the Iowa Children's Museum, was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics later that night
After the shooting, Kozak fled in his vehicle and was stopped on Interstate 80 by an Iowa State Patrol officer
and a Scott County sheriffs deputy. He was taken into custody on June 12 and admitted to pollee that he had
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intentionally shot the victim in the back three times, Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said at a press
conference on June 13.
Kozak will face life in prison without parole if he is convicted, and is currently being held in the Muscatine County Jai! on a $10 mi!!ion cash bond.
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Trial set for man accused of Coral Ridge Mall shooting

Stephen GruberMMiller, Iowa City Press-Citizen
3:36p.m. CDT July 14, 2015
The man accused of shooting and ki!!ing a woman in the Coral Ridge Mall last month will face trial on Oct. 6,
according to Johnson County District Court documents.
Alexander Kozak, 22, of North Liberty, pleaded not guilty on July 2 to a charge of first-degree murder.
Authorities said Kozak used a 9mm Glock to shoot 20-year-old Andrea Farrington of Cedar Rapids three times
in the torso on June 12 while Farrington was working inside Coral Ridge MaiL
Farrington, an employee at the Iowa Children's Museum, was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics later that night.
After the shooting, Kozak fled in his vehicle and was stopped on Interstate 80 by an Iowa State Patrol officer
and a Scott County sheriffs deputy. He was taken into custody on June 12 and admitted to police that he had
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intentionally shot the victim in the back three times, Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said at a press
conference on June 13.
Kozak will face life in prison without parole if he is convicted, and is currently being held in the Muscatine County Jail on a $10 million cash bond.
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Killing, violence shouldn't happen anywhere

Robert Connolly
3:14p.m. CDTJufy 7, 20/5
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic murder of 20-year-old Andrea Farrington by a young man who had
allegedly been harassing her, many conversations contained the sentiment that such a vile and vicious act
"shouldn't happen here." There is .no sma!l measure of naivety and a touch of hubris in this thinking. The fact of
the matter is that such an act of cold-blooded murder shouldn't happen anywhere, but it does with alarming
frequency.
The harsh reality of today is that Iowa is connected to the wider world; not immune to the ever roiling social and
cultural trends that afflict our youth from coast to coast. The fine people of this state like so many other
Americans long for the days before Internet predators and bullies, Amber Alerts, locked doors, increasing crime in all major categories, and the sense
that the world is moving far too rapidly.
The young man who callously murdered Farrington was possessed of the same psychopathology that has been evidenced by others who committed
similarly heinous acts; a boiling stew of anger, resentment and perhaps insanity that is virtually impossible to detect. Often it is only an act of murder is
committed that the signs and symptoms of the perpetrator are seen in hindsight.
It is unreasonable to think that mass psychological screening of our youth to identify potential violent or other antisocial tendencies would decrease the
likelihood of such events going forward. That too is naive.
Robert Connolly
Hills
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Anywhere except in the womb. The most dangerous place on this planet is the womb
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what aboot King?
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pejorative rellll)Iks about un,
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grants.
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the
backlash hils begun with
him being ''fired" from
his TV show and his
product lines being re:
moved from retail outlets.
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price to pay for such
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most iiifamous member
of Congress has called
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"calves the slze of cantaloupes."
House Speaker John
Boehner has denOllllced
such outr<tgeous state$ll,ying 1h!lt,
mep,ts
''There's no place in 1his
debatefor hateful or ignorant COl1lJilents from
elected officials." Yet,
King was ()gain. on national TV, again spewing
his racist rhetoric. How
long must Io~-a's reputation suffer before this
man is replaced with a

representative who fully
merits the public trust?
Ed Was:sennan
Iowa City
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the world is moving far

too rapidly.
The man who callously killed Farrington possessed the same psychopathology that has been
evidenced by others who
committed f):imilarly heinous acts; a boiling stew
of anger, reaentmentand
perhaps insanity that is
virtually impossible to
detect. Often it is only
whenanactofmurderis
committed that the signs
and symptomsoftheperpetratorate seen in hindsight.
It is unreasonable to
"thin!{ that rtlllSS psychological scre~Jing ofour
youth to identify potential. violent or other antisocial tendencies would
decrease the likelihood
ofsucheVentsgoing forward. Th!lttoo isllalve.
Violence Sflol.l!ldn't
happelll aliYWMre
In the immediate aftermath of fue tragic
murder of 20-year-old
Andrea Farrington by a
man who had allegedly
been hamssing her,
many conversations contained thesentiment that
such a. vile and vicious
act "shouldn't happen
here." There is no small
measureofnajvety and a
topch of hl.lbris. in . lhis
thinking. Thefact of the
lliarteris fuat such an act
of cold-blooded murder
sho\lldn't happen anywht:re, but it does. with
a!arilling frequency.
The hl)rsh reality of
Robert Connolly
Hills
to(!ay is that Iowa is cone
nected to fue wider
world; notimmune to the Armil:ig citizens <eM
ever roiling .social and .be poSitive
I take exception to the
cultural trends that af,
filet our youth from letterfromJulieSpencer
coast to coast. The fine frcimJune25about"Conimptemehting
people of this statelike so gress
inl)ily other Americans more 'sensible' gun
long for the days before laws" in light of thereInternet predators and cent tragedy in South
bullies, Amber Alerts, Carolina.
First of all, Dylann
locked doors, increasing
crime in all major cate- Roof violated about five
gories, and the sense that of our "sensible gun
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laws" currently on the

books.
It seems that all the
talk about ever more restrictive gun laws is
aimed at disarming honest citizens and doing
nothing .to disarm criminais and mental deficients. Why is that?
On the positive side of
armed citizens:Lastyear
inArizona.ananned citizen shot robber who
was holding a mall security officer at gunpoint.
In :March 2013, another
armed citizen saved the
life ofan officerwhowas
being beaten by a susp~tin Baton Rouge, La.
Six.monthseatlier,aTexas armed citizen shota
heavily ru:medmurderer
who hlld a police officer
p"med down under
hel)vy fire, saving the offleet's life.
Iri fact, incidents of
armed citizens coming to
the aid of officers, often
saving their lives, have
occurred across the
COUlltry.
So, the more places
that ban firearms to law
abidingcitizens, becQme
'NoSelf-DefenseZones"
to the general public because laws don't mean
amthing to criminals.
R.D.Hobbs
Iowa City
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E-FILED 2015 AUG 11 1:27 PM JOHNSON

- CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
LOCAL
friday, July 3, 2015
I>A Iowa City Prtess-Citken
Briefly
Cities' Independence
Day schedules
IOWA CITY
City of Iowa City ad.
minimativc offices nnd
other fa~ilitie~ will be
dosed Friday 11> cele
brate tha Independence
Day holiday. The changes
to Cit;- of Iowa City office hom~ or sen,iceo arc
It> follow~;
AIRPORT; The office

will be closed ~'riday, but
Jet Air will be open from
7 a.m. to 8:30p.m. Friday
und S~t\lrda}', and 24hour self-sc.rve fuel will
be available.
ANIMAL CARE AND

ADOPTION CENTER:
Closed friday. Open
l'egular holll'S Saturday,
LANDfiLL AND RECV
CLING CENTER: It wiU be
open regular hcur~ F'l"i
day. Offi<.L>s arcckm.'<l
Saturday.
lH>RARY; Open from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. It
will be closed Saturd,1y
The !ibrar)' will be open
rer,ul~r hours Sund~y.
PARKING: The Park
ing and 1'ran~portaticn
Office on l\>wa Avemw
~>.'ill be clo~ed l''riday, but
City parking ramps will
be open ~nd wiU operate
normally. SMurday,
ramps will be open, hut
wiU be unstaUc<l due to
the holiday.
PARKS AND RECREA
T!ON: Offices at both
I'Ccreation centers Will
l>e closed Friday, but
buildings and pools will
operate on normal hours.
lnd<lor p<>ols will be open
lmti14 p.m. S~turday
with the buildings closing at s p.m. City Par~
Pool will operate normal
hours, dosing at 8 p.m.
Saturday,
POUCE: Offices fo1
administration and rcc

ords will be closed Friday. P~trol will oper~te
on its normal schf.dUie.
SENIOR CENTER: The
Centf.r will be closed
Friday (Uld S11turday. No
senior meal~ will be
~crved. A normal ~chcd

ule will be in effect Sun
day.
SOLID WASTE {RE
FUSE, RECVCUNG and
VARO WASTE PICKUP):

Hefu~~. recydinr, and
rardwas\10'\~ill all he
collected as u~ual Friday.
TRANSIT:
Due to stre<Jt clMure~

for the Jowa .lazz Fc~ti>
val, tfl(~ following bus
st"ps will not be senic~d
from 110011 We-dnesday
through Satwday: 7~00.
7401.7202. 7205,7206 and
7207.
In addition, minor
detours will be in effect
for the following ruuteB,
a~ ~ccti~ns of Clinton
Street "ill be dosed:
Nonh D~dge, Night (Uld
Weeken\l Nnrth DOOge,
Rochester, Uu\tside Ex
pres~. Nir;ht and Weekend Manville Height~
and Sev1~nth Avenue.
Thursday, buses will
run on a normal schedule
\\~th the above-men
tioned chl.nges in effect.
Friday, free Sam:rday
schedule ~crvicc will be
available, with the pre,~
ously mentioned Jan
fest change$ in effect.
Saturday, no bus ser
ice will beavaihble due
to the holiday.
WATER: The Wfll'el'
Division will he d<>scd
fm th~ holiday. If a water
cmerg~ncyoe~:urs. call
the2~hour emergency
number nt 319356-5166.
CORALVILLE
CllY HAU ANI> PO
LICE; Offices will be
cli)Sed friday. City Hall
will be open for 4th Fest
if!fl!rmati~n and res!
room access from Sp.m.
to dark ~'riday and from
10a.m. until dark Sat
ltrday.
LIBRARY: Open normal h1>urs from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. 1-'riday and from
noon to4 p.m. Su11day,
Closed Sllt11rday.
RECREATION CENTER
AND INDOOR POOl: The
Recreation Center and
the Indoor Pool will be
open the following hours:
7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ~'riday
(normal hm1rs),
Noon to 5 p.m. Sat
11rday.
TI1e Recreation Center
will be open for reslr()(>m
access only from 9/l.m.
to noon and frnm S to 9
p.m. Saturday, Amnre
IN n;(" MArnm OP TI;F. f.STATE

~
wwru M_ &n.,.. Oooo""<
PR08Al'E NO. ESP<\ W!TW
NOTIC~ Of PROBATE Of WiU,

OfAI'I'OI~IlNTOF
IN RO: lH~ MAIIRIM>t OF

VICTORIA GOMEZ unol AAMON
BAO.MlOMU
E;XECUTOR. AND N011CC "m

CREOM"ORS
To All P.,""";
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M_
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Qooe,,,.,<J.m>:>d .. (!OOQ<~
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WATER AND WASTE

WATER: Offices will be
clo.,W. }'rida)'.
SmEETS ANI> SAN

ITATION: Offices wi!l b<"<
closed Friday.
NORTH LIBERTY
ln observallce of lndependellce Day, JoJy 4.
some cit)' offices, facil
itics alld service~ will
have reduced hours .July
3-4. City Hall und oth>:r
city offices will be dosed
LIBRARY: Tile Nmth
Liberty Commt>nity Li
brar)' will be open Friday
regular hours from 9
a,m.to5p.m.lt will he
clos~'<l S~turday. The
library is closed Sundays

through Labor Day weekend.
RECREATION CENTER;
The N<>l'th Liberty Recre.
utlun Center will he. open
frnm 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday ~nd frcm 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Saturday and Suoday. The outdoor pool
wi!l be opel\ from noon to
6 p.m. each day.
JOHNSON COUNTY
Most' Jolmsoll County

offices
will be closed !-Tidal' in
observan<Xl of The
Fourth of July holiday.
111eJohnson Coumy
Sheriff's Office Administrative, Civil, and Hec<>rds divisions win be
clo~1.1d All other ~cfl'icc.o;
will operate ao normal
and be available for roo
tine and emerg<"ncy rC
sponse.Johnson County
Ambulance service will
also be uvailable for
routine aud cmerr,en~y
rosp,msc. Its billing and
administrative offices
will be dosed.
~ovemmcntal
VICTORIA GOMR
Potllloo"'.
6FFlCW. PUBUCAllON
IN T!IE DISTil!CT COI.I!IT OF

Tl!EE S'lA"Il': OF IOWA
IN AND FOR JOHNSON
ANO CONCERNING
AAMON SAEZA<K>MCl
RoOj>D.....,,.
COUNTY
!NHlMAT!ON r.oo n<o

m:SPONO!iNT N~M8l A!lOI!iO
Kozak to plead
not guilty in
mall shooting
ZACH BERG
Ale~~nder Kw-<~k. tlie
mall nccuscd of gunning
down a 20Ye<ol'<>ld worn
an at tilt Coral Ridge Mall
la~\ monlh, will plead n<.>t
guilt}'
AC<lOr<llng \Q \>nlinu
court do~IJmems filed
Thursday morn in~. AlexandGr Matthew Kor.ak,
22, <Jf Nf>rth Liberty, entered a writtcnplca<.lfnot
guilty 111 first-degn~
rnnrdcr.
Authorities sar Ko>.ak
used a 9mm Glock to
shoot Andrc.1 farrinr~t<:m
of Cedar Rapids three
times in thctorsoon June
l2at the maU. Farrington
was pr!lllOimced dead at
Univer~ity of lowa Hm
pitals and Clinks later
that night.
AccQrding to a news
rdeasc from Universal
Protection
Service,
which pro\ides s~-curit\"
for the mall, Kozak had
resif(ned frow hi~ .'><:curi
ty job at the mall earlier
in th~ day.
Severlll witness on the
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The trial date for ~n

Iowa Cit)' man fill.:ing 12
counts of sexual abuse
and 22 counts of illwtsi~n
of privllC)' has been
puohr.d hack to Nowmber.
The trial for Nathan
Schloss, 2'l, of lowa City
was l\l(wcd from .)u!v J.1
to Nol'. 17, accordilll4 to
unline C"~mrt information
Thursday.
Thi~ is tl1e ~eccmd 1ime
that Schloss' trial h~~
been pushed hack. The
criginal trial d~tc had
been set for Apri17.
During a pretrial con
ference Thursda" at the
Jo!ms<m County" Counhou$e, Assistant County
Anorney Dana Chri~tian
sen and Schloss' lawyer,
J, De.1n Kwgan, agreed
to move the court date
back to ~Uow m<:>re time
for dl~COI'Cl1'
Schloss was arrested
Dec. 19, 1014, and
char~~d with 18 counts of
sexual abuse. Police com
plaints alleged that
Schloss recorded and
photographed
himself
engaging in sexual ~cts
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rna. Th~ car was swprod
un Jorur~tme 8!1 by an
hnvn SlijtC trooper nnil
Sc<.>tt County sheriff's
<l~puty at about 8:30p.m.,
an~ Kuz~k was t~kcn into
c\!S10dy, authorities said.
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cer.~ that he Md intcn
tionally shot the victim in
the bac~ three times, ac~ording to a st~tl'.nwot
from ,lohn~on Connty At
tomey Janet Lyness la~t
month.
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had been St a~ of earl)'
Thursd~y Mtcrnoon. Ko
zak is being beld at the
Musca.tlM Count)' Jail on
~ $10 nnllioll cash bond.
IN THe W.fmR OF n<e TRUST
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dom-pool.
AQUATIC CENTER:
Ope11 nol'mal hour.~ from
11 am. to Sp.m. l'rid~)'
and from noon to 6 !).m.
Saturday.
TRAIIISrr: There will
he no Corah'illc 'flansit
SfJ>'ice Saturday. Tran~it
sen'ice will ruJJ a Saturday rout~ and schedul~
,July 3.
TRASH ANI> RECY
CUNG: nash and reC)'
cling for the wook (If
June 2\I.July 3 will be
pickc<l up on schedule,
RECYCLING <:EI'ITER:
ltWinbcopenfrom8
a.m. to noon friday and
will be dosed Saturday.
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curb at 7 a.m. the day of
~.ollec\ion. For questions
on trash and rec)'ding
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Alexander Koza.k, the.

man a<:;cliSed of gupning
down a 20-year.Old womanattheCoralRidgeMall
last month, will plead not
guilty.
According to onlin,e
court .. documents filed
Thursday moming, Alexander Matthew Kozak,
22, of North Liberty, en'
tered a written plea of not
guilty to first -degree
murder.
Authorities say Kozak
used a 9mm Glock to
shoot Andrea Farrington
of Cedar Rapids three
times in th.e torso on June
12 at the malL Farrington
was pronounced dead at
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics later
that night.
Accor4ing to a news
release from Universal
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Service,
which provides. security
for the mall, Kozak had
resigned from his securi~
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in the day.
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Zach Berg, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Alexander Kozak, the man accused of gunning down a 20-year-old woman at the Coral Ridge Mal! last month,
will plead not guilty.
According to online court documents filed Thursday morning, Alexander Matthew Kozak, 22, of North Liberty,
entered a written plea of not guilty to first-degree murder.
Authorities say Kozak used a 9mm Glock to shoot Andrea Farrington of Cedar Rapids three times in the torso
on June 12 at the mal!. Farrington was pronounced dead at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics later that
night.
According to a news release from Universal Protection Service, which provides security for the mall, Kozak had
resigned from his security job at the mall earlier in the day.
(Photo: Special to the Press-Citizen)
Several witness on the scene identified Kozak as the shooter and reported he had fled the scene in a blue Kia
Optima. The car was stopped on Interstate 80 by an Iowa state trooper and Scott County sheriff's deputy at about 8:30p.m., and Kozak was taken into
custody, authorities said.
While in custody, Kozak admitted to the officers that he had intentionally shot the victim in the back three times, according to a statement from Johnson
County Attorney Janet-Lyness. last month.
No trial date for Kozak had been set as of early Thursday afternoon. Kozak is being held at the Muscatine County Jail on a $10 million cash bond.
Reach Zach Berg at 319-887-5412, [email protected], or follow him on Twitter at @ZacharyBerg.
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Gregory Delzer
Oh, good. I didn't want to see this guy get a plea deal.
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He was fired .. he did not resign.
1 don't
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Murder in Johnson County is rare. Not !ike some places where murders end up in the police beat instead of
news. But we just had one. A woman shot dead at the Coral Ridge Mall by a co~worker with a thing for guns.
The shooter, Alexander Kozak, drove a vehicle with Texas plates, where he lived for a time.
Texas is where certain issues, like guns, play out with exceptional clarity. Granted, Texas is weird. But as fans
of the late Molly Ivins know, weird in Texas is normal. But this year seems a tad weirder than usual.
On May 17, it was the Waco Biker Shootout erupting during a meeting of the Texas Confederation of Clubs at a
strip mall restaurant. Biker gangs had gathered to discuss who got to wear what when somebody ran over
somebody's foot. Or something, And all hell broke loose.
When the smoke cleared, nine were dead, 18 injured. The police arrested 170 bikers and seized hundreds of
weapons, including an AK-47.
One day later, the Texas Legislature began debate on a bill to allow open carry. Gov. Abbott signed it June 13. That same day, James Boulware opened
fire on Dallas Police headquarters. The attack ended when police shot him dead.
Meanwhile, lurking in the background, was Jade Helm 15.
Jade Helm 15 is the training exercise that happens every summer when soldiers go where nobody lives to play war games. But somehow this recurring
activity morphed into an evil plot by the federal government to invade Texas, impose martial law and send FEMA in to ship people off to holding cells in
the basements of abandoned Walmarts.
Ground Zero for this theory is credited to Alex Jones, a radio talk show host whose schtick is selling the kind of nonsense that in saner times exists only
in the imaginations of the certifiably deranged. But credit should go to Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Gov. Abbott, who
announced on Apri128 that he was mobilizing the Texas Guard to ensure that the United States did not invade the state of Texas.
This nation has a gun problem. We have the highest murder rate of all the developed nations. Seventy percent of those are killed with guns. Add deaths
by suicide and accidents and the number of Americans dead by gunshot since 1968 exceeds the number of Americans killed in every war this nation has
fought since 1776.
Countries with strict and enforced gun control laws don't have this level of carnage. So what's stopping us? Short answer, the Second Amendment. But
that Amendment guarantees a "well regulated Militia as defined in Article 1, Section 8, clauses 15 and 16, and by the Militia Act of 1792. For 111 years,
those state milltias were our national standing army until the Militia Act of 1903 abolished the militias and replaced them with the National Guard. It wasn't
untH2008 that the Supreme Court (Heller v. DC) defined the right to bear arms as an individual right. However, the court also ruled that right could be
limited by reasonable regulations.
We are all familiar with the arguments against gun control. But reasons such as safety and self-defense don't stand up to scrutiny. The mere presence of
guns correlates with higher levels of gun violence. So we're left with lax gun control as good for gun manufacturers, and the Second Amendment is so we
can protect ourselves from our own government.
The latter is the "Second Amendment Solution," popular in Texas and espoused by our very own senator, Joni Ernst
Writers' Group member Jacqueline Smetak is a Lone Tree resident.
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Charlotte Walker University of Northern Iowa

Thanks Jackie, its one of your best.
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Douglas Dmitri Mosier General director at Siringa Language Services

The only argument I need against gun control is the second amendment
Like Reply Ju\6, 2015 5:31pm

You forgot to mention the abortions inJohnson County.
Like Reply Jul1, 2015 12:07pm

To bad for you that many of the statements are not true, we are number one with the bullet, but not number one in gun deaths:
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Lynn Griebahn Jr. -Works at Self-Employed

Lynn, they can't fool you.
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Texas is wierd?
Like Reply Jul1, 2015 10:02am

Fact: At least 35 school shootings and/or school-related acts of violence have been committed by those taking or withdrawing from psychiatric
drugs resulting in 169 wounded and 79 killed (in other school shootings, information about their drug use was never made public-neither
confirming or refuting if they were under the influence of prescribed drugs). The most important fact about this list, is that these are only cases
where the information about their psychiatric drug use was made public. (See full list below)http://www.cchrint.org/school-shooters/
like Reply Jul 2, 2015 11 :52am
Rudolf Schmidt University of Iowa

A man sliced a woman to death in front of her son at the Marion HyVee a few weeks ago. Should we ban knives, too?
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William M Duffy Owner/Partner at Stuart, Carmen and Associates

Nobody is banning guns. The idea that anybody or any group is trying to ban guns is the biggest line of bs put out by those that distrubute
fear and lies to support there own good, aka republicans.
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William M Duffy what do you think she means by gun control? She means banning guns. She means you cannot have a gun for safety or
security. She is an authoritarian and fascist socialist.
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4:33p.m. CDTJzme 23,2015
The man who authorities say shot and killed a woman at Coral Ridge Mall two weeks ago will be arraigned in
early July_
According to online court documents filed Tuesday, Alexander Matthew Kozak, 22, of North Uberty will be
arraigned at 2 p.m. July 2, at which time a judge will formally inform Kozak of his charge: first degree murder, a
class A felony. Kozak faces life in prison if convicted.
Authorities say Kozak, 22, used a 9mm Glock to shoot 20-year-old Andrea Farrington of Cedar Rapids three
times in the torso June 12 at the maiL Farrington was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics and Kozak was arrested later that night in Scott County.
According to a news release from Universal Protection Service, which provides security for the mal!, Kozak had
resigned from his security job at the mall earlier in the day.
Other court documents released Tuesday show that Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness and Assistant Johnson County Attorney Nadea Elliot have
complied a list of 53 witnesses for any possible tria!. Witnesses include Cheryl Farrington, Andrea's mother, and Cassie Farrington, Andrea's sister.
As of Tuesday morning, Kozak was being held at Muscatine County Jail on a $10 million bond.
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Davis, [email protected]
9:44a.m. CDT.!une 23, 2015
Three area men and a teenager have been arrested and charged after a 15-year-old boy was shot Monday
night during an alleged robbery at a Coralville home.
Coralville police responded at4:52 p.m. to a report of a gunshot victim at 61310th Ave. and found a 15-yearold with a wound to his hip, Coralville Police Chief Barry Bedford said in a news release Monday night.
According to police complaints, another victim was pistol-whipped in the head during the incident.
The gunshot victim was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the release stated, and his
injuries were considered non-life-threatening. A gun used during the shooting was recovered, the release said.
Police say the circumstances and motive for the shooting are under investigation.
Arthur Kirksey, 17, of Coralville has been charged with attempted murder, first-degree robbery, both Class B felonies, and possession of a firearm as a
convicted felon, a Class D felony. Class B felonies are punishable to up to 25 years in jail and Class D felonies are punishable to up to five years in jail.
Deonta Moore, 18, of Coralvi!le, Patrick Warren, 20, of Iowa City, and Ali Abdelkarim Ali, 18, of Iowa City are all charged with first-degree robbery, a
Class B felony. According to police complaints, personal property was taken from the residence.
All four were all awaiting a bond hearing and were at the Johnson County Jail as of Tuesday morning.
Mildred Graham, who owns the home where the shooting occurred, said her grandson and a friend were in the home when four to six teenagers entered
the house and one shot the friend and pistol-whipped her grandson in the face.
Graham, who was not home at the time of the shooting, said her grandson lives in the home with her.
"I was in such shock when 1heard what had happened," Graham said. "1 think (my grandson) thought it was a robbery."
Neighbor Kathleen Peters, 65, said she saw a teenage boy, who was sitting up, being carried out of the house on a gurney to an ambP.~-ance-.--- ..
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The Coralville Police Department was assisted by the Iowa City Police Department, Johnson County Ambulance, Johnson County Joint Emergency
Communications Center, Johnson County Sheriff's Office, North Uberty Po !ice Department and the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety.
This is the second shooting in Coralville in two weeks.

On June 12, authorities say Alexander Kozak, 22, shot and killed 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at Coral Ridge MaiL Kozak was arrested later that night
in Scott County and charged with first-degree murder. A preliminary hearing for Kozak has been set for Tuesday.
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Phil Hartman Des Moines, Iowa

Rethinking importing all the section 8 Chicago castaways Iowa City? Too late.
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~~ Marvin Lynch Director, Compensation & Peformance Management at Howard Univesity

~ Why to we always have to go there, Phil? Do we have to label a!! black people as hoods and
thugs?
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Lee Van Brock lin

AI!? l think he clearly stated the Chicago connection. You'd have to have your head pretty far in the sand {or elsewhere) to not see the
correlation between Chicago thuggery and Coralvi!!ellowa City crime. Soon to come to a city near you!
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Dennis L. Smith Des Moines, Iowa

Lee Van Brocklin Remind me: where in the article does it say that any of these guys are from Chicago? Or are they assumed to be just
because they're black kids in our nice, white Iowa? If that's the standard, then good ol' "Phil Hartman" is just another Chicago reject as
welL (But not Section S--unless his mom's basement is public housing.)
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Nick Summy Iowa City, Iowa

Dennis L. Smith If you look at the police report one of these guys is from Milwaukee, which is essentially Chicago. I guess there are a few
reasons to move to IC, but if he is shooting someone in an armed robbery I can only assume he didn't move here because his parents are
surgeons that took jobs at the hospital.
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Nick Summy Iowa City, Iowa

That kid is 17 and already a convicted felon?! Imagine all of the stuff these guys could buy if they had worked for the next 10+ years instead of
sitting in prison. It would greatly outvalue anything they stole from a 15 year old. 1guess a positive note is that they will now at least get decent
haircuts.
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Soft On Crime judges helped cause this. Endless probation and second chances is the rule in juvenile court.
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Josh O'Leary, [email protected]
5:54p.m. CDT June 19, 2015
Alexander Matthew Kozak, the man accused of gunning down a worker Friday night inside Cora! Ridge Mal!,
had a valid permit to carry weapons under a previous name, authorities say.
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said Monday that Kozak had a permit to carry, although it was
obtained under his previous last name, Winn. The permit was issued in Mitchell County, Pulkrabek said, but
was valid to carry a weapon anywhere in Iowa.
MORE COVERAGE:
Securitv company says Kozak resigned on Friday (!story/news/crime-and-courts/2015106/15/coral-ridge-mallsecu ritv-co mpa ny-says-koza k-resiq ned/71258 7 360
Police name victim. release new details on shooting (!story/news/local/2015/06/13/po!ice-name-victim(Photo: Special to the Press-Citizen)
release-new-details-fatal-ma!l-shooting/711955440
Judge sets $10 million bond for shooting suspect (http://1NW.press-citizen.com/storv/news/crime-and-
courts/2015/06/13/judge-sets-million-bond-shooting-suspecV71169878/)
North Liberty man charged in fatal mall shooting Ustory/news/loca!/2015/06/12/coral-ridge-maU-reported-shooting/71156184/)
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The permit was revoked Monday after Kozak was charged in Johnson County with first-degree murder.
Authorities say Kozak, 22, used a 9mm Glock to shoot 20-year-old Andrea Farrington three times in the torso about 7:30p.m. Friday at the mall.
Farrington was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Kozak was arrested later Friday night in Scott County.
Authorities say Kozak admitted to a Department of Criminal Investigation agent that he had been at the mall, left to retrieve the gun from his North Liberty
home, and returned to shoot the victim before fleeing. Farrington, who lived in Cedar Rapids, was working for the Iowa Children's Museum at the
welcome kiosk near the north main entrance when she was shot
A search of online court records in Iowa for Kozak under both of his last names turns up only_ a 2012 speeding violation in Mitchell County.
A marriage certificate on file with the Johnson County Recorder shows that Kozak changed his last name from Winn last year when he married Ke!!ie
Kozak and took her name. According to the certificate, Alexander Kozak listed his current residence as Granbury, Texas, and Kellie Kozak listed her
address as Stacyville, Iowa. The two were married in Iowa City on Sept. 5, 2014.
Police chief: Motive still unclear

Coralville Police Chief Barry Bedford said Monday that authorities are still trying to piece together the motive for the shooting.
"It was not a random shooting. I think it was intentional, but why, I can't say," Bedford said.
He said that while it's clear the shooter and victim knew each other, investigators are still attempting to sift through information about what may have led
Kozak to shoot Farrington.
"We're hearing all these different things, and that's one of the things we're doing today is running down all these bits of information, trying to establish
what was going on, and trying to establish what the motive or nexus was for this," Bedford said.
Bedford said police are coordinating with mall management and their security staff to have officers perform occasional wa!k~throughs of the mall this
week to help people feel safe. Patrol cars will also drive through the parking lot more frequently, he said.
Overflow system used for 911 calls Friday
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Jones, executive director of the JECC, said his office on Monday was still tallying the total number of 911 calls received.
Jones said that so many emergency calls were made that an overflow system redirected caBs to Cedar Rapids. He said four JECC dispatchers received
911 calls on seven lines, and another dispatcher communicated with law enforcement and emergency workers.
"We had an seven lines lighting up," Jones said.

Jones said the cellphone towers of at least two local providers were overloaded from the high volume of calls at the time of the shooting, which might
have prevented some from being able to get through to 911.
"You can imagine everyone grabbing a cellphone at that time and all at once making a phone call," Jones said.
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David Thole
And what does the permit to carry actually mean? To my understanding, the mall is a gun-free zone, meaning that even if you have a carry permit,
you're not supposed to carry there. While there aren't any legal things that can be done to you, immediately, for carrying there, the maH can ban him
and charge him with tresspassing based off the gun-free zone.
KCRG posted the same story a few hours ago, and ! was also curious from them .. what does the fact he had a permit to carry actually mean? I
don't think he would have suddenly said "oh, I won't carry because it's against the law", !ike shooting someone in the back 3 times wasn't notenough-against-the-law already.
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Ray Gillies
He had a permit so 1 guess it is ok then ..
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He was a "good guy" with a gun. A proud Constitution-loving, Bible-reading, beer-drinking, English-speaking, gun-toting patriot Check out his
Facebook page.
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The fact that he, and others are 'constitution loving' (Seriously, you're bashing people who want to follow the constitution?), 'bible-reading,
beer-drinking, .. .'doesn't mean anything. Sharing those qualities doesn't automatically mean someone is going to do something like this.
Sure, if he was part of an extremist group, I'd maybe give this grouping to you, but as it stands, It's not relevant.
Who he is, though, is crazy and needs to be put away for the rest of his life.
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David Thole , I'm not bashing the Constitution. I'm simply following the entire 2nd Amendment-- not just the parts I !ike. The point I'm
making is that this man obviously thought of himself as a good guy with a gun-- being a mall security guy, and all. There are many people
much !ike him who flaunt their guns and patriotism.
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David J Gudenkauf
Just because he had a nexus to another legal name does not make him a legal owner to a CCW weapon. This is something the media
should clearly correct for the public and help LE enforce. ! believe this is another problem with journalistic driven information that promotes
gun violence without good information about gun laws.
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David Thole
Elizabeth Shriver Insane people commonly think themselves as sane. He may have once been a good guy. Unfortunately, good people
can be capable of really bad things given the right circumstances. Those circumstances are different for each person. yes, 1 can guarantee,
even you, in some situations, can probably be capable of really bad stuff. (which isn't important for the conversation)
The point I am trying to make is that his affiliations aren't exactly extreme. Something 'cracked' for him, and made him do something bad.
Regardless of being a 'good guy' or a 'bad guy', his actions shout.. See More
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David Thole
David J Gudenkauf I don't know if name changes change the legality of a carry permit. lf it does matter, and I think it does, then that should
definitely be changed and I agree with you totally.
You may want to clarify what you mean by 'promote gun violence'. 1 don't think the media promotes any violence, let atone gun violence.
Maybe promotes misinformation.
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Elizabeth Shriver Artist at Eiizabeth Shriver Ceramics

Nancy Davin, I did choose them wisely. I think someone who flaunts weapons is probably a bit nuts. Gun fetishism is disturbing.
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Nancy Davin
I would agree that his flaunting was extreme, but it doesn't make all patriotic people who own guns a nut case or out to kill another human
being. That's my point.
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David Thole
Nancy Davin Unfortunately, we're going to see a similar situation whenever something bad happens.
When 9/11 happened, the Ul had to send out notices about violence against Muslims. Some people were associating all Muslims with
those from 9/11. It seems a bit common that people take association quite seriously, taking one person and transposing something onto a
group of people. They are pretty much always wrong when doing that...but meh.
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David Thole, it's not simply an associationwith gun owners, but with gun fetishists. Huge difference.
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Nancy Davin, I agree you can't generalize about all patriotic gun owners, but this guy fits a certain stereotype of gun fetishists. My point is
that "good guy" with gun is self~defined. The shooter thought he was a good guy-~ but not so. You can't tell by appearance who will be
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David Thole Sharing those qua!lties doesn't automatically mean someone is going to do something !ike this. Soooo why when something
like this happens it is done by someone who fits the description_
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David Thole
Ray Gillies Except it's not. See: 9/11, Boston Bomber, ISIS, Columbine, and others.
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David Thole :
In the US, "Mass shooters are almost exclusively white and male, but aside from that there is no one profile of the group. In defiance of
stereotypes, most mass shooters ar~ not psychotic, delusional, 'crazy', or 'insane'.
Almost all had experienced a major loss such as a perceived failure, loss of a loved one or romantic relationship, or a major illness prior to
the shooting, and about 70 per cent perceived themselves as wronged, bullied or persecuted by others.
Revenge was a motive in the majority of incidents."
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Elizabeth Shriver I'd say "citation needed" regarding your shooting comment. I'm kinda "beating a dead horse" here about not creating
arbitrary groups for people based off limited information. Unfortunately, it depends on region, and definition we're going at here. To me, the
point of specifying the method of killing someone is arbitrary, as really anything can be used in certain circumstances.
The main thing I would say I disagree with on your prior point is that they aren't "insane". Mental health is one of those things, like other
diseases and afflictions, changes over time. It's not something you're necessarily born with, and it's something that can be triggered from
situations as you pointed out. I think that someone loses their sanity when they can justify killing someone (in situations we're most
accustomed to, war and all is different).
This doesnt mean I think he should be sentenced as insane, that's getting off too easy in my opinion. He knew what he was doing, and has
no excuse. I still would call him insane to justify the idea of going out there and killing someone, especially the way he did.
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This "good guy" checks all the NRA boxes:
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Ill Why don't you tel! us how many gun crimes are committed by people who hold the beliefs you mention above?
This has nothing to do with the NRA, and everything to do with mental illness. Perhaps you should step back from your bigotry long enough
to get that thru your thick head.
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Mike Whitehead, not true. And thanks to the NRA, accurate statistics on gun crime are hard to come by.
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Elizabeth Shriver The NRA only tried to stop the bias, liberal, antigun factions from faulty research. If you are truely interested in honest
gun crime statistics, then check out research done by John Lott and others, who found that "More Guns Less Crime."(his book on the
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Francis Picray, 1would say someone who has a gun as a profile pic and photos of guns plastered all over his Facebook page is likely a gun
fetishist.
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The actions of one person have more than a ripple effect in this pond we all live in. Imagine the anguish of the
family of the son whose life was in turmoil. He recklessly pulled out his gun and shot another person at the
mall. Imagine the grief of the parents, family and friends of the victim. Their daughter, sister or aunt has just
been violently killed. Her friends must be in shock.
Now think of the business owners at the mall where the shooting occurred. Perhaps sales have not been where
they should have been. Suddenly people do not want to be at the mall. Did you hear? There was a woman
killed there.
My daughter's boss had texted to let her know that the mall had to be closed on the day of the shooting and it would be unlikely that many people would
come. She would not have to work on her scheduled day. I imagine her paycheck will be smaller.
But, the actions of that one person caused my daughter to send her mother a text. "Don't worry mom. You might see on the news that there's been a
shooting at the mall where I work. A!yson and l are both fine. We'll get to spend an extra day with you. We're coming earlier than expected to visit"
I am so thankful that my girls are OK and most importantly, that they wanted to come home. The ripple effect of one person's actions can be profound in
both negative and positive ways. There will be more of these positive outcomes from such a tragic day.
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Earlier this year, the Coralville Police Department's command staff sat down at its regular moFlth!y meeting to
discuss how they would respond in the event of an active shooter at Coral Ridge Mall.
"Not really expecting we'd ever have to use it, but we were at least preparing for that general possibi!lty,"
Coralville Police Chief Barry Bedford said this week of that worst-case scenario: a gunman inside one of the
busiest shopping centers in Iowa.
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Press)
So when 22-year-old Alexander M. Kozak, who had been employed as a security guard at man, allegedly shot
to death 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at the information kiosk she was manning the night of June 12, it was a
situation for which police were ready to respond, Bedford said.
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As Kozak fled the ma!!, witnesses described a chaotic scene of patrons running for the doors in the vicinity of the
shooting, which occurred near the carousel at the north entrance. Others hunkered down inside stores as the
gates closed access to the mal! concourse. Some near the victim tried to stop her bleeding and perform CPR,
witnesses said. Dozens of squad cars and officers quickly responded, some carrying assault rifles.
Bedford said officers on the scene quickly determined that it was not what's considered an "active shooter"
situation - a gunman indiscriminately firing on people in a confined area- but instead the isolated targeting of
a single victim. Bedford said the recent planning for an active shooter event, and previous training with the
cooperation of mall management and security, helped officers in their response.
"It wasn't the exact same thing, but there were a lot of the same things that we put in place, and I think that
actually helped us the other night," Bedford said. "Everything doesn't go as you practiced it, but there's a lot of
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things you consider that you want to get covered, and I think a lot of those things came into play this time."
Special to Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Neither Coral Ridge management nor officials from its parent company,
Chicago-based General
Growth Properties, have granted interview requests in the wake of the shooting. In an email to the Press~Citizen, Angela Jones, marketing manager for
Cora! Ridge and Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, said the company would not discuss its safety procedures and how they were
implemented that night.
"Coral Ridge Mal! has a customized public safety program that entails different measures for various scenarios," Jones said in the email. "Some of the
measures are visible to our shoppers, !ike our relationship with local law enforcement; other measures are not as visible.
"We do not discuss our public safety measures because by doing so would compromise our efforts. But! want to emphasize that safety and security are
our priorities every day."
The mal! contracts its security through Santa Ana, Ca!if.-based Universal Protection Service. Authorities say
Kozak had worked for mall security since !ate 2014 and had worked the day of the shooting. Police believe he
!eft the mall, went home to retrieve a 9 mm Glock handgun and returned to shoot Farrington in the back three
times about 7:30 p.m.
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Kozak was arrested along Interstate 80 about 8:30p.m. June 12 near Davenport after authorities issued a
bulletin with the description of his vehicle to surrounding jurisdictions. Authorities, who have charged Kozak with
first-degree murder, have not speculated on the motive, only saying Kozak knew Farrington, an Iowa Children's
Museum employee, from working at the mall.
Universal Protection Service also declined multiple Interview requests this week, citing the active investigation.
The company said in a brief statement issued Monday that Kozak had resigned from his job the day of the
shooting.
Bedford said the Coralville Police Department has a good working relationship with both the mall security
company and mall management.
Andrea Farrington, 20, was shot
and killed Friday while working at
Coral Ridge Mall. (Photo: Special to
the Press-Citizen)
"I think their security does a good job of working with us and if they have anything, I know that their people are
good and we have a very good relationship with them. Their director has been on site for a long time," he said.
Bedford said while police have not specifically conducted active

shooter training inside the mal!, officers have worked with the mall to
conduct various other exercises in past years.
"We've had access to do training in there before, especially our
Emergency Response Team has had access to some of the individual
stores and the mall in general so they're familiar with it," Bedford said.
"In order to dear a place like that, you need to have practice and be
It's huge and pretty complicated. So we've had that in the
Coralville Police Chief Barry

Bedford stands in front of the
Police Station, Tuesday, Sept. 9,
2008, In Coralville, Iowa. (Photo:
Press-Citizen I Matthew Holst)
Coral Ridge was the state's largest mall when it opened in July 1998
along Interstate 80 on Coralville's western edge, and it has become a
regional shopping destination. Today, Coral Ridge, which is home to
more than 110 retailers, is second only in size among Iowa's malls to
Jordan Creek Town Center in Des Moines.
As the biggest retail hub in Johnson County, the mall naturally is among the most frequent addresses local police respond to for calls for service.
According call logs provided by Coralville Police, officers responded to 1 ,283 calls at the mall from June 1, 2014, through June 16.
Theft or shoplifting was the most common call over the past year, when police responded to 177 incidents. Unlocking a vehicle (142) and traffic stops and
violations (106) were No.2 and No.3, respectively, according to the data.
During the past year, police responded to one call for an armed subject, on July 27, 2014, and three weapons offenses including one listed the night of
the shooting, data shows. The other offenses occurred on Sept. 19, 2014, and Sept. 26, 2014.
Bedford said the armed subject call last July was for two men, ages 21 and 22, who were carrying handguns in the mall. Police responded and
determined that both men had permits to carry weapons, but one of the men also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest out of Burlington and he was
arrested on that charge, Bedford said.
A total of 59 calls were made for reports of suspicious activity or suspicious person. Bedford a suspicious activity or person call carries more urgency or
heightened awareness for officers and that such a call means someone sees something that doesn't appear right to them or that causes concern.
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"For whatever reason somebody comes into your field of view and you notice something and they're not acting like you would expect them to," he said.
"Like they're concerned about somebody seeing them or being caught, or someone who has been in a place for a long time. Something that one person
may look at and say, 'I don't !ike the looks of this.' They can't tell us anything has happened yet, but .. it's suspicious. That's good. People's instincts can
be very good.''
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"When someone sees something, ! would much rather we go to 100 suspicious person calls and none of them be anything than have one that really is
suspicious and they don't call it in and it turns out to be tragic," he said.
During the past year, officers responded to six calls for harassment/obscene phone calls; 15 fights, four civil disputes and three domestic disputes.
Perhaps the most high-profile crime at the mall in recent years was in December 2012, when a man fired a handgun inside Scheels after drunkenly
crashing his car through the front door. That incident, however, happened at 2:30a.m. when the mall was empty, and no one was injured.
Bob Moraca, vice president for loss prevention for the Washington-based National Retail Federation,
leads his organization's education and
training programs with retailers to develop active shooter protocols. Moraca said the Coralville shooting was different than many high-profile mall
shootings nationally in that the gunman targeted a specific person rather than shooting indiscriminately.
In January 2014, for instance, a 19-year-o!d man randomly shot to death two mall employees before killing himself at a Maryland shopping center called
the Mall in Columbia, which is also owned by General Growth Properties. Closer to Iowa, a gunman killed eight people and himself in 2007 inside a store
at the Westroads Mal! in Omaha.
"I'm glad it wasn't someone coming in and indiscriminately shooting, but it's always tragic when someone loses a life in any of those situations," Moraca
said of the Coralvi!!e shooting.
Moraca said with mall shootings becoming more frequent in recent years, all shopping centers work with local law enforcement and their retailers to have
plans in place for an active shooter incident He said store workers are trained to help customers get to safety, which can mean either evacuating a
building or taking shelter behind a bolted office door or in a service hallway.
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Homicides have been few and far between in Coralville's history: the city's first murder case was in 1981, and the most recent homicide was in
2011, when a 14-year-old died in a house fire that was intentionally set.
Bedford said officers have been conducting occasional walk-throughs of the mall this week, and patrol cars are driving through the parking lots more
often to help people feel safe.
"!don't know what our calls have been in the past week, I'm guessing people are on edge out there," Bedford said. "If there's anything that's of concern to
them, they're ca!ling. What they see as suspicious today may be something they totally ignored last week."
Moraca said that past mall shooting incidents have shown that after a mourning period by the community, the public's sense of safety in the shopping
center returns and it doesn't deter people in the long run.
"I think society in general is very resilient in these situations, understanding they do take place but are extremely rare," Moraca said.
Considering the makeup of calls for service to Coral Ridge Mall over the past year, Bedford said the mal! is generally a very safe place.
"Anything can happen anywhere, last Friday is an example of that," Bedford said. "But I certainly think the whole area is actually very safe, not just the
mal!. I think people should feel comfortable going out and shopping and doing daily activities."
Reach Josh O'Leary [email protected] or 887-5415, and follow him on Twitter at @JD OLearv Chttp://www.twitter.com/JD OLearv>.
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Calls for serviee at Coral Ridge Mall from .June 1, 2014, through June 16
TOTAL CALLS
Theft/shoplifting
1,283
177
Vehicle unlock
142
Traffic (motorist assist/parking/traffic stop/reckless driving)
106
Escort/relay
84
Motor vehicle accident (hit and run/personal injury/property damage)
82
Phone request
74
71
Suspicious activity/person
59
Alarm (burglary, panic, vehicle)
56
911 hangup
54
Foot patrol
44
Medical response
40
Public assist
39
Animal calls
35
Trespass
34
Fire response
18
Disturbance/fight in progress
15
Business check
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Welfare check
Missing adult or juvenile
Extra patrol request
HarassmenVobscene phone calls
Criminal mischief/vandalism
Disturbance/civil dispute
Solicitor
Threats
Assault
Assist other agency
Counterfeiting
Distu rba nce/d omestic
Intoxicated person
Mental impairment
Tobacco compliance
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Weapons offense
Paper service/warrant
Special assignment
Suicide/law
Armed subject
Attempt to locate
Civil tow
Community policing
Disturbance/noise
General medical
Narcotics
Vagrant/transient
Violation of no contact order
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It's hardly surprising that neither the mall nor the security company is granting interviews. Most likely they've lawyered up on this one, as there
appear to be several potential liability issues involved. Not least among these is the reasonable assumption that Kozak was informed of the
complaints against him and the identity of the complainant. And that WILL come out at his criminal trial.
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Sara Smile
Assuming Janet doesn't fumble it, yes. We've had some unfortunate episodes during her tenure. This is my polite way of saying "please
don't f~it up."
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"Allegedly shot to death".Who is your editor?
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Sara Smile
What a perfectly inane statement. Sure, it's very safe, unless you're a young woman being harassed and you do the thing the cops always tell you
to do, and make the complaint. Then you're on your own, apparently.
The mall is not very safe because noplace around here is very safe, given the combination of "guns for all" and the vast sense of entitlement to
~~-~---sexual attentions so many m~~mear to ll?.Y~.OW many attacks on women have we seen jn the Corrldo~. in the last cou_Rle of years?
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Greg Smith
Change your name to Sara Rant. Find a new hobby.

Weal! want to know what complaints were filed against Kozak, and of course what psycho meds he was on.
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Crisis support professionals sought to help those affected by last week's fatal shooting at Coral Ridge Mall
Friday night
Less than a mile north of the mal!, employees of Horizons Family Service Alliance and Cedar Memorial
gathered at the City of Coralville Fire Station 2.
"Our purpose tonight is to educate people about what resources are out here in the commu~ity," BJ Franklin,
(Photo: Press-Citizen file photo)
victims advocate and head of Survivors Program at Horizons, said Friday night.
Last Friday night, Alexander Kozak, 22, of North Liberty shot and killed Andrea Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids
in a crowded mall packed with hundreds of patrons.
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"Traumatic grief is a different form of grief," Dr. James Coyle, human relations director at Cedar Memoria!, said.
"People heal and react to trauma in their own ways," Coyle said. "We're here to show the community that there's help, and we have a lot
ways to get
help in this community."

Franklin said that depending on a persons' proximity to the shooting in the mall- to direct witness to those in the mall at the time- the range of grief
could differ and how people handle it could vary greatly.
Both Coyle and Franklin had flyers and information packets on how to deal with grief at the ready Friday nighl
Though the number of community members that attended the meeting was small, Franklin said that Friday's event was ''the first time we've tried
something like this, so we are learning about how to reach out to the community."
''We are treading new water tonight on how to make each other available to the public," Coyle said. "But our message is simple: we're here to help
whenever they need it."
Those seeking help with grief stemming from the Coral Ridge Mall shooting can seek help and assistance from Dr. James Coyle at Cedar Memorial at
319-362-1135, or [email protected] and services from Horizons Survivors Program at 319-398-3943, or [email protected]
Reach Zach Berg at 319-887-5412, [email protected], or foffow him on Twitter at @ZacharvBerg (http:llwww.twitter.com/ZacharyBerg)
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2:55p.m. CDTJune 19,2015
1am disappointed as someone who grew up in Iowa City that your recent article about shooting suspect
Alexander Kozak (Press-Citizen, June 16) seeming like a nice guy has to represent the journalism coming out
of my town.
I understand the urge to humanize everyone. I don't think it helps when the news media obsesses over
someone being a "monster" or a "terrorist."
But what you do when you publish an article about how Kozak seemed like a polite, respectful guy is you
further to embellish the myth of the misunderstood shooter. Besides the fact that you just interviewed one lady who didn't even really know Kozak, simply
saying he seemed polite , you are engaging a cultural problem we have, one that acts like we need to even pay attention to shooters. The fact is that
Kozak shot a young woman three times in the back. If we give him press, if we honor him by trying to redeem him we have no integrity and no respect for
the victims of our society.
We are living in a time where our news is painting a disgusting portrait of privilege. After the Germanwings crash where Andreas Lubitz selfishly killed
150 other passengers alongside himself, 1 remember New York Times noting that he ran a marathon in 2009. Lubitz commits mass murder, and it seems
like he gets more sympathy- he was just depressed. Aw, poor guy.
1 think all you really should be doing is reporting what happened. Please, for the sake of our town and the world, just think before you write something !ike
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The reported quoted how the alleged murderer had seemed to people that had come In contact with him within their neighborhood. A reader of
such comments is free to make of them what they will. Such comments came during the reporter attempting to determine if there had been any
signals that this person had a previous history that might have indicated the he was capable of such an act of violence. It would not have been
responsible journalism to have declined to report what had been said.
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The Press~Citizen's reporters and editors are simply brain dead. It was a stupid decision to pursue and print that story.
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So many questions remain about the tragic shooting at Coral Ridge Mall on June 12, during which a vibrant
member of our community died.
While law enforcement officials have said 20-year-old Andrea Farrington was his clear target, we don't know
his motive. Was it premeditated? Law enforcement also has said that Alexander Kozak admitted to the
shooting, and that he went home to retrieve his gun with the intent on returning to the mall to shoot Farrington.
But we don't know when he made that decision. Was it something he had planned for weeks? Or days? Or just
moments before?
We don't know why he decided to commit such a violent and senseless act. Because there are so many unanswered questions at this point, we can't say
what might have been done to prevent the shooting.
We do know that Farrington was shot three times in the back while she was working at the mall, and that she died as a result.
What we do know is that everyonemale and femalehas a right to feel safe and be safe when they go to work.
We do know that this isn't a piece about gun rights or the Second Amendment. That's a much larger discussion for another time.
This is about awareness and about pulling together as a community to help each other, as best we can, prevent similar acts from happening in the future.
It's about our places of business being more vigilant about safety and potential suspicious activity.
If someone displays suspicious behavior toward you or someone you know, don't dismiss it.
If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, tell someone. Tell a friend or family member. Tell your supervisor or a human resources professional. Tell a
counselor. Tell police.
Know and understand the personalities of those you work and associate with. If you feel uncomfortable, remove yourself from the situation. If you are
unable to remove yourself from the situation, tell someone. Ask someone to help you.
Those responsible for hiring employees to work in high!y~populated venues, such as shopping malls, movie theaters, concert halls and sports arenas,
must be extra vigilant about measures such as background checks and making sure policies and procedures are followed to ensure the safety of patrons
and customers.
If patrons or customers recognize suspicious behavior or actions, don't wait to report it. Don't dismiss your feelings.
If you are being harassed or abused, seek help. Report the incident to your employer. Report it to police. Seek help from a professional at an agency
such as the Crisis Center of Johnson County or the Domestic Violence Intervention Program or the Women's Resource and Action Center. If you fee! you
are in danger, make that clear to everyone you tell.
Do not underestimate a potentia! threat. How many of us say to ourselves, "I'm going to be at work. What could possibly happen?"
Likewise, we must not overreact. We must not be afraid to go to work, to go to the mall, to continue llve our daily lives in this vibrant, wonderful
community. We cannot live in fear.
What we do know is we can't wait to prevent violence in our community.
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Now THAT is a well written piece .. you touched on some needed advice ..for us aiL .. be vigilant out there people ... care about your neighbors ... see
something say something ... if you know someone that is gong through hard times or may have mental issues guide them to some help .. there is a
great local resource right here JCCMH Johnson County Community Mental Health .. .they are true professionals
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Why do we need such unlimited freedoms to own guns more than we needed Andrea Farrington and the
thousands of others we will sacrifice this year as co!!ateral damage?
Those who keep guns in the hope of helping the next revolution forget that we will need to organize a new
system of managing our common needs and resources after the shooting is finished. Guns won't help us
gather the knowledge and wisdom we will need to get through that process.
Our current issues with governmental tyranny stem from laws that protect harmful business practices over the
citizens who are harmed. Guns aren't going to help clean up our waterways, or educate people well enough to avoid needing public assistance or
encourage wider participation in democracy.
The Second Amendment no longer offers our best pathway to a better form of government, and the collateral damage is heartbreaking.
Let us repeal, or regulate.
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If you think the collateral damage is bad now, wait until guns are outlawed.
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National defense and domestic tranquility via the fabric of due process of law are not perfect but such is much more so than has ever
proven to be the case where lawlessness prevails via anyone being a law unto himself to do unto others as he chooses. To wit, individual
force of arms for self-defense is provided for within the law of the land in spite of the fact that some that would defend themselves get cut
down before they have opportunity to effectively provide for their own defense.
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Sam Osborne
What is so shocking about gun violence in lands that have enacted more effective gun control than in the United States is that the listed
incidents of violence are rare there compared to what happens all too frequently in our land. More deaths from gun violence occur across
our land in one day than has occurred in any of these single horrific incidents, The cogent similarity of these incidents of violence is that
they were perpetrated by individuals that agreed with taking the law into their own hands and do such as they see fit at the expense of any
and all others. Such acts of domestic terrorism and advocating such need be subject to the full press of law-and-order administered via due
process of the law.
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than in the United States is that the listed incidents of violence are rare there"
Does this make ANY sense to anyone? You are not allowed to have ANY guns "in lands that have enacted more effective gun control" so
there should be NO qun deaths.
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Safety Village camp, administrated by Mercy Iowa City, celebrated its 20th year this summer
~~Holly Hines, hhines2@press-citiz;en.com
12:29 p.m. CDT.!une 18. 2015
Traffic was heavy Wednesday at Safety Village at Wood Elementary in Iowa City as the camp celebrated its
2oth anniversary.
Safety Village, which has offered safety lessons and a miniature town with pedal cars for kids in Johnson
County since 1995, drew about 180 participants this year, said Denise Maier, a spokeswoman for Mercy Iowa
City.
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Charles Skaugstad, a retired Mercy Iowa City physician, founded Safety Village after listening to his
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grandchildren's enthusiastic comments about a similar camp in Hinsdale, !11.
"Every time! saw the grandkids, they were raving about Safety Village," he said.
So Skaugstad visited the village in Hinsdale and then began organizing a similar camp in Iowa City. The camp cost about $100,000 to create and was
funded primarily through donations, he said.
Skaugstad said the project has surpassed his initial hopes and has "just caught on" over the past two decades.
Families can enroll their children in the two-week camp for a fee of $70, and scholarships are available.
Safety Village is governed by a Board of Directors that consists of members from the Iowa City, Coralville and North Uberty police departments, Iowa City
Fire Department, Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Iowa Children's Museum, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Center and Mercy Iowa City.
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On Wednesday morning, children attended a presentation on gun safety, toured an ambulance and drove pedal cars around Safety Village's streets, with
police officers and camp staff urging them to stop at stop signs and wait for pedestrians to cross.
Brad Baker, an Iowa Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, said he's presented on gun safety at Safety Village for about eight years. He
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He said Safety Village is a "great environment" for exposing kids to safety lessons.
Iowa City Crime Prevention Officer R.A. Mebus, also a Safety Village board member, said the camp is "a great conversation-starter for parents" wanting
to talk to their kids about safety topics.
Maier, Mercy's spokeswoman, said Safety Village helps build strong connections between police departments in Johnson County and other
organizations, such as the Iowa Children's Museum, that contribute to the camp.
She said the camp this year purchased new pedal cars for kids, at just over $200 each, for the first time since the camp started.
Before taking the wheel Wednesday, 4-year-old Isabella Shymansky said lessons with the pedal cars helped her learn to avoid car crashes and taught
her not to run in the street.
"We pedal around the village," she said.
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Professionals in the areas of psychology and crisis response said Monday that they are encouraging people
distressed by Friday night's fatal shooting to seek support.
A variety of people, including witnesses to the shooting, may experience emotional reactions and need
counseling or help from friends, professionals said.
Johnson County Crisis Center counselors offered assistance Sunday to customers and employees at Coral
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Ridge Mall, the scene of the shooting that took 20-year-old Andrea Farrington's life, said Keri Neblett, director
Press-Citizen)
of crisis intervention services.
She said counselors gave information to store managers detailing signs of stress that result from critical incidents and information aimed at helping
managers support their employees.
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''We handed out a lot of those yesterday," she said.
Signs include changes in behavior and appetite, withdrawal, fatigue, depression and poor concentration.
Mellow Mushroom restaurant, which has a location in Cora! Ridge Mall, on Monday offered space for Crisis Center counselors to assist anyone
distressed by the incident. Counselors also will be available at the restaurant from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Drew Knudsen, co-owner of Mellow Mushroom, said he chose to offer services to help the restaurant's customers and employees.
"Mellow Mushroom is a family restaurant, and we are here to support our employees and customers like family," he said.
Neblett said people needing he!p could range from those who witnessed the incident, which occurred at the welcome kiosk near the carousel and food
court, to people in other parts of the mall Friday night to people who weren't there, but feel anxiety about the shooting.
Strategies for coping with distress include talking with others, maintaining a normal schedule, getting rest and accepting that stress is a normal reaction to
crises.
Deb Dunkhase, executive director of the Iowa Children's Museum where Farrington worked, said the museum offered grief counseling over the weekend
to museum staff.
She said individual counseling is available to help employees with the healing process.
"You certainly can't do it alone," she said.
Dunkhase said she's also looking into services that would be available to museum customers to help them deal with trauma from the shooting.
Cindy Nichols Anderson, a certified child psychologist, said reactions to the incident could include anxiety, difficulty sleeping, irritability, sadness and fear
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Nichols Anderson said witnesses to the shooting also may find relief in writing about the moment when they realized they would be OK.
"Remembering those parts as well can be really helpful," she said.
She said it's also key to process distress immediately, rather than letting it "grow and get worse."
For children feeling distressed by the incident, Nichols Anderson said parents should watch for signs of irritability or excessive separation anxiety and
should seek mental health services "sooner rather than later."
She said it's important for parents to be truthful with children who have questions about what happened, but to provide details t,hat are appropriate given
the child's age.
"You want to give them what's appropriate to their development," Nichols Anderson said.
Tips for dealing with distress

T a!k to friends, counselors
Avoid isolation
Write about thoughts and feelings
Get rest and eat regular meals
Source: Johnson County Crisis Center

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The North Uberty man who allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-o!d woman Friday at the Coral Ridge Mal! was
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According to online court documents released Monday, Alexander Matthew Kozak 22
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public defender Peter Persaud of Iowa City.
A financial affidavit and application for appointment of counsel filled out Saturday by Kozak in Johnson County
Jail stated that Kozak's income was at or below 125 percent of the poverty guidelines and that he was "unable
to pay for the cost of an attorney."
The financial affidavit stated Kozak was being paid $11.85 an hour working security at Coral Ridge Mall and
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that he had made $15,000 in the past 12 months before taxes.
Authorities say Kozak, 22, used a 9mm Glock to shoot 20-year-old Andrea Farrington of Cedar Rapids three times in the torso about 7:30p.m. Friday at
the mall. Farrington was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Kozak was arrested later Friday night in Scott County.
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ln the seconds after the shooting Friday, 911 calls began to flood dispatchers at the Joint Emergency
Communications Center for Johnson County. Tom Jones, executive director of the JECC, said his office on
Monday was sti!! tallying the total number of 911 calls received.
Jones said that so many emergency calls were made that an overtlow system redirected cans to Cedar Rapids.
He said four JECC dispatchers received 911 calls on seven hnes, and another dispatcher communicated with
law enforcement and emergency workers.
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"You can imagine everyone grabbing a cellphone at that time and all at once making a phone call," Jones said.
Alexander Matthew Kozak, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Andrea Farrington, 20, about 7:30p.m. Friday at Coral Ridge Mal!.
Authorities say Kozak, who resigned from his job as a mall security officer Friday, retrieved a 9mm Glock from his home in North Liberty and returned to
the mall and shot Farrington while she was working for the Iowa Children's Museum at a welcome kiosk near the north entrance. Farrington was
pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Kozak is being held on a $10 million cash bond.
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A former neighbor of Alexander Kozak, who is charged in Johnson County for a deadly shooting at the Coral
Ridge Mall on Friday, said he seemed !ike a "very polite and respectful" person.
Suzanne Krahn and her husband have lived on Pleasant Street in Osage since 2005, and were living there
when Kozak, then Alexander Winn, moved to Osage with his mother, Cyndy McComas, and his two sisters.
"They didn't live there for very long. They moved from across the street from us down dose to Main Street by
the railroad tracks .. and from there they moved back to Texas," Krahn said Monday.
Krahn said she never saw or met Kozak's father, George Winn !II, and "just assumed she was a divorced single
mother with the boy and the two girls."
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"They were well behaved children; they were very polite and respectful. Just really nice neighbors. We didn't
see them out much, but when we did they'd wave and say 'Hi.' Once we got to know them, they were very nice
people," Krahn said.

Krahn said she !earned Sunday after church that Kozak had been charged with first~degree murder for killing Andrea Farrington
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"I was really shocked to find out who it was. I'd have never in a million years believed that he was capable of something like that," Krahn said.
Krahn said part of the reason she did not immediately recognize Kozak's name was because his name had been changed since he last lived in Osage. A
marriage application on file at the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Health Statistics and Vital Records indicates that on Aug. 26, 2014, when
the application was filed, Kozak had taken the last name of his wife, Ke!!ie Kozak. Kozak's name was legally changed on Sept. 9, 2014, when he and
Kellie Kozak were married.
"I didn't realize that Alex had taken his wife's last name. l knew he had gotten married, but! didn't know he had taken her name," Krahn said. "I might
have recognized the picture if I'd have seen it sooner, but! didn't learn about it until after church yesterday when we were having coffee with our
parishioners."
It's been several years since Kozak has lived in Osage, Krahn said, and she has not been in direct contact with McComas since that time.
"I knew she was leaving town, I knew that, but it was like a day or two later and they were gone," Krahn said. "I never really kept that close of a
relationship with her after she left. We were surprised, but to some of our knowledge, she left in a hurry to go back to Texas."
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This is disgusting.
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A nothing story.
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~ Same old thing. Every shooter has been "polite" and "respectful". They need to stop painting shooters as victims.
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The Universal Protection Service, which provides security at the Coral Ridge Mall, released a statement
Monday about the deadly shooting at the mall on Friday.
"First, we want to extend our prayers and express our sincerest condolences to the victim's family, friends and
loved ones. We were notified that an employee, who had resigned earlier in the day, June 12, was taken into
custody following the shooting death at the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa," the statement, provided by
Public Relations Manager Angela Burrell, said. 'We are shocked and deeply disturbed by this incident and are
cooperating fully with local law enforcement"
The company, based in Santa Ana, Calif., has directed all questions to local law enforcement.
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Saying he had resigned without noting whether he had been forced to resign is BS corporate speak. Somebody had better come up with better
answers, and I hope that it is during a civil suit.
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I heard he was fired. But that's just hear say, of course they wouldn't admit to that.
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Gov. Terry Branstad offered his condolences Monday to the family of Andrea Farrington, 20, who died Friday
night in a shooting at the Coral Ridge Mall.
"She was a vibrant part of the Iowa City and Coralville community and was taken from us far too early by this
senseless act," the governor said. He also thanked police and first responders whom he said acted quickly to
secure the mall. Farrington was an employee of The Iowa Children's Museum at the mall.
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Alexander Kozak, 22, who had been a mall security officer, was arrested later Friday and charged with first-degree murder. He remains in the Johnson
County Jail on a $10 milllon, cash-only bond.
Farrington, who was known for her cheerful personality, had reportedly told a cousin that Kozak had engaged in disturbing behavior toward her for at
least the past six weeks, staring at her while she was working and leaving notes on her car.
"It is a very tragic situation. I don't want to make any kind of a judgment," Branstad said. "I feel for the family and the friends of Andrea. I feel really bad. It
is an unfortunate situation that something like this has happened."
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Branstad said he has not made any decision whether to attend the young woman's funeral. He noted he has made a point of attending funerals for
military service members and law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty.
The governor was also asked about whether the woman's death would have an effect upon possible state legislation. He said wants to do all that he can
to protect people against stalking and domestic abuse, but he recognizes there will be a full investigation into the shooting and he doesn't want to
prejudge the case.
"1 will let law enforcement agencies do their work," Branstad said. If anything arises out of the investigation that could shed light on a need for new
legislation, it's possible that could occur in the future, he added.
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AI Taggart University of Maryland, College Park

This is why Terry is an excellent politician and a below average governor. Thank you governor for the pointless political gesture.
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Chris Davis
What part of an innocent young woman was shot to death at work by a gun nut doesn't the Governor understand? Maybe it's time to report
employees fired for sexual harassment to law enforcement soLE can determine if the fired employee owns guns, and can take a look at social
media to determine if there's a potential future threat? All this 20-year old girl did was go to work that day.
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Marty Martin
Good ideas.
Uke Reply {j 2 Jun 15, 2015 3:20pm

Well, she might have made the "mistake" of assuming that her employer and/or mall management would actually protect her--at the least,
not identifying her to her killer as a person who made a complaint against him. We'll certainly eventually find out if that was the case, either
through a civil suit by her family and/or Kozak's criminal tria!. Not sure if media have yet asked this question, but they should.
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Dennis L. Smith If the employer used her name/complaint as the reason for termination of this murderer, the employer should be
as an accessory to her murder.
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IJii Chris Davis I doubt that would happen. However, they would be exposed to significant potentia! liability in a civil suit brought by her family.
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Dennis L. Smith Whatever it takes to send the message to employers that they have to consider the rams of their actions. In states where
people can carry guns around, some anticipatory thinking is required. This girl is dead because some guy felt entitled to enter her personal
space, especially at work, and when rebuffed, he literally went off half-cocked. We have to address that sense of entitlement at the social
!eve!.
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Wyatt Yon
1 just read in another news source that Mitchel! County Iowa just CANCELLED Alexander Kozak's concealed weapons permit today.
Now THAT is a pointless political jesture!

For some reason I thought Kozak had nexus to Texas, and not to Mitchell County Iowa.
To be fair to the Mitchell County Sheriff, we do have 'shall issue' in this state, but I am wondering how many questions Kozak 'lied' on his permit
application. He was clearly as crazy as a sh!thouse rat.
There are questions realated to 'stalking' and domestic violence on the application. No questions, so far as 1 know, on 'courage' or more precisely
cowardice related to shooting an unarmed twenty-year-old in the back.
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IB DenniS L. Smith Des Moines, Iowa

IIJI My understandmg IS that he has no pnor police record whatever. 1would assume that means no restram1ng orders or other md1cat1ons of
stalking. The remaining question for me, then, is does he have a history of mental illness? And, if he does, how might that disqualify him
from getting any kind of weapons permit? Of course, that's a discussion many do not wish to have.
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Mark Challis Upper Iowa University ~ Des Moines, lA

She was simply collateral damage in the gun nuts' crusade to have everyone packing heat. To quote the gun nuts, "if she'd had a gun, she
may have been able to plug him before he got her."
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Adam Hendricks Lynnwood, Washington

Mark Challis So". Everyone who owns a gun is responsible for this? Talk about pointless. Poor woman, RIP. One person was repsonslble
for killing her, one.
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Mark Challis Upper Iowa University- Des Moines, lA

Adam Hendricks, The one who allowed the shooter to get a permit sure is culpa bill.
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More than 100 family members, friends, coworkers and residents gatheredin front of The Iowa Children's
Museum at the Coral Ridge Mall Sunday to honor Andrea Farrington, 20, a museum playologist and guest
experience specialist, who was shot and killed at the mall Friday.
Teal was Farrington's favorite color, and was prominent throughout the ceremony. Visitors pinned small teal
ribbons to their clothes, and teal and turquoise ribbons and hearts carrying messages of love and condolences
adorned pillars near the museum. Near the pillars sat a sculpture, created by Farrington's co~workers, for
visitors to tie ribbons of remembrance to.
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"Turnout this morning is a true testament to the number of lives Andrea touched," said Monica Nadeau, general
manager of the mal!. "As !look around I see friends and family of Andrea, and I'm reminded of the impact that she had on the people around her."
Deb Dunkhase, executive director of the museum, told the crowd that Farrington was always energetic and had an incredibly positive attitude.
"She was an amazing, incredible person. We loved having her at the children's museum," Dunkhase said. "Andrea wasn't just an employee. We're not
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Farrington was working at the museum's kiosk located on the mall concourse near the carousel and the food court when she was shot and killed about
7:30p.m. Friday. Alexander Kozak, 22, a mall security officer, was arrested later Friday and charged with first-degree murder. He remains in the Johnson
County Jail on a $10 million, cash-only bond.
Always smiling is how Farrington's cousin, Savanna Dayton, remembers her as well.
"She loved kids and loved her job," Dayton said during an interview with the Press~Citizen on Saturday.
Dayton said her cousin had complained to her about Kozak- saying several times that he had engaged in disturbing behavior toward her for at least the
past six weeks.
Dayton said her cousin told her Kozak would stare at her while she was working, leave notes on her car and "just be scary and weird."
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Although Farrington hadn't declared a major in college, Dayton said, she was very interested in studying psychology in order to help others move through
the depression that she sometimes experienced.
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At Sunday's memorial, Dunkhase recalled Farrington's love for the museum's turtle, Peter. Dunkhase said Farrington would regularly take the turtle on
walks around the mall.

"Because we have so much love and respect for this young woman, and because she loved Peter so much, we are going to dedicate our turtle exhibit
space to Andrea's memory," Dunkhase said. "We'!! be creating a new exhibit area. We're going to build something really fun."
Coralville Mayor John Lundell also spoke at the memorial Sunday, and Wayne Heffner, with North Liberty's UFEchurch, led a prayer for Farrington and
her family.
More than 100 people gathered outside the Iowa Chltdren's Museum for a memorial service and
candlelight vigil Sunday.
After the speeches, the group lit candles and observed a moment of silence.
Danielle Brecht, 22, of Cedar Rapids, said she did not know Farrington personally, but attended the memorial to show her support. Brecht, who started
working at the mall's Gap store about two months ago, said the support of children and their parents Sunday demonstrated the impression Farrington left
on the community.
"There was a lot of support from the kids and their parents today. l'm also glad that they didn't open the whole mall yesterday," Brecht said. "I thought it
would have been disrespectful to open the day after something like that happened."
The Coral Ridge Mall closed after the shooting and remained closed on Saturday, although several of the stores with their own outside entrances were
open for business. The mall reopened at 11 a.m. Sunday for normal shopping hours.
Reporter Jeff Charis-Carlson contributed to this report.
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Sara Smile
Again, no mention that Kozak shot her after she'd made a sexual-harassment complaint against him, or anything about how he'd been harassing
and stalking her.
Andy, you may not see that as salient, but with some regularity there are stories in the P-C about men going after their ex-girlfriends, ex-wives, or
other women who aren't interested in them. Sometimes threatening to kill them, sometimes actually killing them. Andrea had been afraid for her life,
afraid that Kozak would come after her. And yet this story is a "this is a terrible (generic) tragedy, what a sad loss" story.
Pay attention to the actual story, please. It's important for many women that you tell it, rather than obscuring it.
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Steffen Schmidt Des Moines, Iowa

We seem to have no way of protecting people especially women from danger. It seems to takes murder to remove the threat. That's not acceptable.
So we need to design more effective preventive and preemtive policies. Even in foreign policy we have the "preemptive strike" policy to neutralize
dangers before they materialize.
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Sara Smile
The preemptive strike used successfully in many, many other countries is called strong and effective gun control.
When women complain about sexual harrasment, we're told to shut up and deal with it. I've even had a few men tell me to "get over it" This woman
lost her !ife for absolutely no reason other than a hurt ego. It's time to start speaking up. My heart breaks for her and her family. This is absolutely
disgusting.
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Amy Shogren Hoover High School

Sara made such an excellent point. And I heard nothing about this incident
on national media. I suppose the body count wasn't high enough to warrant coverage. I heard about the young women attacked by sharks, but not
this. Sad.
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I am guessing that the mall company's lawyers have recognized that they may have substantial liability if mall staff failed to remove a
dangerous guy or if they let him know who made the complaint. And I'm guessing that they've managed to scare both the local paper and
the DA into silence on the issue. I doubt we'll see it come up in the trial much if at all; if the DA can ge~ murder without going there and
risking a fight from the mall lawyers, she will.
Kevin Kearns UW Oshkosh

Such a pathetic little troll kozac was, she obviously had reason to be concerned about his unwanted attention. How horrible this all is and now I see
other "men" defending him for his actions and saying that she took everything he had away by fi!lng a complaint Again, she obviously had reason
to be concerned.
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Friends and family members are remembering Andrea Farrington as a woman whose words and actions fully
lived up to the motto of the Iowa Children's Museum: "Inspiring every child to imagine, create, discover and
explore through the power of play."
"She was amazing," said Deb Dunkhase, executive director of the museum where Farrington was employed.
"She loved working at the children's museum, and we loved having her work there."
Dunkhase said Farrington, 20, the victim of Friday's fatal shooting at Coral Ridge Mal! where the museum is
located, was a "good match for a playologist"- the title the museum gives to its staff members.
''She was always bouncing with energy and always smiling," Dunkhase said.
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Always smiling is how Farrington's cousin, Savanna Dayton, remembers her as well.
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Farrington was staffing the kiosk at 7:31 p.m. Friday when police say- in the midst of a crowded mall area near the food court- she was shot three
times by Alexander Kozak, of North Liberty, a 22-year-old mall security guard. Kozak fled the scene, but was apprehended about an hour later near
Davenport by an Iowa State Trooper and Scott County Sheriffs office.
Authorities identified Farrington as the victim in a news conference Saturday. Kozak was charged with first-degree murder and is in jail on a $10 million
cash-only bond.
Coral Ridge Mall remained closed on Saturday, although most of the outer ring stores- those with their own outside entrances- were open for
business.
"Our prayers are with the victim and entire Coralville community," mall officials posted to its Facebook page about 2:30p.m. Saturday. "We are
cooperating with the Coralville Police Department as it conducts its investigation of this tragedy. We ask you keep all those affected and their families in
your thoughts. The mall will remain dosed to the public until further notice."
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"It's just a chance for everyone to hear from the people who worked with Andrea and who loved her," Dunkhase said.
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Dayton said her cousin told her Kozak would stare at her while she was working, !eave notes on her car and "just be scary and weird."
"She was scared that he knew so much about her,'' Dayton said.
Dayton said she did not know what specific steps that Farrington had taken to lodge complaints about Kozak's
behavior.
Dayton told the Press-Citizen on Saturday afternoon that she believed Farrington was afraid Kozak would
physically harm her-- even kill her. But in later communication, Dayton backed off on how she characterized her
cousin's concern.
Dayton said she found out about the shooting Friday night when her uncle, who manages the bar where she
works, told her that Farrington had been injured. Dayton drove the 75 miles to Iowa City from New Sharon soon
after, but Farrington died before she reached the hospital, she said.
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Court documents say that after Kozak left the mall on Friday, he allegedly retrieved a gun from his residence in
North Uberty, returned to the mall about 7:30p.m., shot Farrington in the back three times and fled. Witnesses
told the Press-Citizen Friday evening that several shots rang out in the food court area near the carousel
entrance.
Although Farrington hadn't declared a major, Dayton said, she was very interested in studying psychology in order to figure out how to help others move
through the depression that she sometimes experienced.
"She was just trying to help everyone out, and she would try to put everyone else's needs above hers," Dayton said.
After being issued a Miranda warning, the court documents state, Kozak admitted that he intentionally killed Farrington and that it was premeditated.
Attempts to reach Kozak's wife, Kellie Kozak, for comment Saturday were not successful.
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Julie Peterson Qidwai Iowa City, Iowa

"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them." -Margaret Atwood
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Jane Collins
Yet another reason why we need better gun control in Iowa\
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lt 16 Jun 13,2015 3:58pm

Then what about Lynnsey Donald, who was murdered by Nicholas Luerkens in broad daylight with a knife in the Marion HyVee parking lot
recently? Should we have knife control, too?
Like Reply - (:; 7 Jun 13, 2015 11 :47pm
Lee VanBrocklin
Jane. That mall is a gun~free zone. I wonder why the gun didn't magically disappear when he went in? Libs need to explain this.
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Matt Henning
Lee Van Brocklin The implementation of gun-free zones is not the only facet of gun control.
8 Jun 14,2015 1:21pm
Rudolf Schmidt Quit spamming this BS. Anyone with half a brain knows that a gun 1) is far easier to ki!! with than a knife; and 2) is primarily
purposed for killing another human being.
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Sara Smile
Rudolf Schmidt We!!, it sounds to me !ike we need better man control. Would you like to make the first suggestion as to how to achieve
that?
Sara Smile
Jeff, you left out the part where her complaint was the last in a series. He'd harassed other mal! store employees.
This is a story about a man feeling entitled to sexual attention from women. Not much different from the Elliot Rodger story.

Yet another reason why we need the death penalty in Iowa.
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Sara Smile
Yep, solving murder with murder's a great way to go.
Alternately, we can tell NRA's funders that we're no longer interested in subsidizing their business with "everybody and his dog gets a gun"
laws.
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Lindy Ill St. John's Mercy Hospital School of Nursing

Absolutely, Rudolf!
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Sara Smile Putting down an admitted ki!!er is murder? How? Do you even know what the definition of murder is? 1 don't think you do.
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This friggin maggot just got married in Septemberof last year.
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Trevor Nicholson University of Iowa

It wouldn't surprise me if this guy had a history of mental issues in his life. It seems a good majority of tragedies like this stem from an underlying
issue of mental problems and while I am a staunch 2nd Amendment supporter I do agree there needs to be stricter gun control when it comes to
individuals with backgrounds that include mental instability. We will have to wait and see if this is in fact the case in this tragic story. My thoughts
are with Andrea's family at this time. Her father was a classmate of mine and l also have a son that is the same age as Andrea was and I can't even
imagine losing a child in this way. It sickens me and makes me mad as hell at the same time.
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Sara Smile
Then Trevor, I'm afraid you're going to have to come around to much stricter gun control avera!!, with many fewer guns sold annually in this
country and a smaller gun industry. There isn't much of a way around it: the more guns we have floating around, the more people get shot.
My condolences.
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Trevor Nicholson University of Iowa

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Sara Smile Much stricter? No. We as a people of this nation must draw a line in the sand somewhere against the antis. When it gets to the
point that the laws interfere ln the average person's rights, when only outlaws have guns because they have made too many laws
restricting the average citizens rights to have them, then it is too much. And actually, what has been proven time and time again is that it's
not the amount of guns that have a direct correlation on the amount of gun violence, but the amount of guns in the wrong hands. More
people get shot where there are the strictest gun laws in t .. See More
David Mercier Works at Mobile Mechanic

Dude he was a security guard
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David Mercier, the gun was not part of his job. He had to leave work to go get the gun.
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Sara Smile
Trevor Nicholson Actually, you're wrong. In ordinary western countries with reasonable gun control, gun violence is quite rare and
shocking. If you haven't lived in one of those places, you ought to try it. It's amazing how the level of ambient fear drops in a world where
you know people ... just kind a don't have guns, much less carry them around. Europe keeps staring at us and wondering wtf we're doing.
Friends there keep asking me why l don't move over there. And l would, but as it happens Europe isn't keen on importing Americans.
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..4f"'Pt:.j Lisa Cannon Burlington Community High School
To bad Iowa doesn't have the death pentaly. That's exactly what he deserves.
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The death penalty would solve nothing.

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John Letaw Pear! City, Hawaii

Matt Henning, it would prevent a repeat offense.
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John Letaw So will life in prison without parole which is what he's staring down. And before you whine about the cost of incarceration, the
death penalty is MORE expensive. Lawyers cost more than jails. Finally- and most importantly, mind you- you can correct a mistake when
the penalty is incarceration. You can't do that with death.
Jeff Verner
gun control or death penalties don't stop psychos.
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Actually they do. In countries where guns are harder to get, the number of people shot to death is a tiny fraction of what we see here. And
while gun-huggers keep coming around saying "knife" or "strangle" or whatever, there's a proximity issue.
We have a very high murder rate in this country precisely because we're awash in guns, which makes it easy to get .them legally. (as this
guy did) or illegally. Shut down the gun manufacturers' access to the legal market, and watch the number of guns and shooting deaths in
this country slowly drop to something more normal.
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Wyatt Yon
Sara Smile --Lily white Iowa has a murder rate that approaches Scandinavian Countries in incidence. And yet Iowa has a gun ownership
rate that within the top ten in the nation.
When all of the 'facts' come out, we are going to see a psychiatric history for this perpetrator. Unless we are willing to target specifically the
mentally ill, who should not be green~!ighted for purchasing guns thru the FB!!NCIS sytem, we are going to continue to have these tragic
cases. What I am saying that those with a psychiatric history need to be added to the data bases just as felons are now, but the HIPPA
laws prevent that from happening.
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Greg Smith
Sara Smile yeah, constitution be dammed. Simple people with simple solutions.
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Dennis L Smith Des Moines. Iowa

Greg Smith Not nearly as simplistic as simply citing the constitution (specifically, your reading of it) to kill discussion.
call for becoming another gun banning country then you are the discussion killer.
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Sara Smile
Greg Smith I love these guys who talk like their home arsenal's going to protect the nation from a federal government with the most
powerful standing army in the world. You mention this and then they shift to the certainty of your entire family's being murdered if you don't
keep a gun in the nightstand, even though they've got no experience with attacks or break~ins personally. And somehow they're not at a!!
friendly to Chris Rock's excellent idea: super~expensive bullets. After all, if you're trying to protect your little girl from a BadGuy(tm), I'm
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Sara Smile
Who in the hell are you to preach Sara, you have no idea what i have experienced in my life. You are the poster child for the NRA, they
love it when you spout your BS.
There are many of us who have had life long experience with fire arms, both men and women and i can tell you for a fact most of us do not
suffer from any form of penis envy as you not so subtly suggest.
I have no delusions of saving the world Sara and i don't give a damn what you think my reasons are for having and legally carrying a
firearm, I am glad i live in country that allows me the freedom to do so. side notes- i do not belong the NRA, i think they need to enter the
national debate and be open to change Chris Rock did not, even remotely, oh forget it.
If you are determined to save the world from itself work on menta! health I addiction I unwanted pregnacy .
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Dan Spellman
Greg Smith This isn't a 2nd Amendment issue. Per the SCOTUS Heller decision, the 2nd Amendment's individual right to possession
extends only to one's private residence. This is about certifiable wingnut psychopaths with a history of harrassment being allowed to retain
possession of a deadly firearm, and the ease with which such people can procure instruments designed to kill human beings. Sure, knives,
hammers, bats, etc. can be used as weapons, but killing humans isn't the primary purpose of those implements, and they don't work too
well from a distance. Guns give the psychos an unfair advantage. I've gotta say, if this freak, with that facebook page, was harassing a
woman in my life, I'd probably be inclined to act preemptively to neutralize the situation.
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Dan Spellman By doing what, ffs. Shooting him and going to prison? Threatening him so that big boy here decided to come after you or
your girlfriend for revenge?
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Dayna Earle Marion, Iowa

1 think her name deserves to be correct throughout the artical
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Marilyn Schippers
1 agree. It is shoddy journalism. The unwritten code in journalism is to NEVER misspell a diseased person's name. One can be fired over it.
Let's hope the IC P~C gets it correct in Andrea's obituary.
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Brick Wahl
I think it's spelled article. And I think it's spelled deceased. But I don't know if there's an unwritten law about misspelling a comment about
misspelling.
Marilyn Schippers
It's not appropriate for the article to cut half of Andrea's face out of the article, yet the gunman's full face is intact. He deserves absolutely no
attention. That's what he wants; attention.\
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Melody Mara
I believe that's the photo they were given, from her family.
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Sara Smile
Charleston. Coralville. Day after day, day after day. People shot to death every single freaking day in this country, yes, with guns. And,
outrageously, you get these knobs come in here talking about how if you're responsible with your outboard penis this doesn't happen.
Guess what, boys. Looks !lke a whole lot of people aren't responsible. Enough so that people get killed, day after day after day.
! am terribly sorry for you that this is not 1954 and "gun owner" does not mean a dude in New Hampshire with a bigged-up Daisy he uses for deer
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Gretchen Hines McClelland Works at Columbia County Board of Education

I've known men that can't face reality! They can't let go of a woman without being the cruel person they are.
Savannah Troester Photographer at Savannah Rayne Photography

How do you know he didn't kill his wife also?
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Tammy Matthews Phoenix, Arizona

his wife is not dead.
Savannah Troester Photographer at Savannah Rayne Photography

Do they know that for sure? They haven't been able to contact her
like Reply Jun 15, 201511:08pm
Tammy Matthews Phoenix, Arizona
I know this for sure.

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Brian Womachka Associate Campaign Analyst at Hibu

My heart goes out to the family & friends that lost a loved one so senselessly.
Ranae Reiley Ottumwa High School

Speach!ess, the selfish nature of some people
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Prayers to the family and friends of Andrea Farrington may she rest in peace
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Authorities confirmed Saturday that the victim of Friday's fatal shooting at the Coral Ridge Mall was a 20-yearold woman known to the suspected shooter.
Andrea Farrington was staffing the Iowa Children's Museum kiosk near the mall's carousel about 7:30p.m.
Friday when Alexander Kozak, 22, shot her multiple times, according to a statement issued during a Saturday
press conference by Coralvi!!e police, the Johnson County Attorney's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal
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Hopefully Lyness doesn't screw this up!
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Globe-Gazette is saying he used to go by Alexander Winn, went to HS in Mitchel! County. Connecting dots on his fb page suggests he lived with his
grandparents there, mom in TX. No idea why he was living up here. Can guess at, but don't know why his father-in-law's stonewalling for a
murderer married to his daughter.
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A judge set a $10 million cash-only bond for the suspected shooter in the death of a 20-year-old woman Friday
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Alexander Matthew Kozak, 22, who is charged with first-degree murder, made an initial appearance in court
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Kozak, a North Uberty resident, is accused of fatally shooting a woman Friday inside Coral Ridge MalL Authorities evacuated the mall after the shooting,
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about 7:30p.m., shot the victim in the back three times and fled. Witnesses told the Press-Citizen Friday evening that several shots rang out in the food
court area near the carousel entrance.
Authorities have not yet identified the victim, who was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics but died of her injuries later that night, according
to a press release.
According to a press release from the Coralville Police Department, witnesses helped officials quickly identify the name of the suspect and his vehicle
information was broadcast to surrounding law enforcement agencies. The Iowa State Patrol located the vehicle eastbound on Interstate 80 near
Davenport and took Kozak into custody without incident.
After being issued a Miranda warning, the court documents state, Kozak admitted that he intentionally killed the victim and that it was premeditated.
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Mark Challis Upper Iowa University- Des Moines, lA

Sounds like an open and shut case.
Like Reply (71 Jun 13,2015 9:34am

County Attorney Janet Lyness will find a way to screw this up. If she doesn't blow it, the Iowa Court of Appeals will reverse his conviction on some
insignifigant action by the State Troopers. Then there's always the Supreme Court of Iowa, a bunch of nose pickers who are eager to let as many
guilty criminals out of prison as possible.
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8:50a.m. CDTJune 13, 2015
Jeff Carew witnessed the shooting at the Coral Ridge Mall, as lt happened just a few feet away from
him David Scrivner/lowa City Press-Citizen
A North Liberty man has been charged with first-degree murder in a shooting Friday night at Coral Ridge Mall
that left a 20-year-old woman dead.

Alexander Matthew Kozak, 22, of North Uberty is in custody and is the only suspect in the shooting, Coralville
police said early Saturday. Kozak is awaiting an initial appearance in Johnson County District Court on the
Class A felony.
The victim's name is not being released pending notification of the family.
Witnesses told the Press-Citizen that several shots rang out in the food court area near the carousel entrance
at about 7:30 p.m.
Police say the victim, who had multiple gunshot wounds, was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics but did not survive.
According to a press release from Coralville police, witnesses helped them quickly identify the name of the suspect and his vehicle information was
broadcast to surrounding law enforcement agencies. The Iowa State Patrol located the vehicle eastbound on Interstate 80 near Davenport and took
Kozak into custody without incident.
According to the Coral Ridge Mall website, the mall will remain closed until further notice.
Ryan Ross, who works at a mall kiosk, said he recognized the shooter as a security officer who had been fired earlier in the day.
Ross said after he heard the shots fired, the shooter walked past him.
"He made eye contact with me, l saw the gun and he sprinted off' down the main corridor of the mall, Ross said.
Jeff Carew of Tiffin said he was within feet of the victim when the shooting happened.
"I heard three shots and watched the girl fall," Carew said.
Carew said the victim was shot in the back with a handgun and that the shooter was a young male wearing a black hat and black vest.
He said he and others tried to assist the victim with him trying to stop the bleeding while another man performed CPR.
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Alex Halter of Iowa City also saw the victim.
"! was heading toward the food court and heard three gunshots and in 10 seconds everyone was running," Halter said.
Chizom Ekpunobi, 22, had just seen the movie "Entourage" at Coral Ridge Cinema and stayed to watch the extended footage after the credits ended.
"If we hadn't stayed to watch the rest of the movie and left earlier, because I had a craving for
Chick~fii-A,
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said.
She said she was on her way to the food court when the shooting happened.
"They rung out. We heard a couple of shots. At first we thought it was fireworks or the mall falling apart and when we realized what had happened and
saw everyone else running out of the mall, we didn't stop to think. We just followed," she said.
Henry Seidlin, 22, a server at Mellow Mushroom, a new restaurant at the mall adjacent to the carousel and Target, said he was carrying plates to a table
when he heard two or three shots.
"I saw everyone running and l got out of there, too. Most people were hiding in the corner by Target or running out straight to their cars just to get away,"
Seidlin said.
Tate Holdren, 23, who works in the kitchen at Mellow Mushroom, said that people were helping each other get out of the restaurant as quickly as they
could.
"You could feel the adrenaline in your body after you hear something like that," Holdren said of the gunshots.
Crystal Fernandez, 16, of West Liberty, was shopping with her stepdad at Younkers when a store clerk told them they had to bring the cage doors down
to block the entrance to the mall concourse because there had been a shooting.
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"It was a scary experience, but I'm glad to be out safe," she said.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said there were no other injuries due to the shooting .
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Coral Ridge Mall still on lockdown. Some shoppers just coming
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Floyd J. Gardner St Francis De Sales High School Ossian, Iowa

See how much safer we are now that everyone who wants a gun has one?
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You do know he was with mall security Don't you?
like Reply {J 2 Jun 13, 2015 6:29am

Greg Smith what's your point?
Like Reply{") 4 Jun 13,2015 7:28am

Greg Smith Was he authorized to carry a weapon as part of his job? Uniformed security guards at malls typically are not armed.
like Reply {) 7 Jun 13,2015 8:28am

What about the guy who knifed that woman to death in the parking lot of the HyVee in Marion? Guess we should ban knives, too.
Uke Reply {'J 1 Jun 13, 201512:27pm
Dennis L Smith He went home to get his gun after being fired.

Jon Trouten I assumed as much, Jon.
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Jerry NeponwSixt Tampa, Florida

Greg Smith he was a mall cop, not a cop.
like Reply Jun 14,2015 10:22am
Dan Mitchell
Rudolf Schmidt That makes no sense, and 1 think you must know that, at least subconsciously. It's much easier to kill people with a gun,
and victims have a much better chance of living. That's why we arm soldiers with guns (and tanks, and fighter jets) and not knives.
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Pearl Polanski
Dan Mitchell Gun nuts always bring up knifes. lol
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Jerry Nepon~Sixt Tampa, Florida
Pearl Polanski that's because the fact that 68% of the homicides in this country are committed with firearms is a bad number for them. In
other words, reality bites.

Check out his Facebook page: entirely angry, misguided "patriotism" and paranoia.
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also noticed his facebook page is full of Gadsden Flags, Benghazi conspiracy imagery, xenophobia, and typical Conservative/ Republican/
Libertarian posts.
I think the Feds need to investigate/ embed themselves into domestic terrorist groups (online forums, gunshows, rallies, etc) a little bit
better, or we will see this kind of stuff happen more and more unfortunately.
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Anyone with a Facebook page like that is a psychopath just waiting to snap
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Dennis L. Smith-~guilt by association, any of you? Most of us don't 'go postal' after we get fired, or shoot women we like,
but for whatever reason, cannot have, or shoot innocent people just because we may be skeptical of the federal government Are ALL
Muslims, terrorists? Or, Sierra Club, or NEA members? Think about it?
Dennis L. Smith Des Moines. Iowa

Wyatt Yon Did you actually scroll through his page, Wyatt? Virtually NOTHING but glorification of guns and violence, coupled with hatred
for all the usual "suspects"--immigrants, liberals, hippies, Muslims~-you know, all of those "anti~American'' elements as defined by someone
who thinks he has cornered the market on patriotism. {Of course, that is, until he finds his narrow definition of "patriotism" has painted him
into a corner where virtually everyone not just like him becomes an "enemy" subject to "Second Amendment solutions.")
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Dennis L. Smith ~~the guy was a 'stalker' Dennis! I didn't find him that interesting, but 1went to his FB page, because you thought it notable.
His politics didn't disappoint {you), but they did mel
He was a wannabe Cop and (probably) soldier. He was short in stature. The classic Small Man's syndrome. And despite being married, he
was attracted to a 20 year old girl that rebuffed him and was probably responsible for losing his job, because of 'his' bizzare behavior and
conduct.
This guy was a mental case, probably BPD. that despite (probably) having a paper psychiatric history was probably able to score a
concealed carry permit and buy a gun, because H!PPA protects mental health data from being disclosed to the law enforcemenVFBI NICS
system.
The crazies are able to buy guns through the 'usual channels' and that's the 'part' of this problem, that requires the 'control'.
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Toni LeAnn Williams

Wyatt Yon There are hundreds of crazies on the internet every day commenting on political articles. They hate Obama, they hate liberals,
they brag about their guns, they claim is Obama is destroying the country, is a Muslim, is bringing in immigrants to take their jobs, is
lawless, is breaking the Constitution, is a dictator, and that Putin is going to attack us, Iran is going to attack us, China is going to attack us
because Obama is doing nothing. Etc. etc. etc. And it's Fox News and Limbaugh and Hannity, and Beck who are stirring these nut jobs up
repeating the same lies over and over. Oh yeah, and it's Obama's fault that California is in a drought~~~he didn't set up a salt water
purification system for Calif. These nuts blame somebody else for everything wrong in their lives and they spew hate constantly.
LiKe Reply {J 5 Jun 13, 2015 9:57pm

Right, Toni. This garbage is junk food for the otherwise relatively stable right~winger, but crack cocaine for borderline personalities like this
guy. It feeds their sense of victimization, exceptionalism and entitlement to take "corrective" action. In the case of the noninsane, this
takes the form of mere political "retribution" against perceived "enemies"; with guys !ike this, it can take a far deadlier turn. (Obviously it
did.) Here's a guy who apparently feels "entitled" to female deference, who doesn't understand that "no" means "no," and who takes
rejection personally and to deadly effect.
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Jerry Nepon-Sixt Tampa, Florida

Wyatt Yon see my _note above concerning the proposed rule change to H!PM that would allow limited mental health information into
criminal background checks. Opposed by NRA and other gun ownership advocacy groups.
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Pearl Polanski
I wonder if the woman he killed was his wife? They've only been married for 9 months.
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Pear! Polanski No, she was not his wife, but apparently merely an innocent woman going about her own business whom he stalked and
harrased over an extended period of time. It appears that, after he refused to !eave her alone, she made a complaint to mall managers,
who arranged for his termination. He either knew she was the complainant or inferred as much, so murdered her. What Ms. Farrington's
family must do (and I assume will) is to find out if the mal! or security contractor's management in any way identified her to the killer as the
source of a complaint, which may form the basis of a civil suit.
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Its odd how a man can walk into a ma!! and kill a girl and not one of you can muster the will to call him a thug. a kid playing in the park, suburban
kids at a pool party though.
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Scott Dragoo Iowa City, Iowa

Isn't the mall a gun free zone?
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Yup
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Scott Dragoo Iowa City, Iowa

Bethany Erb Well that sign didn't work very well ..
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Tyler Tran
Because more guns totally would have saved that girl's life. More likely we'd be looking at a few more victims.
like Reply {j 16 Jun 13, 2015 4:57am

Scott Dragoo- Are you suggesting that more bullets in the air would have made people safer?
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~ Floyd J. Gardner -Scott Dragoo said nothing of the kindJ The private property was posted with "No Firearms". Yet. the perpetrator brought
_ _uhi!'?s_,.gun on to the pr~mise in vloi~Jion of those rules. Same with your 'gun safety laws'. Those contemplating violent, or criminal acts are
NOT going to comply. THAT is the point.
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Scot Hoffman
Ah, the old "criminals don't follow the rules" fallacy.
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Dennis L. Smith Des Moines, lowa
Scot Hoffman So let's not have any rules. Regarding anything. Got it. (But these are the same people who reflexively dismiss/disregard the
"well-regulated" language of the Second Amendment--people who love the "First-and-a-Hafth Amendment.")
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Stephanie Marie Slatton Cart Pusher/Stocker at JELD-WEN Windows & Doors

Its pathetic! Makes me sick to my stomach that innocent girl died all because he got fired and decided to be a fkn moron and throw a temper
tantrum) The stupidity and ingrorance of people these days is just fkn sickening!! My heart goes out to the family of that girl and 1 pray they get her
justice even thou it will never bring her back, he still must pay for what he did!
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David Murillo Senior Astronaut at NASA's Earth Observatory

Seriously Floyd??? Chicago has some of this Nation's strictest gun laws in place and also boasts the Nation's highest homicide rate by gun. Be
nice to hear a libber say that the real cause for this tragedy was that the shooter was a NUTCASE!!!
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Scot Hoffman
David, homicides, not homicide rate. They are different. When used correctly, it leaves you without an argument.
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Bill Seurer Advisory Softvvare Engineer at IBM

There are cities with a higher homicide rate than Chicago and some of them are in gun friendly states.
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Toni LeAnn Williams

Connecticutt passed gun control laws in the 1990's and their gun deaths have gone way down. The article is on today's Yahoo page.
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Floyd J. Gardner St Francis De Sales High School Ossian. Iowa
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the National Rifle Association and conservative right-wing talk show hosts extol the virtue of violence as necessary to control our
government and protect ourselves and our families. TeH me again David, how much safer we are now that fools like this have legal access
to guns.
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Jerry Nepon-Sixt Tampa. Florida

Floyd J. Gardner the thing to understand is that the whole NRA platform is a cynical red-meat canard to protect the firearms industry. It's
good to stir up the frightened and the paranoid with talk of "Obama wants to take your guns" and "stand your ground" and "protect your
family" and "protect yourself from tyranny." In the end, not much of THAT sort of thing really happens, but a lot of incidents like this
shooting do.
Mark Adams Works at Retired

Horrible situation. Prayers to the family of the teenage girl who was murdered. Hope the shooter gets life!
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Jackie Bresnen St. Clement, Chicago 1L

How sad. A life snuffed out because of a miserable piece of garbage.
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Chuck McKenna
She complained about him six times for harassing her. How come nothing was done to protect her?
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I feel really sorry for the young lady's family my heart goes out to them my god be With you all through this trying time
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You can be certain the justice system in Iowa wiH allow this murderer to more or less get away with it. lf it's not the incompetent County Attorney
Janet Lyness, it'll be the pro-criminal Appeals Court or even the State Supreme Court who will ruin justice for the victim's family on stupid
"technicalities".
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Dean Finley lowa City High School

Rudolf are you a half wit? or just full b!owen retarded?
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Dean Finley Look up the recent news about the case involving the murderer of John Versypt.
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Dan Spellman Look up the recent news about the case involving the murderer of John Versypt.
Dan Spellman
This is an easy prosecution and conviction.

Dan Spellman Only that Justin Marshall's trial {after being delayed 3 times) ended with a conviction only to be overturned. Sure, he'!! get a
new trial, but there will be endless appeals. Charles Thompson, who was charged with murder in this case, had a mistrial but later plead
guilty to accessory to a felony which is a slap on the wrist. The other accomplice, Courtney White, plead guilty to tampering with a witness
or jury member, and was sentenced to a max on 2 years which will be nothing in the end.
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Please advise us by which technicality this confessed murderer will be freed.

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Dennis J Mac McDonald Starter, PA and Caddie. Kiawah Island Golf Resort at The Ocean Course
Dude has a lot of weapons in his pictures. So tragic for her family. https:l/www.facebook.com/alex.winn.71 ?fref=photo
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Kenny Lentzkow Opreator at Dkm Manufacturing

Wow ... I was just near there. 1wanted to go to the mal! but my wife said no .. I'm trusting her better now.
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Dakota Gryffin
Same here
almost went last night
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Sara Smile
There's someone in comments on one of the TV channel posts about this saying the woman had made a sexual~harassment complaint about
Kozak. Is someone going to follow that up?

See my comment elsewhere on this thread. If either the mall management or its security contractor identified Ms. Farrinton to Kozak as the
source of a complaint (and thus the basis for his termination), prepare for a significant civil lawsuit.
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Pearl Polanski
Was it his wife he killed? They weren't even married a year yet
Barb Scholtus
How sick your not even safe in a mall. Cuz of sick people . God bless the girls family. GOO BLESS ALL
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Patricia Seagrove Computer Repair Technician at Lane Community College

My prayers are for this young lady and her family. This is so sad. I wonder if people who need to make such a show of carrying weapons feel very
powerless at some level. This murderer needed counseling not guns. I hope this incident doesn't tar the reputations of responsible gun owners.
There are people out there who take gun ownership responsibily ~unfortunately those are not the ones who make the headlines.
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Its nuts I knew him the first day he started at the mal11 talked
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Maybe the gun crowd will now stop opposing the proposed rule change to HIPAA by the Obama administration (proposed Jan 7, 2014) that would
allow certain medical information to be included in criminal background checks. This is being opposed under the normal reasoned arguments such
as "Obama is coming to take your guns!'' Their argument always is that it's not guns, it's crazy people with guns that cause all the problems, so this
rule change would be a no~brainer. Even an apparent supporter of gun ownership (or at least a conservative contrarian who loves bumper sticker~
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Sure, "always a non~Jew.'' Except, of course, when it is: https:l/en.wikipedia.org/wik!!David_Berkowltz
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! am not Jewish, but my uncle married a a beautiful Hebrew and I've always believe Jews are a group of people with both bad and good
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Way too many nut cases any more! They have to be nuts to kill someone!
Brandon John Baines

This Coward is a Texas man not a North Liberty man. Press Citizen another epic fail. Prayers for the young ladys family.
Sara Smile
You guys have some weird thing going on about "cowards". The word is "murderer".
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allstlc" Lrlald~w.
The current date

ls Od..$,
AJcl:.ander
Fnl"tln
slo-""'< l l
der ln U:.e
KoUllt. 22, or
Norlh Liberty,
isctmq:ed with
first-<.lenreemuror Andrea
k!llln~
~ SPl-'lidy trial and !lle a motion

lor a change of venue.
l?inmssald heeJo.')>eCled the
Kozak came into lhe courtdefense would ask to move
room Monday Jn handcuf!$.
Crlmlnallnvestlgafion rethe trial to another county,
leg chains aml a Sb(>Ck lxllL
pOns. which also wm be given one that has. had J~ss media
under the watch Clf four John 10 Persaud.
coverage oftl1e ldllinc. and he
~on Coanty deputies. He didn't
l?inms sug~ested lawyers
woull.l likely r,ra<Jl it
spe.1l<durillg th~ hearln&. He should set another hearing for
Persaud suggested Storr
prevlou~!y pleaded not guilty
the end of AUfllJ.St to sr;lledule COunty for the trial, but Brun-'
sald he would ask 6th Jud.ictal
and is lx>in~ held on a SlO mil a trial date.
Persaud ag.reOO., saying
lion ball.
District Chief Judee Patrie);
Kowk would waive his rightlo Grady and L}'l1ess for Input
LY!1ess sald she w;,s gath
l"arrinl)'lon. zo, of Cedar RaJ>.

Ids, Who worked at the mall
eriog evidence for !riaL She

h~s turned over n discs of
ill!ervicws to Persaud and~
Waitin~ for Iowa Division of
Ko1.ak is accused
(If shoot
lng Farrill[!!on thnw times in
the ba~); at clowl'IDIC~

June 12 inside the Coral Ridge
Mall. Authorities have sal~
ROU!k. who reslw>ed just
~~~~r.;:~a~r;rrea
dren 's Museum emplOYee. but
have not said why.

Aecordin~ to a crimln;U
complaint, Rozak l~t the mall
that afternoon, went to his
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Boulder police: UI still ranks No. 2 Ul's Quad makes Jist

Barb from laser as a party school ?,;.~.:;~~;;~:.-~2~~,.~?L~s
!1\lnols takes \op spOl
missed I.C. man
Harm Reduction Ad
vL~ory
Forgy pronounce~
dead at scene of
apartment shooting
lOWACl'l'Y-Dcsplte
ongoing eiTort:; to curb
hleh-risk drinhlll& and
tl1e replltation It brines
to campus, the Unlversit) oflowa has not
bU<lged on the l:'J:incelon
Rcvi~ws annual list of
top party schools

lt remains in the nm-
lOWACJ'!'\'-The
University ofJowa
mallennolbernot.soMteemed list In the pas!
week, courtesy or the
New York Times.
With ne11freshmen
Committee
charg!ld Wlth devising a

"researclH,ased plan to
create conditions on our
campus Wh!cll decrease
hlghrisll drinking and
the related harmful con
across the oountry pre-
~equences."
parinG to embark Into

the world ufhleheredu
cation - :md thusllfe
In n dorm- the pulrllcation cllenl'Picked
a few of the country'$
residence halls "you'll
nevr see on the cam
pus tour:
'l'hese!ecthalli
The group's plan lists

r,oals ouch as .:lecreas!ng
tbe percent or students
reporting hlll}HisK
"that look suspiciously

l.\l\e the nuoroscentllt
dorms of)lore"lt chose
10 hl!:hlizht.
"The water pressure

is all bul nonexistent
When the plumbing is
worli:lnc: the Time~
wrote. "COckroach
slghtinp,s are common."
To malm room for a
new pharmacy build
lng, tlw UI next summer
is plannin~ to raze the
Quadrangle. whlcb "'as
bUillln 19/.0on the west
side Of =l>lls, neltt 10
Hillcrest and ltienow
haUs.lt can house
35S students and Ji';ts
among its features Wireless lntnrne~ laundry,
cambus services, out
side volleYball tourts.
alr..cond!tloning ill
some rooms and a babY
grand piano.
drillkin& behaVIwfrom
70pcrcent ill2009 to
49 percent by ne;-.1. year
'l'Om Rocklin. VJce
new part)- ranldngs, r..,._ pN$\tlentfor
student
leased Monday to eo "ith llfe. said theunlverslty
ls
"have survived tosho;,k
Its 20J6edltion of the
making PrO(lreSS.
and disma~ new fresh
"B\lst 3t!O COlleges" book.
"Weare
focused
on
men with tMlr cinder
Iowa two years ago
our llhldents'wellbcln&
block aesthetic ~nd
earned t.be top SI>OI
regardless It the rani!
diniD' common rooms."
on t.be llit but was delog." R(l(:\(J.\n sald. "ln
a~contine to tlw 'l'lmcs.
throned last year.
the last sb: yean, b!Jlge
"Alr-cond.itioning 1s a
The University ofi!li
Unlver
di~tant lW<Un. Bath
nols took this year's ttne drinklncamong
s\1) oflowa students has
rooms are nast;:. crowd
as top part> school.
drop)>!1\ 23 percent"
OO:mtlfew."
Co""""'"'..,..,,t.,<n<."""
{~)~I ~~1\-30~
Iowa's second place
Be conceded the unl
ms Quodran~le Ball ,..,,.,.,.,.,
ranking marks the
ver!'lty
bas
more
work
fourth stml~ht year It
to do. "But rm gr.. tilled
has been ell her No. l
to soo there are rower
Keep up on news In tl1e Corridor
orNo.2,andit&fifth
students en~a(:lnr,ln
strair,ht year In the top
!laily In The Gazette
l11gh-nsk drinking across
s-UI ranl<ed No.~ m
campus,"hesairl. "We'll ""="============"]
Wll
to educate Stu I
lUJ.noiJ;' promotion to contmue
dent.< about the ~angers
No.I rnii.J:k.sitsflrst
or h!gh-rts); drinking In
appearance ~top the
order to enllance our
ranklngs.
lone term progress"
Rounding out this
c.>'"'""""'9!:m.~>se
year's top five arc Unl
verslw or Wlscon&ln .~\
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No.3; Bucknell Ulliver.
slty, wWch bllls Itself
as ~ "highly oel~cllvc.
prl,atc, nonsectarian ..
school in Lewisburg. Pa...
at No. 4; ano Syrarcuse
Unlvers!ty ill New Yorl'.,
No.s.
Ul in recen! yean;
has launched pro!ll'IID!'
and mitiallves aimed at
decreasing hlr,hri~ and
underat.:e drinking on
and around carnpus.ln
zaoo, the UI VIce pres!
dent for student llie
created the Alcohol
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kozak murder trial may be m

Suspect in Coral Ridge Mall
in handcuffs and leg chains
By lrlsh Mehaffey, The Gazette
lOW A CITY .... Tho trial of a

former Coral. Ridge Mall secu~
rity guard. accused ofkllling a
woman inside the mall in June
probablY Will be reset and

moved to another county.
Judge Chlistopher Bruns

of the 6th .Judicial Dlstrict and
taV/Ve,rs :mthe case discussed

trill] dacte during a bearing
Johnson County
son County Public

Defender Peter
Persaud for a "'re.
allstic" trial date,

The current date
is Oct, 6,
Alexander
Andrea
Fan1ngton
Kozak, 22, of
North
tlieve-Alexander Kowk stands up in a courtroom Monday after a case management heating for his tria! at the Johnson County gun.F
Jim Sloslmell p00to$f1lle Gamttll
North Liberty,
is charged Wlth
first-degree murder in the k.Hllng of Andrea
FruTington, 20, of Cedar Rap-
Courthouse in Iowa City. Kozak. is charged with first-degree murder tn the shooting and kllling 20-year-old Andrea andsl
Farrington at the Coral Ridge MalL A change ot venue and a new trial date are expected.
staftln
who worked at the mall.

Kozak camE! into the courtroom Monday in handcuffs,
lntervlews to Persaud and Is

waiting for Iowa Division of
Cti.n1Jnal Investigation re-
s:alnJUlle 12
id..~:_,
leg chains and a shock belt,

under tbe watch Of four .Johnson County deputies. He didn't
speak duril1g the hearing, He
previously pleaded not guilty
and ls being held on a $10 mll~
lion bail.
Lyness said sbe was gath-
desk r
ering eVidence for trial. She

has turned over 17 discs of
a speedy trial and f.i1c a motion
for a change of venue.
Bnu1s said he e.xpectJ?d the

defense woUld ask to move
the trial to another county,

ports, which also will be given one tllat has had less medla
Kozak is accused of shoot-
ing B'arringten three times in
the back at close range

Mall, Authorities have sald
Kozak, wbo resigned just
befur<> the shooting, targeted
coverage oftbe kllll.ng, and be

would likely grant IL
Farrington, an Iowa Chil
should set another hearing for
Persaud suggested Story
dren's Museum employee, but
the end of August to schedule County for the trial, but Bruns have not said why.
said he. would ask 6th Judicial
a trial date.
According to a criminal
Persaud agreed, saying
District Chief Judge Patrick
complaint, Kozak len the mall
Kozak would waive his right to Grady and Lyness for input.
to Persaud.
Bruns suggested lawyers
PUBLIC SAFETY
Illinois takes top spot
By Vanessa Miller, The Garette
By lee Herm\stun, Tile Gazette
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HIGHER EDUCATION - - - - - - - - -
Boulder police: Ul still ranks No. 2

Barb from Taser as a party school
missed LC. man
Forgy pronounced
dead at scene of
apartment shooting
Koz
butla1
drove
Count
however) be picked the

hammer up again, mutM
create conditions on our
IOWA CITY -Despile campus Which decrease

ongoing efforts to curb
high-risk drinking and
bigtl-risk drinklng and
the related harmful cot1
the reputation it brings
sequences."
tered unintelligibly and

qUickly moved to his
right, climbing onte the
to campus. the Un1
balcony hand railing,"'
: versicy offowa bas not
police said in the July 30 , budged on the Princeton
news
relea..:;e,
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Harm Reduction Adv'isory Commiltee

charged with devising a
"research-l!ased plan to
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goals sucb as decreasing
the percent of students
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of below-theBy Vanessa MUler, The Gazette
IOWA CITY-The
University of Iowa
made another not~so

esteemed list in the past
week, courtesy of the
New York Times,
With new freshmen
across the country pre-paring to emba:rk: lnto
the wotld ofhigher edU

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lng erratically missed,
authorities there sald.

Poll~ ended up
TasCT, t'OlloWW by Garretson discharging his

service weapon. Pollee
shooting Sam Forgy.
said 'For(.ry's movements
came in "verv q u1ck

pronounced dead at the succession.,,
Pollee sa1d evidence
scene.
en
Boulder police were suggests a violent
counter
called to the apartment
2S,onJuly27. He was
happened
ln the
complex where Forgy

lived after a 911 calh:~r
apartment
reported a man was outside screaming and assaulting several people

with a knlfe.
When pollee fotmd
Forgy, he was carrying
a hammer. Officer Dar-
ren F1.adung deployed a
Taserto subdue Forgy.
police said. One of tti.C
where
Forgy be~m
Forgy
o:eam Bt~tlkler
gan acting
erratically,
and thQ
apartment
occupant<;.
cording to his mother
2012.
llllnois' promotion to
Coroner's Office ls con-toxicology.
lgi~~:i;i~~:rr ~~:,
when confronted by po on pald adm:lnistratlve

lice, as if to comply with l~.ave while Forgy's
officers' orders to drop death is investigated.
"Seconds later,
No. 1 marks Hs flrst

appearance atop the
! rankings.
Roundlng out thls
year's top flve are Un.l: verslty ofW.Isconsin at
d.tinklng among University ofiowa students has

dropped 2.3 percent.''
He conceded the uni-
vers1ty has more work

to do. ''But I'm gratified
to see there are fewer
students engaglng in
blgh-risk drlnklng across
residence halls "you'll

ne\!Cl' sec on tiw campus tour."
'l'he select halls
"have survlvt>d to shocl{

and dismay new fresh~
men with their cinder
block aesthetic and
dlngy common rooms.''
according to the TimeS.

~Air-conditioning is a
distant luxury. Bathrooms are nastY. crowded and few."
Ul's ()_uadrangle Hall
Keep up on news
daily in The
campus,'' he said. "We'll , ::: ::::::: :::::: ::: ::::: ::::.::::::

continue to educate stu- i;
dent..;; about the dangers
ofhlgb-rlsk drinking in
Find it.
order to enhance our

long-term progress."
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No.3; Bucknell University, whicb bills itself

as a "highly selective,
. """
ked and reportedly hlgh tigat!ve Team;;; '[o,:;~~;ds

on LSD at the time.
.its report to the dlstrict
According to new
infonnation released by attorney and police
police- that corroborated cblef.
The Boulder officers
witness statements,
Forgy briefly crouched InvolVed 1n tbe call are
the hammer.
percent lD ZUU'd tO
nonsectaiian.,
was
stop Forgy, who was na-
straight year in the top
5 ...... U1 rankOO No. 4in
topoand
rrom
ponce
expiams
wby the.
Taser
failed to
Iowa's sec-and. place
ranking marks the

fourth straigllt year h
has been e:ither No. 1
or No.2, and its fifth
Two people suffered
shots
body.
The additional details
The University of 1111nols took this year's title

as top party school.
tried to subdue hlm.
and one person

Taserprobes hit Forgy's bites
was "slasbcd in tbc face
leftslde, but the other
missed and hit the wall with a knife," police
be11ind him, rendering sald. Blood was found
the stun gun ineffective. throughout the
When Forgy .. a 2010 apartment
The Boulder Coilllry
Qty High graduato, aC-
made another move

Di11on Garretson
'!U
ner-up position, accord- 49pcrcent by next year.

jng to the publication's
Tom Rocklin, \oce
new party ranklngs, re-- pre:s1dent for student
leased Monday to go 'With life, said the university ls
its 2016 e-dition of the
making progress.
"Hest380 COlleges:'' book.
"We are. focused on
Iowa two years ago
our students' well-belng.
eanwd the top spot
regardless oftbe rank-~
on tbe list but was deing," Rocklin said. "In
throne-d last year.
tlle last six years, binge
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Ulln recent years

has launched programs
and initiatives aim-W at
decreasing high-rlsk and
underage drinking on
and around campus. In
2009, the UI vice president for student life
created the Alcohol
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kozak murder trial may be moved

Suspect in Coral Ridge Mall
in handculfs and leg chains
By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette
IOWA CITY -Thetrialofa

former Coral Ridge Mall secu
rity guard accused of killing a
woman inside the mall in June
probably will be reset and
moved to another county.
Judge Christopher Bruns
of the 6th Judicial Distlict and
lawyers in the case discussed
a trial date during a hearing
Monday in Johnson County
District Court. Bruns, who
participated by phone from
another county, asked John~

son County Attorney Janet
Lyness and Johnson
Public
TOP: Alexander Kozak enters a Johnson

County courtroom Monday for a case
management hearing for his trial.
ABOVE: He sits shackled
the
alistic" trial date.
The current date

is Oct. 6.
J;m
Alexander
Andrea
Farrington
Slain June 12
Kozak, 22, of
North Liberty,
is charged with
first-degree murder in the killing of Andrea

Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids, who worked at the mall
Kozak came into the courtroom Monday in handcuffs,
leg chams and a shock belt,
under the watch of four Johnson County deputies. He didn't
speak during the hearing. He
previously pleaded not guilty
and is being held on a $10 million bail.
Lyness said she was gath-
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S\oslare~
photos/The Go1ctte
Alexander Kozak stands up In a courtroom Monday after a case management hearing lor his tria! at the Johnson County
Courthouse in Iowa City. Kozak Is clmged w!th flrst~degree murder in the shooting and killing 20-year-old Andrea
Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall. A change of venue and a new trial date are expected.
ering evidence for trial She

has turned over 17 discs of
interviews to Persaud and is
waiting for Iowa Division of
Crin'linal Investigation reports, which also will be given
to Persaud.
Bruns suggested lawyers
should set another hearing for
the end of August to schedule
a trtal date.
Persaud agreed, saying
Kozak would waive his right to
a speedy trial and file a motion

for a change of venue.
Bruns said he expected the
defense would ask to move
the trial to another county,
one that has had less media
coverage of the killing, and he
would likely grant it.
Persaud suggested Story
County for the trial, but Bruns
said he would ask 6th Judicial
District Chief Judge Patrick
Grady and Lyness for input.
Kozak is accused of shooting Farrington thxee times in

the back at close range
Mall. Authorities have said
Kozak, who resigned just
before the shooting, targeted
Farrington, an Iowa Children's Museum employee, but
have not said why.
According to a criminal
complall1t, Kozak left the malJ
North Liberty condo andretrieved his 9 mm Glock hand

gun. He returned to the mall
and shot Farrington, who was
staffing the mall information
desk near the food court.
Kozak Qed from the mall
but later was captured as he
drove on Interstate 80 in Scott
County.
According to court documents, 53 people, including
police, the Johnson County
medical examiner and Farrington's mother and boyfriend, will testify.
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CRIMINAL JIJSTICE
Kozak murder trial may be moved
Suspect in Coral Ridge Mall shooting appears in court in handcuffs and leg chains
By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette IOWA CITY- The trial of a fanner Coral Ridge Mall security guard
accused of killing a woman inside the mall in June probably will be reset and moved to another
county.
Judge Christopher Bruns of the 6th Judicial District and lawyers in the case discussed a trial date
during a hearing Monday in Jolmson County District Court. Bruns, who participated by phone from
another county, asked Jolmson County Attorney Janet Lyness and Johnson County Public Defender
Peter Persaud for a 'realistic' trial date. The current date is Oct. 6. Alexander Kozak, 22, of North
Liberty, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Andrea Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids,
who worked at the mall.
Kozak came into the courtroom Monday in handcuffs, leg chains and a shock belt, under the watch of
four Johnson County deputies. He didn't speak during the hearing. He previously pleaded not guilty
and is being held on a $10 million bail.
Lyness said she was gathering evidence for trial. She has turned over 17 discs of interviews to
Persaud and is waiting for Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports, which also will be given
to Persaud.
Bruns suggested lawyers should set apother hearing for the end of August to schedule a trial date.
Persaud agreed, saying Kozak would waive his right to a speedy trial and file a motion for a change of
venue.
Bruns said he expected the defense would ask to move the trial to another county, one that has had
less media coverage of the killing, and he would likely grant it.
Persaud suggested Story County for the trial, but Bruns said he would ask 6th Judicial District Chief
Judge Patrick Grady and Lyness for input.
Kozak is accused of shooting Farrington three times in the back at close range June 12 inside the
Coral Ridge Mall. Authorities have said Kozak, who resigned just before the shooting, targeted
Farrington, an Iowa Children's Museum employee, but have not said why.
According to a criminal complaint, Kozak left the mall that afternoon, went to his North Liberty
condo and retrieved his 9 nun Glock handgun. He returned to the mall and shot Farrington, who was
staffmg the mall information desk near the food court.
Kozak fled from the mall but later was captured as he drove on Interstate 80 in Scott County.
According to court documents, 53 people, including police, the Jolmson County medical examiner
and Farrington's mother and boyfriend, will testifY.
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Andrea Fanington
Slain June 12
Alexander Kozak stands up in a courtroom Monday after a case management hearing for his trial at
the Johnson County Courthouse in Iowa City. Kozak is charged with first-degree murder in the
shooting and killing 20-year-old Andrea Fanington at the Coral Ridge Mall. A change of venue and a
new trial date are expected.
Jim Slosiarek photos/The Gazette
TOP: Alexander Kozak enters a Johnson County courtroom Monday for a case management hearing
for his trial. ABOVE: He sits shackled during the hearing.
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EDUCATION
linn-Mar school chief touts reach-out plan

members and
Superintendent's goal: Meet, administrators
listen throughout community with a "100-J)av
Plan" to introduce
MARlON- New Superin

ten dent Quintin Shepherd, at
hls first official school board
meeting this week, pledged to
be visible, approachable and
listen to all members of the
Ltnn-Mar community,
Shepherd presented board
himself to the
district, as well ns
to "sollcit input
from both inter-
nal and e;...1emal
stakeholders" to
highlight the dis
tJict'sattributes
and areas ofpwmtial t;rowth.

Shepherd said his plan Wltl
after dasses resume Aug. ?A.

"I'd also be happy to meet
v."ith small groups of parents,
at their homes, if that's what
they want," Shepherd added.
a board pl3nning retreat in
Also at Monday's wor:k s~8February or March to work
on identilied priority areas for sion and meeting, project man
ager Chad Schumacher gave
the ?All.-17 school ye~r.
borud members and adminis
Shepherd said he plans to
hold a public "Superintendent trators a tour of renovations at
LinnMar High School.
Meet and Greet" on Aug. 18
Highlighted ar(l"as Included
and to conduct "dine-arounds"
new arts, metals, woods and
with staffduri.nr, U1e lunch
hour at e~ch dislTict bu!lding computer labs and shops that
culminate with a "Slate of
the
D~~tr:lct"
repot1 to be pre
sen ted to the board ll1 January. That v.'ill 00 followed by
are scheduled to be opened for

student u~c thlsfall.
Tour participants also got a
look at nlcen!ly installerl gymn~sium bleachers that include
buill!n handicapped access
areas and
increase seat
ing capac!<) from slightly less
than 1.000 to2.l{){).
The high school is in tlJe
midst ora $30 million renova
tion project scheduled for Sllbstantial completion in
December ZOJG.
wm
POLITICS
At ease leading Iowa Democrats

State chai!woman nurtured
by family of female activists
So it is not surprising that a

triumvirate of women - two
sisters and a sisterinlawwould move beyond party

building in the Ida County
area to become leaders of
statewide Democratic Part)
organizations
Most recently, Andy
McGuire, who married mto
the family and shares the
McGuires' embrace or Democro.tic activism, started in January !'el"Ving a two-year term
as Iowa Democratic Party
chairwoman.
She follows in the footsteps
oftwo daughters of Rita and
Pat McGuire (a B=dson of
the immigrant Pat McGuire)
of Holstein., who also served as
state party chair"Women, Xath
leen McGulre ?lper in South
Dakota, from 19fl6 to 1998, and
Sheila McGuire Riggs in Iowa,
from 2001 to 2003. They helped
with fundraisins and boosted
Democratic candidates.
"We wonder if an)' other
family has had this much
leadership," ~aid Riggs. who
McGtti.re. ss, was raised

lllWa Oem~cratic Pa~y Chairwoman /W~y McGui! (light) emll1aces cousin lorl M~Guire ol Holstein after nweting w~h in Waterloo hy Republican
suppo~crs Ia~ montll at the Inside Scoop diner In Holstein, Polttics !Hive b~n a lrM~ion lolthe Mr:Guir! women. Ka1hparents. But the Democratic
1een McGuire Piper, whowa~ a polnlti!l acth-istln Sou\11 Dakota, sa)<s: we all want to make an lmpa~ on society.
Party's stances on social issues drew her into the fold.
in a humble sort of way, (TM lies didn't talk politics and
This year. she left her ~si
also unsuccessfullY ran for
other two) could see it was not current events at the table,"
tion as president of Meridian
tl1e low3 5th Congressional
arlded Riggs, who now is chair Health Plan to take on the
District seat in 199~. when she as complicated as it s~ms,
woman
of
the
University
of
and it ls easy to malle an im
Democratic chairwoman job.
lived in Soone.
Mlru:lesot.a's Primary Dental
pact. We all want to make an
Piper is proud ofhersisterDemocratic principles are
impact on soc!ety," Piper said. Care Department
in-Jaw's new post '"Andy apthe proper fit for lowans, the
"We
always
by
nature
just
The trio malic frequent use
pears to be flying high_ Andy
McGuinl women said.
have been politically active. It gets it"
ofthe phrase "!rish Catholic
"'We are very community
was just what you did," Piper
Democrats,"' a legacy t.hey
McGuire was back in lda
minded, and t.he Democratic
said.
trace back through four gen
Grove in June, organizing
Pa.li)' makes sure that U1e
AfteJ moving to South Da
era!ions.
Democrats ahead of the 2016
playing field is level, so that
kota to run a floral business
The McGuire sisters got
election in lda, Monona and
people Bet the education and
with her husband in the 1970s. Carroll counties. She acknowl
started early. in part because
gel the health care that they
?lperwas elected as a Yankton edged northwestern low a is
of the example set by their
need," Riggs said.
County commissioner from
mother, Rita, wbo was an lda
1
IRISH CATHOLIC lEGACY
l9W to 1998. She served as
County Democratic Party of
the South Dakota Democratic elections.
Piper, the oldest of the three flcial.
Party
chairwoman
from
1!!%
'"I!y
age
1,1
was
a!rady
"<Democrats) are about an
and now living in Omaha, dlS
to 1998. Having a gregarious
working at the Ida County
economy that works for all of
missed any d)'nas\"; label but
Fair, selling chances for a side natura, she wasn't bothered by us.'" McGuire said. "l am very
shares her relatives' pride at
the
fundraising
part
of
the
job.
of beer as a party fumlraiser.
pas~ionate that we have a blue
rising to top part) positions,
"We each have our o'vn
state aml that we are progresRiggs said,
which are unpaid posts.
strengths. lf the three of us
"I didn't realim that faro.\
sive"
"1 taken llttle credit for it,
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lOWA CITY -A Uial for
Alexander Ko~ak, accused of
shooting and killing 20-yearold Andrea Farrin(rton at the
Coral Ridge MaD last month,
is set for Oct. 6 in Johnson
County District Court
Ko~ak,
of North Uberty
pleaded not guilty to firstdegree murder and remains in
jail Wlth bail s-et at sao miD ion.
lfcon~1cted, be faces Hfe in
prison without parole.
Kozak, a former maD
secul"ity guard, is accused of
shooting Farrington three
times in the back at close
Al~!an~er Kolilk ol Nonh Ubel\j" i~ es- range June 12, according
conco lr.lo the counro~m lor ns in~lal to a clim.!nal complaint.
appearance June 13 at tM Johnson Authorities have said
Coumy Jallln lowo City.
Kom, who resignecl just
zz,
before the fatal shooting,

targeted Farrington, an Iowa
Childn:ms Museum employee.
but have notpro,1dcd
specifics aboul why
According to the complaint.
KNakleft the mall in the af.
ternoon June 12. went home
and retrieved his 9 mm Glock
handgun. He then returned to
the mall and shot Farrington.
who W?.S staffing tile mall
illfonnation desk near the
rood court.
According to trial
infonnation filed, S3 witnesses
will testify. The list includes
pollee, the Johnson County
medical examin~r and
F'aJ"li.ngtons mother and
boyfrienrl.
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Fall trial in Coral Ridge Mall shooting
By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette IOWA CITY- A trial for Alexander kozak, accused of shooting and
killing 20-yearold Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall last month, is set for Oct. 6 in Johnson
County District Court.
kozak, 22, of North Liberty pleaded not guilty to firstdegree murder and remains in jail with bail set
at $10 million. If convicted, he faces life in prison without parole.
kozak, a fonner mall security guard, is accused of shooting Farrington three times in the back at close
range June 12, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities have said kozak, who resigned just
beforethe.fatal shooting, targetedFarrington;anlowaGhildren'sMuseurnemployee;buthave-notprovided specifics about why.
According to the complaint, kozak left the mall in the afternoon June 12, went home and retrieved his
9 mm Glock handgun. He then returned to the mall and shot Farrington, who was staffing the mall
information desk near the food court.
According to trial information filed, 53 witnesses will testifY. The list includes police, the Johnson
County medical examiner and Farrington's mother and boyfriend.
Comments: (319) 398-8318; trish.mehaffey@,thegazette.com
Alexander kozak of North Liberty is escorted into the courtroom for his initial appearance June 13 at
the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City.
Adam Wesley/The Gazette
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
'It's like one
morning you get

up.and:coft~e Is
good for-you and
YOU~ l!fOUC!lTS ON CURRENT EVENTS 1N EASTERN IOWA
makes you !ive

longer, 'and the
next morning, It's
bad for yOu.'
FTHWI F"ACEBOOK
B>cnt Olo;wn. linn cuunl)'

supe!Visor a~~ mem~
o! \M Soll<l Was\e
S~3!0,
~enoy
icgaFdlng a MW
n\mdaw U>al allow~ ya<d

v."3ot~ 1<> be <lispo~<ol ot
In laodmls liMI'l cMolrl
coodl\iom:.
Bail has been xt at $10 million for a North Libert)' man Jccuscd of shooting and klllinga woman
in~idc Coral Ridge Mall. U:g:J cxpcm s)' it might be the highest b~ll ever ordered in rhi~ diotrio.
Do )'Ou think it was o:ce>sivc or appropriate?
Jon c.:AoO"OPil.l\(<.
o~~lo T.i He sl>t>\l~ M'"
<Ma'lilo~ W~lhW\ ~all.
Appro:>mte. H~ could
danr,er.
bt-cn
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Abby o,:Wh31 is~~,. P<>>nl in

a'-'<it"(! 10>!! l~l>d<:ISO>ip to wo>j\11
w~l
Kr~sl'lno't.
fOW3 Ci1y
in" hore?lh(,j\.fdoolal system 1\t>s

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1 don't <hlnJ.:
rol~
doto<mloo \1113\ Is apl>fop<iol
~a!i
or pa-
shOuld be an option.
and l think ~1's o sh~me

Iowa d~esn'l ~~~~c the
death Pll~IIY
\"io d;oe !>'OCO~S.
Son<l)' B.: Bo)'Orkl opproprooto.
Milloll.:N<>lhie>e<>o"!P>
Xalo s.: O~f,nMIY appoopr.,lo,
tln.dtor;\;lylooi<tl~p.
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GUEST COLUMN I TIM CHARLES, lAURIE HAMEN AND PAULA lAND - - - - - -
Celebrating the Sisters of Mercy

C or
ed;.r )l.opids rec~lv~d a
~1ft l40years ar,olhll
month 1:1 tM form or
lhc Siswr8 Mercy. Tills
small but ml!:hw groupo!
wom~n-dedicated to s~r
vlce. health care and ~duco
Uon- shoped the re(!lon
IntO what ll Is loda)'
The Sisters were, and
C<.-darll.apids. Ttwy soon outgr~w their 11--t>.tl hospltalln

a convened hous~ at:HI" l>CW
100-t>ed Jwspitlll O)>ened, Tt>dy, nearly llS y~ar~ Jawr,
M~rc)' Medical Center o;>er
Mcs as a 41,.1lc~nMd-~d
hosplml. oervlnr, JntllvtduaJs
throughom Eastern lol>'a.
Catll~rln~ McAuleY had a
orgo.uizatlon; inlhe area.

The lon:g lisl ofthclr accom
plishmentslncllldes !Oillld
inR Mercy Medical Center,
Mount Mere; Univcrs\r)" and
th~ CatherlM McAuley Cen
ter.tonamenfcw.
'fb.rour,hom their hlr;.
tOr:l'. the words of Catherine
McAulrr. founMrol the
Sislert of M~r~;. serve a~ a
r,uld~poS1 tor thf Slst~r~. en
education and gOO\\ works,
~~~~h~ ~~~~~~~~or
i;;Jr;~~~~~~~~~.~1 ~~r
cour~r:tng thrlr humt>l~
we
l. wnldman~llnom,
Mn"" C~un\)"Republfc::ln
ot>ctmlrwom"": "'W''tfing
l.h ~nlad~roto na~o l>ol"

tlowo inlhe M<l!IOl'l County
F~rth<>!Julyporadeo.
'Cemeteries are
.truly ;guardians_ of
o.ur ,herlti:lge;'
John Ulll!~;.ore~idi!m of
\IW Oak Hill Cemstorr
A~~ooi.U~mI>Oot<l
d<rC0\01~, M' \M
of
a .. mla!Hlll
woo~> 10 rai~e mony to

1epalr 11>1! l>l~torio CP.~at
Rapl~ ~~c.
Copytlght@ 2D1S The
C>;~zelte
maw nswcr tot he ~trucei~s

ofthooe in pov~rt~,
Wtth this m mind, the
Sisters estallllshe~ the Cath
crlne McAuleY Cemcr ln
1989. their newest mlnlstt")',
Which helps adults Improve
thnU"llves throu~hon.,._
onotle tuloringfo
and
diligent work:"P~rf~ction
doc& not ~on~st in pttrtorrn
'I'm- sorry that

;It-caused ~orne
diV!Slon, but
learn:from lt.'
:d"~~a~J;~~ ~~~ ~ew~ij.cn
unl~rS!ty wlth :m enroU

mcm oll.SOO stU<lcms.
Mount Men:)" isn't th~
only school that was crMt~U
or impacted tl~ til~ SuMrs
Man; schools Ulroughom
the Cedar Rapids ana were
founded bY Ulese e>traor
dinar; women. Where they
aJSQ.cr.>cd as the nn1
membcrsofthe faCllit}" and
lndc~ndence, wnow~re
srnff. A dedlc:Hion t<;>educ~
later jOined bY four from
tion has been ever present
Dsvcnport, answucd a call
The Slsturs pu.rchas~d tb~
In their mlssloo of servke.
for teachers at the n~wly
prop~m and ~onvert~d thO
from the founding of the SIS
established St. JI;>Sepb Acad mansion into a ~:U"l board
ters of Mercy 10 tOll a)"
~X :r~~~ ~~.o~;~~~rlr. ~;ad~~~~~~~';~~ ~~own As Cedar RapiMdcvel
O:>ed. sodtd the worh and
Arril'ing byt.rain, the Sl.ii!crs as Mount M"rc;- ACi!d~my,
rowrd the school unf\n;shed. Tb.rouBh thccarel!lld st~w scope of the Sls\1lrs.ln 1900.
They Unm!dla\fiY roUcd up ardshlp ofth~ SJsrers. Mmmt the Sisters respOnde!! to~
Mt'l for more health can !n
Utcir slt:!'VCS and helpod fm Mere; has grown to"
in~ ex\l"llordinar)' actlom;.

but miller, performlng ex~
traon:Unarll; well th~ ordi
nar;- actions of over:~ d~~ ,"
AS wccolcbratf tht HUUl
armiversary of the Sisters'
:tni\"al in Cedar Rapids. il
Is good toJooK bacl; at their
journey of~ervicc.ln .July
IB75, thrf'' sisters from
ish tho build in~ for the bSI

approaching school yar.
Thl.s act or ~enice was the

ll.rs! of many to ;>o&id~ol)"
Impact the Godar !lapJrls
area.
'!'he S~~tenevenmalJy
omwcwSt.Josoph Acao~my
and found ~pace to expand
thelr errom on tM Mound
Farm propmy. which ron
tamed the Greene manswn
basi~
a~ademlc skUis. English

lanr:uaeeMllls. ru1d th~ u.s.
oitizcnshlp exam. '!'hrou~h
iu; 'lTimt>lt\onal Housinr,
lnlti~\lv~the center :1.lso provideo women a safe place 10
JlvQ and ;upporuvc prO!)Tam
ming to help them st.:~biliZe
tbclr lives.
'!'hrou~h 140 years of
"cnie<> anddedlc:<llon tn
ttl1>cation and health can
oomlllned Wlth their ~om!
wor~& m the communitY, the
Sll:lersofMercr havf plaYed
~~;~r,;;.Pfc:.~~~~~mc
sa) thank )'ou. Sisters. and
congrotulations.
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YOUR THOUGHTS ON CURRENT EVENTS IN EASTERN IOWA
Bail has been set at $10 million for a North Liberty man accused of shooting and killing a woman
inside Coral Ridge Mall. Legal experts say it might be the highest bail ever ordered in this district. Do
you think it was excessive or appropriate?
FROM FACEBOOK
Jan C.: Appropriate.
Carrie T.: He should have been remanded without bail.
Abby C.: What is the point in asking the readership to 'weigh in' hen!? Thejudieial system has this
well in hand and can, and will determine what is appropriate via due process.
Sandy B.: Beyond appropriate.
Mike D.: Not high enough.
KateS.: Dehmtely appropnate. He needs
to
stay locked up.
Cynthia B.: The amount of bail should not be the issue. That bail was even a consideration should be
the issue.
Lisa S.: I think no bail because it's a murder charge. He shouldn't be given the option to bail out.
Rachael E.: $1 0 million cash bail is the same as no bail.
Larry B.: I feel bail should be based on evidence. With as much evidence in this case, there should be
no bail.
Jeri C.: Bail should be denied in certain cases. Short of that, setting bail high enough to ensure the
suspect can't come up with the money is the next best thing.
Donna D.: I feel it's appropriate, but wonder why his is so high when other accused murderers have a
lot less?
Kelly H.: I think he should be held without bail. The public should not have to worry about this
person having a remote chance of getting out of jail.
AdamS.: Wanna make sure he stays put. Wish we had the death penalty.
Jennifer C.: With murder cases there shouldn't even be an option for bail. I like to think that's why
the judge set it so high. I wouldn't want him wandering the streets.
Tim B.: Triple it, then double it, then triple it again.
Jesse D.: I think it's less than appropriate. He shouldn't be given the privilege of bail no matter how
high.
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Jenna B.: Should be no bail
Lilly A.: Appropriate!!
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Erica W.: I say the bail is perfect where it is, and I hope other cases in the future use this one as an
example and set bail high as well.
Ann R.: The point of bail is to assure that the alleged criminal will make scheduled court
appearances, and the amount should be high enough to be a deterrent to skipping town. This amount
should do it.
Chuck W.: Bail should not even be possible!
:Oanielle B.: Why not? They say he admitted that he did it, so why give him a lower bail that he may
be able to make and have him do the same things to others as retaliation for their C01mnents/ actions?
Kathleen B.: He shouldn't have bail at all.
FROM OUR INBOX
Appropriate. He
present a danger.
Kristine T. Iowa City

I don't think bail or parole should be an option, and I think it's a shame Iowa doesn't have the death
penalty.
Laura R. Coralville
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness holds up a mug shot of Alexander kozak, the suspect in a
shooting at Coral Ridge Mall, during a news conference June 13 at Coralville City Hall.
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Cedar Rapids march and vigil takes stand against

gun violence
Gro1.1ps from across city, several faiths represented
Nathan Morton, 12, of Cedar Rapids, holds a candle along with Heather Moore, of Cedar Rapids
(left) and Jenna Moore, 9, of Cedar Rapids at a vigil recognizing gun violence in Cedar Rapids at
Riverside Park on Sunday, July 12, 2015.(KC McGinnis I The Gazette)
Jill Kasparie, KCRG

JULY !2,2015\10:52 PM
CEDAR RAPIDS- Some people in Cedar Rapids believe the gun violence and reports of shots fired
are too much.
They're trying to reverse the trend by holding a vigil.
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8nt2015
Many gathered a two different locations in Cedar Rapids to begin the Sunday night event. Some
sta1ted on the west side of the Cedar River at Sokol park, while others started on the east side_at
NewBo City Market.
Then, participants took symbolic steps of coming together to meet at Riverside Park.
"I realized, well, this needs to be bigger than just the Christian thing or a Jewish thing or a Muslim
thing. This needs to be everybody in the Cedar Rapids community," said Daniel Baldwin, who
organized the event.
Baldwin, with First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, rounded up people from a variety of religious
and neighborhood organizations to put the event together.
Pa1ticipants lit candles and stood together against violence.
Speakers shared messages about topics such as the importance of mentoring children and the impact
gun crimes can have on those who witness them. One girl shared her experience with the Coral Ridge
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Six-year-old girl drowns at Lake Macbride State Park
Restored Benton County Courthouse dock makes its return
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City of Cedar Rapids shows off protected bike lanes downtown
"Someone yelled there's a shooter, so we just sta1ted following everyone and running outside. I was
really surprised and shocked because I never thought anything like that would happen," said Jette
Bounds.
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman shared a story of a recent incident in Cedar Rapids.
"Just here in Cedar Rapids two weeks ago, a senseless act of violence erupted where a drive by
occurred, not far from here in the 5000 block of First Avenue, where an innocent woman was grazed
by a bullet, inside of an apartment. She was not the target of this attack, however, she is now the
victim of an attack. And inside that apaJtment was a four-year-old toddler who very easily could have
been struck by this senseless act of violence," Chief Jerman said.
Chief Jerman told vigil participants that people in this city don't deserve to live in fear.
"!plead with all of the citizens of Cedar Rapids to come together like everyone here tonight and make
a statement that they are not going to tolerate these acts," Chief Jerman said.
People also left with a pamphlet that included a challenge. Organizers are asking people to get to
know five of their neighbors that they don't already know. Vigil leaders said it's a way to build trust
in the community.
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Cedar Rapids march and vigil takes stand against gun

violence
Groups from across city, several faiths represented
Jill Kasparic, KCRG
JULY '12, 2015! 10:52 Pfv'1
Nathan l1.~orton, 12, of Cedar Rapids, holds a candle along with Heather !vioore, of Cedar Rapids (lelt)
CEDAR RAPIDS-- Some people in
and Jenna 11/IOCre. 9, of Cedar Rapids at a vigil recognizing gun violence in Cedar Rapids at Riverside
Park on Sunday, July '12, 2015.(KC McGinnis f Tile Gazette)
Cedar Rapids believe the gun violence

and reports of shots fired are too much.
They're trying to reverse the trend by holding a vigiL
Many gathered a two different locations in Cedar Rapids to begin the Sunday night
event Some started on the west side of the Cedar River at Sokol park, while others
started on the east side at NewBo City Market.
Then, participants took symbolic steps of coming together to meet at Riverside Park.
"l realized, we!!, this needs to be bigger than just the Christian thing or a Jewish thing
-~r--a--Mu-slim.thing".-TNs-ne.eds...i:o-be....ever:y:bodyJrdbe-CedaLRapJdsxornr:nunlly~::~said ..
Daniel Baldwin, who organized the event.

Baldwin, with First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, rounded up people from a
variety of religious and neighborhood organizations to put the event together.
Participants litcandlesand stoudtogether against violence~
Speakers shared messages about topics such as the importance of mentoring children
and the impact gun crimes can have on those who witness them. One girl shared her
experience with the Cora! Ridge Mall shooting.
"Someone yelled there's a shooter,
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Chief Jerman told vigil participants that people in this city don't deserve to live in fear.

'I plead with all of the citizens of Cedar Rapids to come together iike everyone here
tonight and make a statement that they are not going to tolerate these ads," Chief
Jerman said.
People also left with a pamphlet that included a challenge. Organizers are asking
people to get to know five of their neighbors that they don't already know. Vigil leaders
said it's a way to build trust in the community.
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Kozak pleads not

guilty in Coral
Ridge Mall killing
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AJ~Xander
atwrrwy, Peter Per~au<l,
liozak lea Ill~ mall th!l

all~l"llonn. wom to hi!
hom~ to ~et" han~li'lll.
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and .<hot Farrington.
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f~rmatJon rtesk !\bar IM
food court.l'o\ie<" ~J" he
>llotMrllir*!ime'in
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Koz;J:
said Thur~day thai hi

<:liel\1 has emored a not
IJI>iliY plea 10 lh~ chnr~~
of fl;sHIP.&rP.~ lll\lrdcr.
a CJ~s> A felon)' )lUn!Sh
abl~ b)" an antomatlt life
n.nartcr
thesboOI
lngandwa<
foun<ltl\at
evening
~num~~.
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Ko:a~, Z:l, had b0<1n
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arternnon.
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shoollnr,Andr~~ !'or
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lit)" ~'Uar~ who reolgned trial Worruation )Jstst3
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PUBLIC SAFETY
kozak pleads not guilty in Coral Ridge Mall killing
By Lee Hermiston, The Gazette lOW A CITY- The North Liberty man accused of fatally shooting a
Cedar Rapids woman inside the Coral Ridge Mall last month has pleaded not guilty.
Alexander M. kozak's attorney, Peter Persaud, said Thursday that his client has entered a not guilty
plea to the charge of first-degree murder, a Class A felony punishable by an automatic life sentence.
An arraignment for kozak, 22, had been scheduled for Thursday aftemoon.
kozak is accused of shooting Andrea Farrington, 20, at the mall on June 12. Authorities say kozak- a
mall security guard who resigned just before the shooting - targeted Farrington, an Iowa Children's
Museum employee, though his motive not been made public.
Authorities have said kozak left the mall that aftemoon, went to his horne to get a handgun, then
retumed to the mall and shot Farrington, who was staffing the inforn1ation desk near the food court.
Police say he shot her three times in the back at close range. kozak fled after the shooting and was
found that evening driving on Interstate 80 in Scott County. He was charged with first-degree murder
and remains in
on a cash-only $10 million bail.
A date for the trial has not yet been set. The trial information lists 53 witnesses, including police, the
Johnson County Medical Examiner and Farrington's mother and boyfriend.
Alexander kozak
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Chinese arrest former Ul student in slaying

Accortlln& too news release
Issued Mond~y nlgllt b)' th'
AtJtheri\ies say Xlangnan U

fled to China alter ~eath
o1!SU student Tong snao
Iowa Cit)" Pollc~ Oepartmont.
Ll S1lrreMer~~ Ma)' 13 tonf

nclalsln Wenzhou, Cblna.
afternuthorl~us
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CitY and Ames po-
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a oar u-un~ and DMlngto hlo
n~tlvcChln~ has ~urrendered

tl!erc to ~1and trial. local an
announced Mon<lal'
xtanr:nan W, Z<!, ~former
thoribe~
Attorney's omr.eto rel"lew

lir.e and the Johnson eowny
at the tn. fao eviden~ in the cas~. officials
Sl>Jd.1'hen onJ\llle lS. the l'eople's !'rosecu10r or Wenzhou
charge in China for !he death
formally arreo1ud Ll.
of1'on~ Shao,20. who was a
Shao'sbody was ltiscovercd
Clililese lnterna!lonal student
at Jowa St:!te Un.lversl<YWhen Sept. ze. 20H.In the tru11k or
her 'l'oyoco (;nmry In the park
she went m\sron~.
busine~s Sludont
cs an "Ummlonal homleldc"
1:~iil1(~~~~~ii~1~
IOWA LEGISlATURE-------
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Branstad
leaves opening
for one-time
school money
TO SAVE THE
NEXT LOGAN
The governor has less Ulan a week

to <leci~ if his o!ljection to compromise in
Legislature trumps $55.7 mllllon allocation
DtS MOlt-"ES-{;{.v. 'r~rt)" l.lranstad has
J~ss than
a week 10 decide l.( he'll agree \\1!h
tile lowa L<l!li';klttll"c's Ja~tm.lltu<e ~omprom.lse

gh'in publir sohonls a one-time infUsion of
S$S.7 million. lncludlng more than $6.7 mlUion
lor districts opcr~ll.nc ln Lirul and Johnson
counties.
Bronstad ~ald al his weeklY news comer

~nc~ Monday lhat he does not approve of the
short-term tkallawma!;crs a~efllloln setting
"chool fUnding for the 20lGlS year. Sl:lll. he
must fig!lreou\ lfl\ would bo "'orst torPjact
the allocal:lon.
"We have toma~eajudr,:mcnl call on aU
~;;p~ri:/~~~~~o ~i~~~r~r~l :~
have 10 dr.al "1th th re:Uit)" of the bills thai
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PUBLIC S A F I T Y - - - - - - - -
Dad
launches
sewer safety
project; city
protects
sewer inlets
ar Rlo<~mm., loo G111n
HealthSt. Lu~e'o Ho~p!tal. but

BJaJ<~ dJ~d.fou.nd a1 'p.m.Jul)" I
CEDAR RAPIDS- "l'oda)mar~s about 7S ;-ardo !rom shore.
!he last of a year offu"sts for Mar~
~part oflh~ ;()llcueef!on. hl~
Blak~ th;!t no one wouJ~ WISh on any dad. MarK. walked Ul~ sewer llne 11.1
parenl.
lt gets blr:ger and biP..!Jr on lts_path
A nm 'l"hLlnksr,iYln~ antll\rS!
to the Jake. fl~ isprct\J' sure hm
Chrls!mas. a l.irst Memoli.al Da)" oul ~on hll h.\s head on a lar&e concrm
at h\sson J.,ogan'sgr~vc. an~ then
in thHewer soon alter he was
this mom.h: graduation parties Of )h. wshed into lt.
tan's Washlllg~on High School classHe bad a mar~ from a bJOWlothe
mates.llls J&th nlnhda)". Father's
hc<od when flrcll!'hters puUnd hlm
Da)" and H>day.
from the Ja~~.l.lla.ke rec.1Ued.
AboUt 7;"2(! p m l.a~l June SO
"l don't talk to a lol of people
17-vear-old Lo!;an Bl.ak~ wa~run
~boot it." Blake said. "'Anrl J"m nol
beam
~~Jn~~~di~n"~in~~~~~,jfn:m ili'l!ft~~~!t?:;;~u~~~~~~
thls wholetilln~ U1al let m~ ~now

wller~ J wa.,wi.rlru:l.llv on !hl~J)Ian
et wasl d!dn't have w"as~ why.
.I~Werplp~.
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Hlsfrland. David BJ.L%. 1.7, tned
happeMd. alld !here was nothinC 1
tohu!p. and M.too. wassucked
could doahoul Jt."'
mto lh~ sewer. ~'htsurg:e or water
Bm there lHontethln~ he can do
carried bolh in the storm sewer for
1'oda).l.llake w1ll launch a new
mor~ lhall a mue and a h:ill. deposl! nol-for-pront oruanlzat\on. Project
~b1e~ci~ill ~~a;;~tZ~~~ !torm Drain Safe!)'. wlutll he hopes
\OArtllur Elementary School Wilen

a lorremofwaler from~ d~Ju~e of
ra.!n .1weplhim imoaM-inch ~torm
Bail for mall murder

suspect 10 times
higher than typical
De1ense attorney says $10 million cash
ball set 10 'prejudge' Alexander M. Kowk
A North LJhm:l" man accu..~cd of shootJ.og
and kUling a woman Inside Coral Rldge Mall
tills month faces what Je!;al e;weli$ say could
\w the hi)):hest b~U ever ordered ill thls~lstrJct
-$10 million in cash.
Such Class A felon)" C<l.~cs In tM Sixth Ju
dlcial Dlstrl~t and aeros~ \h~ stat~ IYJ>lcalll"
earn a Sl million ball or le~s.lecal authorltl~s
sa). '!'bel" aqrue the h\r;ll haU could make !I dlf
ncull to find an_lmpartla!)ury.
All redo Parnsh, a Des Momes lawyer Who
has delended other homlcldc d~I~ndants but Is
nol Ulvolved in this ease. called the ball "ext.tf
s1ve" an\! said potential jurors wUl'"belJev~
Were is a pt.Stullpt!cn of{:lll.!L"
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fe>r man In river
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follen into 1b~ Cedar
River from tll~ woll b)'
1he Flrs1 Avenue Bridce
at ?:<!J.lastnight.
At l~a~l two people
ealletl 911 to repon a

man il11he river,
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ll~partment,
Crews deployed from
\he bo~l ramp on SeV
e11th Av~nlle SW bu1 h3d

nol fonn~ anyone hy s:3Q
p.m., Wll~n 1he sr.aroh
wa~ ~uspcmded.
1>-
filOM PAGE lA
''ThO)' may 1hink, wcll
som~l'ne
other than a
prrn;ecut<.>r bell~v~.llle's
wUlt~," Parti.lh >ald. Al
eltLlfldr M. Koi'.ak,
accused Of.lhOOtillRAn
drea Fanin[flon, Zll. of
Cedar Rapl~s. June 12 in
from ofwJtne>"" lnsJM
the Corah'ille mall.
:a."
Accordln~
to rrial
!lliormal.ion !Thld la~t
w1~k. Ko<ok sho\ !lar

rin~on in th~ back three
time; 01 c)ose rnnge
OIDt:lals saJd Ko.ak,
who ws ~mall sec\lrit)'
1;11ttrd, tar~eted Far
rin[flon, who wol'ked
31th~ lowa Clilldren'
Muswm in 1he mall, bl\1
hnvo no; given a motivo,
Ho lcl\ work tha1 af.
1ernoon and w!1llt 10 his
North Wb<trtyaparu:oenl
BAIL FOR ARSTDEGREE MURDER CASES

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catoro said. He r~1urnet1 oonv;t:1<H1otl@<~th"'
to 1he mall and ~ho> Far <la!J;l11w.m.tow, ram
rington, who was ~tal.fing
an information deJOI\, au
thoritio~sald. Kozak f!P.d ~he dii!n'< artend a
June lS heatinrr where
but was captured '"he
KQzak's bail was !>Ot,
d.rovcln Scort Counry.
sll~ <lid contact u mal!!tJolms<m Co\ll)t}' At
torney Janet LyneRs f.~ld U"ale 10 rocommen~ U1e
sJOmtllion
c:toll ball.
Monday \hQt (llthou(:h
Shao/Reported missing Sept. 17
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Six\h Judi~:ial Dit.

U'ief MagJS!t3teCh~rl
everyone io presume~
!MOCOill \!ll)M< and
'!'hom"' set Rmnk'~ h~tl

tl>at day. Thoma~ d.idn'l
unill1heproro<:ut\on
proves th~irtrulh beyond
Si>.1h .lu<:UdalDls!.'iol
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Gr~<l)' o~ltl ho couldn't
comment on " J,>Cn<lin~
saml oald. "ln !hisoao~.

It d<K$1>'1 seem llko tl1cro
l~~n)' )l\U')>Of'e or. SlO
million cash bond o1her
l.h~n to preJt~dee my cb
em before heeven st<:)lt;
ln>o a courtroom."
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whor g defendant has
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ln o1her distnots ~cros>
the o1alo,accordin~ to
lowa Cotu"ts Online.
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rmur~
a phone mc~sage. a rasonabl~dou\>l," Per
elise. bm oa~d Rotak
cou.l~ ~<k for a b~JJ re

VieW hearing.
Johnon Cou.my
!'llblk D.fomdr.r Peter
l'ers~ud sru~ that eveti 1f
bail waHel ~~ 1h~ "tradi
tiona!" Sl ro.llilonl\lwl,
hl~clten1 cou)dn'tJ'<>St h..
P~rsaud pO!nWrl to th~
fmnnclll) ~flld\~1 Ro!.>k
tiDed out m asllltlg for a
pu~l!c Mfender.
Ko~!~!~gt~ws
an hot1ra~ malls~n
rity gunrd, and l1.i.ll wtre
~rllrlor><ll;<ln>11Y Oonold
earned le_ss. !-le saJd the)'
tiM Coun\)'. ~l mllhon
had $;00 m the ban~..
o~h only
"So WhY make th~
bonlll01ime~ higher,
Wllon 1he hleherbond is
not neCCSsaJl' to.ensnre
She ...~ed for 1h~ hlC)l ili1 he remams mcaramount. she s~Jd, lil'~er;n~d )li!n<llog tnal~"
cau"" 1h~ crime wvolve6 l'ersa1>d a~ko~
asinga fi.tt:mnin"
"The u.s.eonstitu
mall. pnttiJ:lg oU1ers m
tlon and lho low~ Coo
extrcm~<langer."
st!runonl)Uttr:m> that
~~~~r~C:~i~~r;f
firsHle!<l'r.emurrler ln
tht fatal ~hootlng or
belove<~ A)llJ.nJIIooPark
~rsl>un; high chool fool
ball coach E~ 'l'bomas
ln ~lO. ball w~orel at
$1 million cash.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Bail for mall murder suspect 10 times higher than typical
Defense attorney says $10 million cash bail set to 'prejudge' Alexander M. kozak
By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette A North Liberty man accused of shooting and killing a woman
inside Coral Ridge Mall this month faces what legal experts say could be the highest bail ever ordered
in this district - $1 0 million in cash.
Such Class A felony cases in the Sixth Judicial District and across the state typically carry a $1
million bail or less, legal authorities say. They argue the high bail could make it difficult to find an
impartial jury.
Alfredo Parrish, a Des Moines lawyer who has defended other homicide defendants but is not
involved in this case, called the bail 'excessive' and said potential jurors will 'believe there is a
presumption of guilt.'
II>- BAIL, PAGE lOA
Bail/
'Extreme danger' of situation cited
II>- FROM PAGE lA
'They may think, well someone other than a prosecutor believes he's guilty,' Parrish said. Alexander
M. kozak, 22, is accused of shooting Andrea Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids, June 12 in front of
witnesses inside the Coralville mall.
According to trial infom1ation filed last week, kozak shot Farrington in the back three times at close
range. Officials said kozak, who was a mall security guard, targeted Farrington, who worked at the
Iowa Children's Museum in the mall, but have not given a motive.
He left work that afternoon and went to his North Liberty apartment to get a hm1dgun, investigators
said. He returned to the mall and shot Farrington, who was staffing an information desk, authorities
said. kozak fled but was captured as he drove in Scott County.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said Monday that although she didn't attend a June 13 hearing
where kozak's bail was set, she did contact a magistrate to recommend the $10 million cash bail.
She asked for the high 8lllount, she said, because the crime involved using a firearm in a mall, putting
others in 'extreme danger.' Sixth Judicial District Magistrate Chad Thomas set kozak's bail that day.
Thomas didn't return a phone message.
Sixth Judicial District Chief Judge Patrick Grady said he couldn't comment on a pending case, but
said kozak could ask for a bail re view hearing. Johnson County Public Defender Peter Persaud said
that even if bail was set at the 'traditional' $1 million level, his client couldn't post it.
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Persaud pointed to the financial affidavit kozak filled out in asking for a public defender. The
affidavit shows kozak earned $11.85 an hour as mall security guard, and his wife earned less. He said
they had $600 in the banl<.
'So why make the bond 10 times higher, when the higher bond is not necessary to ensure that he
remains incarcerated pending trial?' Persaud asked. 'The U.S. Constitution and the Iowa Constitution
guarantee that everyone is presumed innocent unless and until the prosecution proves their guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt,' Persaud said. 'In this case, it doesn't seem like there is any purpose of a
$10 million cash bond other than to prejudge my client before he even steps into a courtroom.' In most
recent cases where a defendant has been charged with firstdegree murder, the bail has been set at $1
million cash and sometimes less in other districts across the state, according to Iowa Courts Online.
Even in the highprofile case of Mark Becker, convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of
beloved Aplington-Parkersburg high school football coach Ed Thomas in 2010, bail was set at $1
million cash.
Persaud said he still is deciding whether to ask for a bail review. kozak's arraignment is set for
Thursday.
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HEALTH CARE
Far more than 'baby blues'
Sh""''"" Wilson !>old> Oor 4-morl\l'l-oiO '"' Mo, ~'hilo dituP,w Oltvlo, S, and so~ 11eoty, 2, play Weon..Woy ill "'"" M.Oon "'"" w~'"" eoun~elrll 111 Murmr. W~son & Ro" CotoMffi.lnf, und Behul'loOII Se<llioM ill coo., nop;d~.
P>&n"CI' and PO>WorllJm WoUn= Suppon Grw,>.
IX''Wrtllrn
ane< mo biM two <>I ""' ot>llo""
and "'l" oho Oll)oy:;
hlipl~
"""W"\J'U~Oilloo Into mot)le~wotl. -v11111 a llttlo bn ol sup~ !!'>

W'"so"" mul:ll
Ol.l>'oM~
"'"""d \o tllh.-.mgl>d!!l>"""'
"
11, Wilton ~)'>,
"" j)ll~on\> ffiliX. me
blues." which aiTe;:ts up to BO Mrcem or

nenmoth~rs
"'l'he h~rmon~s ~o away. w~ almost

!illc a Oumpofllormones, Wilson sald
"Your emotions ar all
i~6iu~~s~~fcl~ ~~~J,;.e<!
wccR~-
"If!t'o rnure than
th~l.
It's more clinical."

Vcnnie an1mds !mil
viclUal counseling sess\ons
WHll WUSOil as well as a
:...~~ :;'~~~~~~:~~~o~cn
s!TU~{:llng with the sam~

anx.ictie; and fears. Wllion started the
r:roupln Sevtember
SEEKING SUPPORT?
Now &cglnnl"l:<-' Atl)!lil1in: !<> Mou.. mo-ou
WllOfl- 4 10 5:30
p.m.. WO<J"">rla1s
\'/hero- !li!"lo~ G. Nass~ Womon'o on<l Child<ons Cento;

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{319t3S\>-75BO
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Prognonor nnd Pl>SiprWm Wo!l~= Sup~ GO'I>I!p

woo"- Gto 7:30p.m.. IllS\ allll tni.V Thu:S<lliJ' ol coot\ mon'J1
WhNO- Mu~a~. W~son ~ R<>l>o Coun$o!;"!l Md Boh""'oot SeMco. )510 4~M
S\, NE.. C.d"' Rapi<ls
~IN IOWA I ALISON G O W A N S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Heartbroken in Iowa about a sickness in our society

No. I'm not sa yin~ that all
me~
ar violcmtowarC worn
en. Of col.lrs~ no!. l'm Jum say.
l,ng women's f~;o.rsnrc far from
unfounded.
1'Mn the Charleston. S.C.
m:u<sacre h~I'Pened,
My heart brok~ evcnmor~.
PloaM don't th!nk l :u:o
c;hurch
equatlne these ~ltuations.

'!'he)' c~n't bf CQU~t~d Peyond
bOth Min~ labeled ashorr1tlc
A> a f:rl~nd po\ntg~ out
thl)l'~snoshootl.ng OJyropies
Th terror ofvlolcnt rocism
does not car"elth~ terror or

\~Ol~m
m!Sog;'n)\ and \'IC!
versa. Thr}' are both be;>Ond
C<>i>yrlghl 2()15 The <>n~otte
Auguot 6, 'Z0\5 2:20pm (GMT -!-5:00) 1 P"""''"~or Te.C.NAYlA
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Heartbroken in Iowa about a sickness in our society

When I first started to formulate ideas for this month's colu11111, I thought I wonld write something
about Andrea Fanington, the 20-year-old fatally shot in the back June 12. Former Coral Ridge Mall
security guard Alexander kozak has been charged with her murder.
Less than a week later, 21-year-old Kahdyesha Lemon of Dubuque died of stab wounds allegedly
inflicted by Eddie Hicks, with whom police said she was in a relationship.
Fanington's murder came less than six weeks after Nicholas Luerkens allegedly stabbed to death
Lynnsey Donald, described as his former girlfriend, in the Marion Hy-Vee parking lot. It was the
fourth domestic homicide in Linn County within a year.
Looking at this series of murders, I thought, I have to write something about the sickness in our
society that leads to such violence against women. As author Margaret Atwood said, 'Men me afraid
that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.' No, I'm not saying that all
men me violent toward women. Of course not. I'm just saying women's fems are far from unfounded.
Then the Charleston, S.C., church massacre happened. My heart broke even more.
Please don't think I am
these situations.
labeled as
As a friend pointed out, there's no shooting Olympics. The tenor of violent racism does not cancel the
tenor of violent misogyny, and vice versa. They are both beyond despicable. They should both be
unthinkable.
As they keep happening again and again, however, they're clemly not unthinkable at all.
Maybe the fact we tell ourselves these are unthinkable acts is part of the problem. Maybe we need to
start by acknowledging how the millions of small things we allow to persist add up, creating a climate
where such hatred seems very thinkable indeed.
When we don't call out our family members or friends for making racist jokes, we build that climate.
When we don't protest discriminatory policing and housing and voting policies, we build that climate.
When we whitewash history to downplay the impact of slavery and centuries of oppression, we build
that climate.
It goes beyond those overtly racist things. The climate is built in the microagressions and implicit
biases, the ones we don't always even realize we're exhibiting. The biases that lead well-meaning
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In Iowa!
A harder kind of racism that we don't talk about
!-FROM PAGE 9A
managers to overlook black job candidates, without realizing they're doing it, to give one of countless
examples. I used to think this kind of racism wasn't as dangerous as overt racism, but now I do.
Because this kind of bias is so much harder to talk about and to address. And because it, too,
contributes to the climate in which someone like Dylann Roof, who is charged in the Charleston
shootings, feels justified.
Some things are part of the building blocks of our society. Racism is one of them. When the ground
we stand on is laced with hate, how can we be shocked when such poisonous plants grow from it?
I wish I hadn't felt compelled to address both Andrea Farrington's murder and the shooting in
Charleston in the same colunm. They are topics that deserve their own space and attention. But I only
have one colunm a month, and here I am. Hea1ibroken.
If women are afrmd men w!ll kill them, I can't even fathom the fears my black friends and neighbors
must feel.
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IOWA TODAY=---.___
COURTS
LC, man defiant at his sentencing

Marcuo
Jorge Pe1ez pleads

g~illy in toddlers death,
:J\Hthe\r
receives 50 year term
M1roya
Brlrlh
M<~>H"f,
Th G"""'
thmhrez"noe<I<I<>P.'Y
l~r wha\ he <lid. B~ stole
Mar<:<><' tutur~ oncl our
rlU::\llet
f"lllre.Wilhhlm."
Perez. ;13, pl~a<ld
Bl~oras
(:11)1!)'\0Clll)<\<md>llJ:;<!f
moved in
Wllh
mcn1 tasultlngln doath.
Jor~e
enterin~an
Alford plM,
JOWA CJ'l'l'- "\\'h~l controlled
mrl was wuteocerl to
o:ma boby do to justify
up to :;o years !n prlson
H>elr<lu~h
beatln~bim todeath7'"
ther~ !sno mandotory
tor, 3l1d
mevln~ gran<\ parents
mlnlmum lor the clmrr.e
they f(!are~ for Marcus'
asked ajudr,~ Wedne<
An Alford J)lea l wh~n
Wety, the)" sa.ld L:uer,
~.}'.
they ."'-id.the~ r~uml oltl ~ d~fenrlant cl~lm~ ln
'l'be)' said It's a que~
otMrs hod ...n Marr.uo n001nce bttt~dmlt< the
\lon lhC}' eonUnueto
l'lllh hrui..,.<OI> hlo borl)", pro~c.,\lon h"' enough
ask In tlw wake of tlif1lr
"''ldcme to prove {;'Iillo
tlGaroM burns on bl>
grandson's rteath In :Wl2. oho~t and wcl[!hitog only be)'Ond a re~sonable
doub1.
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Alma and Jesus BW
P~rZ heoJwnll; rl
AJn)e Balder~s. wlw
rlera~.lna )olnt Vlttlm's
m.lne\ hisg>~l:.atter bfr.
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r<!llrlthe:'Mtement.
brnlw down at times and Jng prorldr.d b)" ll!s an orthey euitltln"t s .. Uteir
n~y. and agreed he would
crled.lelling the jud~e
m-month-<>ld w~n<l!l<ln
P~rez. Perc~
Per~z rJ>alorl)y ~%i>uJI publklt)'," a110 noi.O<Iy

UstcMd to hls side. He
ed thetorldl~r. cc.uslnc
.a!dhe<l.lrttherit..ht
llljllrletthat 1M tohls
tllln~by ID'Jnr.to Wvo
ll< became lleOam ~nrl dcath,accordlne In tho
ar.ure,.lve when allow<-d wrlt1~n pl~ agrM<mont. Mar<:1< CPR anrl caUino
"" lonn6 rrumY L)' ")w)'

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nm """ \hln~s ID)' wa~."
Perezsalrl.
l'er~ml.tnln!1<ltoln
vc$tl&at0l'sthat he blt
20-month-ol<l Marcus ln
the face with his knuct
le~. h~ld a pjl)OI'I over
hH 1\'!Sd, ~~~red on his
stomMh and thr<>W him
up ln tho air 1\ithom
cntchlns hlm, a<:<orclln~
w llW wr)n~n pl~<a and
crlmU\3l oomplalm. P~rr.t Mid he tll<lrl"t lntentl
to hnn:n the dUM.
lnnOiti~aton beij~ved
"lfl'm a murMror,
"'tlm. M.r.
"Yonarenm the Vl~Pcrt.z,""!'umer

.ald. '"Your ~tatemem
(sbows)you h~ven't '""
Cl!ptedresponslblllt)'."
Tumersa.lrl Pere"<
bi!hat~or "'~~ "deplorahle.-youaresof.ufrompertet:t."
Marot)s'mother,
""~J\ere2 .alrthft wosn"t
Mireya Balrlora>. 2l, alSll
"]>orf"r.t but lo anyone:" Is cborr,ed wlth obllrl M
He ~timltterllo spanklxl? rlang~rm~nl r~-~itltlng Jn
rleatb.l-lertrl~l Js ;;et for
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sald ne did1l1 "\lellt him
lo death."'l'eretsald ho
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why wa~n't 1 ch.rg~d

wJtllitT'l'erczsa.ld
when tlw )Urlg~ allowed
Wm W SJ>I!.'>.k. "'Do the)
tealJ)'th1nl<lwamod
~ w-mcmtb.ol!l to dl~1
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Papa. Not a day ~cesby
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c'""''"""'""'""uno
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PUBLIC SAFETY----
Graffiti threatens Muslim homeowner

Man trying to reclaim
home damag~d by
flood, then vandals
Formal charges against

alleged mall shooter filed
~:~i,~~ij:~i~~7i:ean "!
know they
want to scare
home Wedilesday.
tl~i;:~~h~i~~~;n
obviomiJ',' said Cedar
me and they
don't want me
ITi~1~!~~~~;.n~r
house."
~~':?~~f~t:!~;~~~- to
v3l1dalJ~m at tl\e home
>S weU. We'rego!ng tO
tal<~ a s~r)O\\S louk,"'
Cedar Rap!~sspo~cs
womllll Marl1. Johnson
sa.!d the pollc~ ~epart
mem Will lm:reaso pa.
trols aro1mrl th blmk.
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Formal charges against alleged mall shooter filed

Prosecutor lists 53 potential witnesses
By Erin Jordan, The Gazette lOW A CITY -A North Liberty man has been formally charged with
fi.rst-degree murder in cotmection with a June 12 shooting at Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville.
Alexander M. kozak, 22, is accused of shooting Andrea Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids, in the back
three times at close range, killing her, according to a trial information filed Tuesday in Johnson
County District Court.
kozak, who was a mall security guard, targeted Farrington, who worked at the Iowa Children's
Museum in the mall, officials have said. kozak left work the afternoon of June 12, went back to his
North Liberty condo and got a 9 mm Glock handgun. He retm11ed to the mall and shot Fanington,
who was staffing the mall information desk near the food comi.
kozak fled the mall after the shooting and was captured on Interstate 80 in Scott County, where he
was taken into custody. He remains held on a $10 million cash bond. He later told Division of
Criminal Investigation agents he had shot Fanington, but officials have not shared information on
kozak's motive.
The trial information lists 53 witnesses, including law enforcement officers, Johnson County Medical
Examiner Marcus Nashelsky, Farrington's mother and Farrington's boyfriend.
kozak's arraignment is set for July 2.
Alexander kozak
Alleged shooter
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THE GAZETTE'S EDITORIAL
DORMAN
Standards for private security guards
l\e shooting dealh or
a young woman \"nlpioyed at a COralville
mall serves as~ stark e~ampl~ lo Iowans lhal ~tale rul~~

~overnins private secmity
guards have )1(>! kepi pate

"1th public safety needs
Tile case of :a-year-old Al
exander Ko~; -!he former
secUril)' guard at Coral Rldge
Mall accused ofshootmg and
killing20-ye.ar-old AnOrea
worldng v;~l.ll PliV:Msecuri- hours of training

IY 1.\nDs often are :.ask~d wilh
Thus. lowans have no as
~eepmg us safe while we_ eo
surance Ihat private security
a1xml our lives- r;hoppmg. guards know how tollohlse
votlUl~ t:ilu~tioM. Nor are
at1enrling clll~S\<s or workin~. AS investigat~ve rcpmier Iller safeguards to monitor
Enn Jordan
r>o!nt~~ out in
SUllday's Ga~~Ue.low<l onJ;
1equi.res pohmtW seculit:\'
guards to pass a sin~l~ bacJ;ground chec~- and employers aren't required 10 walt
for thm;e results \x!fore put1
~~~~~~~h~~1: tln~;~~~~~~~~~e ir=8
tations oftbestate'~ han dooiiapproach to sectuity

guard selection and tr.llning.
even as UJe places tlley Patrol
have become more frequent
tar&ets orterrmism. crime
and violence.
The men and women
requirements for private security guards. For referenC(l.

lowa's co~metololfi.<:ts mu:;t
complete 2.l(J(l howo oftmin!ng before they ean )~gally
charge for a hatreut.
Emergenc;' medk.al techni
cians must complete 150
to comment at meetings
At its mecertn~ tonight, the
bom-d ma)' adopt a policy
disallOwinG public speaXers
from speaking at th~ time of
an asenlla item, While pub
llcspealtr.r~ may lx>able to
speak earlier !Jll.he meettns,
it is unllkly they would be
allowed to speak more than
once even if there were mul
tiple a~enda ltems of interest,
and public speakers' comments could not be made at
the time of the aBenda item
upon wlllch tlley speak -un
1.\kenow.
Cutting opportunities for
the public to speak at the
behav)(lral or mental heal!h

issues tll~t m~y surra~-e one~
a t:\Jard dears that inithl
background check.
or~~~~~' ;~:it-~~:;~~~in~
ensure all sccum:r per~on
nel are working fl'om a baste.
shared foundation oflmowl

and procedure. There L<
noi.hlng within Stale policy to
en.coura~e or requir cooperation with local law enforcement ar,encles.
h L< in security companies'
long-term OOst!Jltcrests to
run efficient. cffecl.lva and
ed~e
profe.sional operations
Bu$1ncsses. clients and
customers expect !llf.lll to
pro,~ de a consistent :md safe
enViron.nwnl.
But more iJ; neednd to ~n
stlre the companies and !lir;il
cmplo)'ees are 11repar<rd for
~:mergen~y situations. and
th3! s;ecurit'li gu:trds continue
to lx: men taD~ :md phy~ically
suited to the lob.
V~nu~.s and SI!CuritY companie~ sl101lld review security policms and procdurcs
tonsure the public's safet;-.
State lawmakers ~hould
waste no time ('onsldering
stricter standards for private
s<X:urity p~rsonncl.
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Priorities
in need of
adjustment
l&l~J$%<!<00
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al;l!nda llem,
I went online 1overil)' the
In addition, issues lnvolv locations: Marlon Public Li
!ng our children such as bud- bracy, Oakland Road By-Vee.
~~~~~~~gras~~ 1 L~~~e ~:r~!i~:;)ci~~b#~i'J~J:i?'
deserve a rigorous vetting.

Past comments from some
board members about the
tone and manner of speakers
suggest tlle real reMon for
the board cutting oppe>rtuni
ties tosp~k is to squelch
critlc!sm. not make meet!Jlgs
more effic1ent This mtsguJd
ed proposed poll<:> should be
voted down
Mary Murphy
Jowa C~tY
bran': Nothing on tlle SE or

NW 01de ofC',ellar Raplds.
I {ltless tlle Cedar Rapills Public Library isn't as
"world class" as tl1c Cedar
RapillsLlbrary Committee
and the Cedar Rapids C1ty
Counc!J fool that Hi~.
Closing the libran one
day a weck is OOtter than
haVinp, a27 cenls/Sl.OOO Je''}'
on residential property ln
Cerlar Rapids, After all, if
the IDOT does not think we
are "world class" by snubIowa DOT snubbed
--,;;-;,"''"'"''for stnle- i:~ f{~;~t~l7 ~~~e
bin~ the llbran, why shonlll
.Cedar Rapids library
the residents ha,e to pay
Cb.uck Swore board members may be un
l read "1th ~:~"eat amuseUJe levy for that supposedly
Rapids ~~~J~ [~~: ~;~~!~~a ment the June 9article l1l
"world class" l!brary?
l think tllere are better
ICCSD board wrong to
Md may be unable to Plltlhe The Gazette "Renew your
license while bu)'ihg milk"
ways to cut back on the Ucut comments
f~~~~~~a ftee~~j,')~~~'~'Cv!- concerning the locations
brruy bud~et-I would. love to
of the kiosk.< for renewing
lowa aw Communi~v
sion viet"ers who join the
tr;\' and do that. Do you th!nk
driver's tlcense chosen b)' the thCJ' would le1 me?
School District'~ Board
~chool \Jo:trd mid-meeting
would no longer he,~r public low a Department of Transis considering cutting
Man' Dlas
opportunities for the public comments about a particular portation
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
lim
KATHLEEN PARKER I SYNDICATED COLUMNIST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Allow time
nspeakable. unimagi
nable, Incomprehensible and unthinkable are tlle words used to
describe tlle borri!ic murders
of nine African-Americans as
tlley pray~d In a Charleston.
South C<U"ollna. church. shot
by a hate-filled racist on a
genocidal purge.
These are all we can sum
mon to describe an event that
is nm human. We tr')' to plaCil
ourselves in that clJ.Urch in
that time. Yet the inmgina.
tion hits a wall. It Is too
Painful to ponder those last
moments when these n!Jle
people, ranging in aGe from
~to 87, reali:ted that the
person the)' had welcomed
into their sanctuary, if not
rossessed of evil. was l1l that
moment not Q\l!te human.
The grief Charleston and
all of us feel is nanseating.
The layers and layers of
to
heal from inhuman act
who Wa!l mayor when 1began

cweri.nr, b1m ill the Ia~ l970S
as a reporter for Charleston's
afternoon paper,
Ym1'vc likely seen him on
TV -til~ white-haired fellow
weartnr,torloiseohe!l Glasses
and bearing the COilntenance
of a man bereave1l,, He is one
of the nation's Jongest-s:erv!Jlg mayors for good reason.
Not only did he envision that
Charleston could become a
tourist destination but be has
been a leader for social jU>
ticc and racial reconciliation
for dec:!des.
Charlestonians. black and
Wltite, have responde~ tohls
leadership with ch~c Plide
and racial unit). as television
viewers have witnessed
~~~~~ 0a~e~~e~o:'J~, tllese past few days. At
with the coal ofractal har
least several residents have
mony and cooperation. Much remiDIIed reporters ilia\
r.redll r,oes to the leadership the shooter wasn 'I from
of Mayor Joseph p_ RileJ' Jr., Charleston. We're not like
meaning in that single, slck

act- the church's historic
place as a meeting place for
t>lacl\S from t>~fore the dvU
war UU:ough the civil rights
era to the pres~nt- add eX
tra dimension to human loss
e~ so profound and freighted
With meaning tllat one we<:ps
for humanity_
To the people of Charles
ton. among-whom J count
m)sclf as m; family settled
there more tllan 300 years
ar,o. thls sensele.~s murder
was a cle<:p gouge ln the soul
of a city that has deliberately
reconstrUcted itJ;elf as both a
place of beauty and a beacon
ofdivenicy, Blacks make
up about a third of the cit:r's
that. tlley were sa)'ing.

Thus. m)' sadness as
l write is also for Riley.

who has worked so hard to
achie~ what was unimar,i
nable nm so long ago-a
'~brant, diver~e cit;' where
race !sn 't swept under the
rug but discussf.d with mutual respect and purpose.
A.< I hear talk-show hosts
s~ramble to turn this traged~
lntoissues- gun control.
race, mental illness, what's
ne:~.-t? - l can't help thlilk
me that some manners are
l1l order. People netld time
to recover from shock and
to heal. GrieOsn't bound by
deadlines or expressed ln
~ound b!tes. Southerners.
es.reclall) .like to _take time
,, th their mournmg.
Le\'&aDowthem
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Eastern Iowa's
PUBLIC SAFETY
RURAL HEALTH HURDLES 1 PART 6 OF A MONTHLY SERIES
Shootirng
draws
atterntion
to mall
security
Lack of background
checks, training among
advocates' concerns
Nurses
La-' 1.\t:Enan)' (!~It) and \..ilu:;l Bohr chec); up.oo p~tier.l M~~ St~va ol Wawrloo on luesd~y at lh~ Wil'l~~y Htalth Cem~nn WIWe~)' S1~va ~ <eha
~ilitatinf, following
a st<Ok As" cr.tical at:eess tmw>t~l
Wae~y
liealth Center m<:ewes a sp~ciol M~dWe tlesi~natlon 10 help offsetlo" pati~m volunl!'>.
Working T
through
complexity
he passaae of the Affordable Care Actin
2010 threw new pieces lnw an already
Remote hospitals find

ACA rules especially challenging
SEE THE SERIES ONLINE
llurnl
hoop;t~l
face a oumt>e1 ol dil!\cultiesthotl~ge
su~url>~n
an6ci1y hnspl\a!s don'L lo cad oil si>. stmies in ou 'Ru<al
lieal\1> Hudle$'
oe<i~s. g~
to thegn<ette,cunt
comple~ healU1 C<lre p~zzle- moving the

health care system from a feefor-rorvir~
payment model to a val~e-basecl system,
and re~uiring hospitals to report quality measures
to the Center~ for MediCliiC and Medicaid Services.
And today. nu-al hospitals still ate figUring 011t
how they flt mtothat puzzle
The smaller populations thm rural hospitals
trMt can make pa.rticlpatmr, in some of these new
initlativi!S- such as Accountable Care Organiul.tions and submJttlngcertain quallty measuresdif!lcult. experts say.
"We deflnitel)' want the qnality lrMwn. Jt'sju~t
coming up with meUics that are workable for
them," said Kirk Norris, president and chJefexecu
tive officer of 01e Jowa HospHal Association. which
represent.~ the state's more than 100 hospltals
For example. hospitals are suppo~ed 1{) submit
mctrics relating to ventil~wr-assoc\ated pneumonia, a lung infection that develops when a pet-son ls
on a ventilator. But mo~t rural hospitals don't have
intensive care unit~. which means they wouldn't
deal with that t)')JC ofillne\;S.
"They'd have nothing to report," Norris sa.icl.
'"A lot ofmea~urements don't apply to them, but if
the)' were to put 'not reportable.' that could raise
questions."
J>-
RURAL Hl:AlTH, PAGE 7A
RECREATION---------------------------
Some schools limit public use of facilities

Corridor districts that restrict "My kids have always
come alongwlth me," said
access aim to protect Pricey Waddilove. who:lse (.hildren
investments in fields, trackS attend Borlaug Elementary
sr Andre" 1'1>1!\lP<, Th~ Gumne
l"or the past four year&.

Jenn; WaddUove used the
track at West High School
in low a City for her running
workouts.
VOL. 133 NO. 163
e-~0!5'"'"'""'
School. "As they get older.

they're now running along
wlth me, H's just kind of a
W3Y to spend time "'lth tl1e
famUy."
That changed last mr.th.
Waddilove said, when she
went to th~ school's track
and football field and fmmd ~

locked gate.
The school last summer
completed a new turffiel<l
and clec\dea to secure the fa.
cillty. athletic diJee1or Sr.<)\\
Klbb)" said.
But Waddilove~ stOry
~6~~d~~~co~d~~~~~cts
gellerally :u-e open to the
public out~! de of school
hours. as are some track~
and athletic flelds. Many of
those fadlltles are funded by

taxpayer dollars. and resl
dents who Jive near-certain
school;; frequent!)' use the
track~ for exercise
But for some schools. the
money they put into new
fields- combined w!th th~
~
Norway native stood

with baseball legends, :tB
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Rural health/Lower volume of patients

~>
diffel1!nt apploadl, The hosm

taL along v.1th low a Spwalt)'
llospital-Clarlon. joined t!w
Nat1onal Rural ACO.a CaU
lorn.ia-ba~ed group made up
of nin~ rural health systellls
from across the country.
Joinlng the N~tlonal Raral
ACD gives th~ hospl:als access to Medicare cliilins d~ta
as weU as help analyting that
data to \dcnllfY trends and
~overage gap.~. ~\d Amy Me
Daniel. chief executive officer
of low~ Sp!,cially Hospital-Bel
monO. an 18-\x;d critical access
hospiLll. Th~fadll\') ohare~
stalf and operates clinics with
Clarion. a Z.S..t;ed hospital
about 15 minutes away.
PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR
Parlidpatingill the ACO
also made the hospital eUi:lble
for a r,rant. which allowed l!
toh.lre a care coordinator. The
coordinator's job is to ldenlif)'
patienl..!; who haven"t had a
checkup in a while. said Dr
FROM f'AGE 1A
Coli tical acces:; hMpi!:.ls are
nlral facUJt!cs ihaj provide

sholit~rm care and h~ve no
more th.m 2.'i beds that :u:ef,iven a special Medicare clesignstion. This designation means
Medicare reim \mrse:; them
at a higher rate to help offset
thclJJow patlent volumes
'FROM VOLUME TO VAtuE'
These,ery low p3tiel}t

volumes can mnke obtaining
the ner.cssary data for certain
Oesign<ltion:; or me:.suremento
difikul\. said Jim Atty. thief
execu~ive
offlcerofWavei'IY
Health Center, a
25-bed c1itical ac
cess hospitaL
"There seems
to be a movement
from volwneto
value. but the
rules are not nac-essa.rtly wrltten
LC-C"'--'--'-'-"-''------"----------'------,;;;:;;;;;;;i;;i;! ~~~~~!M~~L0~~_!~~spital"s
toplayl.hegame,"
he said,
ltlw patiom v~lu"~&
The hospital. which Attv

desclibes as one oJ the lari:er
critkal access hospJtalS in tlJe
state. has 3 blr1hi.'1g center,
emergency department, Physl

cal therapy, r.a.rdiac relmbili
tation scrvlC\ls and a special\)'

clinic am on~ other ~erviC\ls
more unusual for smaller
hospitals, including a spa and
psyclriab:i~\ on s\JH.
The hospital has worked
hard on p3tlent satisladion.
A tty said, pointing om that H
w:.s on~. of about a do7-en low a
ho~pitals to get the full fioest.trrating from the Centers
for Medicare and Medir.aid
fhe country's hospitals on pa-
tient cl:pelience.
Waverly Health Center also
has Its Planctree designation,
t~o fhl~! h Oilli~uh to oht~in tht n<t:~S$31)' dolo~~~ t:enaio ll>ill'mli~"s or moa>uremt<nt> ul\!lor . :we can get tl1ero to come
tne Mcr~abl' CalC A(:L .ald Jlm Att)". d"ef e;ocvliv<: o~,,~, ol W;wo~; lio~tth Cer.101. a 2f;.bo~ cr~cal aoccss 0(1S~,I~I. ~~d~\t~;jg~~-~~t~~~u~~
medication ~o they don't have
a stroke loter on," he !;aid.
ACA.\lgsaw pu~zle Is Account have.
which measures the \eve) of
Atty said WJver)) Health
The hospitals together pay
JbJ(, Care Orsani7.Jtlons. or
patient-centered care and
a fee of$10.000 a month :md in
Center Is focusing on
looks m everything from paA COs.
achieving the Triple Aim.
r~nrrn get ~cces~ to training.
tient education to providing a
ACOs al"e r,roups ofPhY
which he said should make
data and anal)'tics 3S well as
sicians. hMpitals or other
healing en,~ronment.
the hospital attractive to
gUidance on what w done>..1:
health care provider& U1at
But At!)' said that ~s the
an ACO. The Institute for
"'We"re)ust fl(l1Hinc out
come together to coordinate
hospital hasunden:one the
Healthcare J.rnprovement
which panents to reach out
redesl(mati(lll prm.ess. he's re- r.are and share savings.
nationwide initiative focust:o
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part of the Medlc;1re Shared
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etree to worl1 through it," A\t;' Savings Prop,:r:ml- a federal reducing coots.
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sald, "because '?e don't al?':al~ p;og1am th~t llelpe~ Medir.are
sn 't mean we
"It's another tool in our

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must hav~ 5.000 Medicare
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patients. '!'hat's something a
rural hospltal typieliU)" doesn't Hospltal-Eelmond ls talting a <OOI<eO.oeM-"O>O>OnO.<O"'
Another big piece of the
Security/Low pay, high turnover among issues

"'Back ln tl1e old days
of security guards, there
weren't many \hreal..!;,"
Davies sald. "'There are
more threats no\\'. and
securlt)' employees arc
protecting people and
propertY In a much ble
cerway"
Man shootings. in
the United States and
abroad. are OOcomlng
more common. Masked
gunmen shot dead more
t1lan 00 people in an upscale Kenya mall in 2~13.
Closer to home, Robeli
Hawkins. 1S. killed nine
people. including hlm
$ell. in an Omaha mall in
2007.
UNARMED GUARDS
Man)'
t>- FflOM PAGE 1A
a private secu.rlty company In Urbandale.

BACKGROUND CHECKS
Iowa law requires
private security busi
nesses to be licensed by
the lowa Dep:u-unent of
Public Safety.
Security company
owner~ and other oflloor5 can't have been
conVicted of a felony, ag.
gravateil misdemeanor.
fraud or illegal use or
)XJSSession of a !l.rearm
They can't be addicted to
drug~ or alcohol or have
2 vlolcnt history.
Company manaeers
and cuards must submit
flngerprinis for stale
and federal background
cl1ecks.
When a security com.
pan)' hires a guard. the
r,uard gets temporary
authorization to work
14 da;s while the stllte
does background checks.
If the guard pasres lhe
~crcenm~. DPS JSsues
a "guard card'" for that
employee w work for a
specific company, sald
Ross Loder. chief of the
DPS program wrvices
bureau.
Guard cards don't
e~p~ and don't require
periodic background
checks to mal::e sure
the guard stays out of
trouble.
"'It certainlY creates
the po!1Slbility"" that a
!i\lard could be convicted
of crimes t~'itbout the
knowlellgeofthe staw or
the employer. Lollersald,
'Tm no\ aw:ml of any
sl!llllfl.CM\ problems that
resl.l.lt from the current
structure."'
One reason companies
may not order periodic
back[!l"Ound checks i.< the
S40 cosL UXler said.
NO TRAlNlNG REQUIRED
low aha~ no required
tralnl.ng for employees
ofprlv~te sectlrll) companies- wh1ch means
many !i1Jards are not
mall~ecu
rityguards.
includinG
those at
Coral Rldr-e
Mall. are not
anned.
""Youse~
~~~~(!
~op.
Clol
Boo~l"'
I'G"'ol,tl~
l<f.,. enf01oemonl offe~:rs dlrtll;l bySioode~; )~n~ 1l ~tw ~va~ual- you wonder
'"g Coml iMge Mall'" 1espo~se loa shootmg /. tomm soo"mr wha\ kind ofsecurll)"
gua!tl ls a~ClJs~d ci!Uilmg ~ wom;n 81 !he mall. r.l1smg queSBons the'' 1IT1l provldlng other
abo"! h01< the Slot~ "'~u~1ws pnvat sec"ot)' c~mpar.~
thai. a uniform and a
prepared for emer~ency

situations. Conley sru.d
"'In traditional guard
companles.lfyou want
to apply as a securit)'
guard. you do a lOlllUl
ute interview and yoU'l1!
hired," said COnle), a
fonner police captaln.
'"B)' 10:4~ a.m. you've sot
)'our uniform and you're
on 3 pO!:t b)' noon."
lowa hes been criti
cll:ed for lncon~lstcnt
licensing laM; that
require, for example.
emergenc)' medical tech
nlclam to have only 150
h\lurs ofvaini.ng, while
cosmetolo(llsts need
2.100 hours. The Des
Moines Rf.glsters Andie
Dominick described th~
contt3dictions in editori
als that made her a ZOJ~
Pulltzer Prize !lnali.~t.
lowa Isn't alone in the
lack of required tralnine
rad\o: sald Rep. Clel

Boudler. R-Greenfleld, a
retired state trooper who
choirs !he House Publit
Safety Committee.
UnJversal Services of
Ame.lica. the r.ompany
U1al hirerl Kozak to provide secn:ity at COral
Ridge Mull. first was
llcen;'~d in low~ in 2013.
The Sa.'lta Ana. Calif.
ba~ed tmsiJl~ss toolt over
Coral fudge securi!)' In
April afrerbuy"ing Valor
Securit; Ser,%M.
Universal spokesBurrell
~~~~ ~~~~6~ tram. woman Angela
said Koutk was properh
mgfacllit;', Ne"" York
qualified
to work as a
requires eir,ht hours of
pre-assignment training securit;' gu.ard ot COral
Rid~e but declined to an.
and 16 hours of on-thejob training for unarmed
b~;;~~f~~ro~~~~~~
guards "1thou! law en
lnvesti~ation mtoU1e
forcement experience.
,lune 12 shooting.
D~Vies would likl' to
The company released
see a Mtlonil.l standard
of61l to~Q hours ofthlrd- a ~mtement Monday sa,-.
i.ng Koutk resigned hoUrs
rarty t.r3lnlng
for security r,uards.

"'Only 10 to 12 states
have some form of training requirement. and
even that Is minimal."
said Sandi. Davies. execu.
tlv~,dlrector of the lnterr:ational Foundation
for Protection Officers. a
Floridabased non-proflt
that offers tmlniJ:tg programs for private ser.u
ritY officers
Jl'lorlda requires 40
hours of professional
befOl"ethe shooting, but

Johnson C".ounty Attorney Janet Lynes& sald
Koulli did not ~emove hit;
possessions or tell p!!Ople
he bad quit.
"'lt may bl! an interpretation by the employer,'"
shesald.
Monica Nadeau. Cot-al
Rlcl.se Mali general manager. said the mall has a
rustOmlwd traJnlnr, program for wcurity guards
t:nat involves different
scemuios.
"'Some of the mea~urcs are visible to our
shoppers. like our relationship "~th local law
enforcement other measures are not as Visible:
Nadeau told The Gazette
ill an em aU. ""We do r>(lt
~!scuss our ))Ubl.lcsafety
measwes becall$C b:r doing so would compromise
o;~ur efforts. But 1 want to
emphasize. that safet)'
and ~ecurity ar~ our prioritie:; every day."
INDUSTRY CHAltENGES
l'riv~te security proresslonals sa~ low woges
and hl~h turnover 1~.ad
to \nel..1Xlr"ienced guards.
iowa lSSlmd 3.070
gtlar(l cards last yea.!" but
voided z,as.;, t.oder said.
The state ha.l '1,39~ octive
cardo.
'!'here is little national
llata about private securit_l wages. Da,~es ~a)d.
but )ob~ for unarmed
guards often pay mini
mum wage and don't
include bimefiL~.
Kol'.al::'s applicalion for
a publlcdefenrler says he
made SlUtS an hourwell over theS7.25 state
minimum wage.
t.ack of pre.emplOl'
ment s~ning also Is a
problem for the !nO\l~try.
co~~~ ~~.~~~~~~d
rrivate ~ecurlt;' employ.

eesto 00 of""gootl moral
character.'" whlc1l f)lves
~g~Ja:~e;:n~'J2e s
u~e
of soci1!l medla. con.
ley said
A photo album on Ko-
Ull\"s Facebook par,e. ti

tled "My'l'oys,'" contains
more than ad01.en lm
ages ofknlves,swords,a
gas mask, a copy of"The
Anarchist Cookbook"
and other weapons. One
blade Is stamped with the
IC\..1:, ""One Shnt One Kilt"
Conley recently decided not to hire a young
man because he had im~ges of marijuana leoves.
on his Facebook
""When you're responsible for other people,
you have to operate at
u llighcrlcvcl.'" Conley
said.
W:.llEGULATION
!owas licensln~ systern, as defined by low a
Code. relies on Internal
policlng
For cxample.Jowa
erroneously cancel~tl
Kozak's gu.arcl card ,Jan.
1$ when Valor. the preVimls COral Ridge ~ecurity
proVlder. t'ltrlled m a list
~~~~~~l~~o::l~~o~: Lo~cr
said. He doesn't
)m(lw
"hether the company

erred in listin~ R07.Jk'u
card for ca.ncellntlon or
whether tbe s-..ate goofed.
Either w,Jy. Rozak
worked ai the maJJ witho\lt certification for four
months 1.1.11ill Universal
asked for 3
new guard
card in May,
Sen. Sob
Dvors)0,
D.COralvllle.
said the pr!
vatc security
Son.l\ob
profession
won't im
:.-OM
prove with
out hlr.her
wages and mor training.
BewanL~ the l...e!llslature
to re'<i~w Ucensin~
"'""'
re9,~~~~~\lld have
someevidenc<l of train
ing and know what
they're doin~ ... he &aid.
J~~~-~~~~'ciJ ~-ve a
lot of:mtlloriry. c""'~"'""" Ill~' o~\'-~:5'
"""'"'"'"-'l"'""'com
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a private security company in Urbandale.

BACKGROUND CHECKS
Iowa law requires private security businesses to be licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
Security company owners and other officers can't have been convicted of a felony, aggravated
misdemeanor, fraud or illegal use or possession of a firearm. They can't be addicted to drugs or
alcohol or have a violent history. Company managers and guards must submit fingerprints for state
and federal background checks.
When a security company hires a guard, the guard gets temporary authorization to work 14 days while
the state does background checks. If the guard passes the screening, DPS issues a 'guard card' for that
employee to work for a specific company, smd Ross Loder, ch1ef of the DPS program services
bureau.
Guard cards don't expire and don't require periodic background checks to make sure the guard stays
out of trouble. 'It certainly creates the possibility' that a guard could be convicted of crimes without
the knowledge of the state or the employer, Loder said. 'I'm not aware of any significant problems that
result from the current structure.' One reason companies may not order periodic background checks is
the $40 cost, Loder said.
NO TRAINING REQUIRED
Iowa has no required training for employees of private security companies- which means many
guards are not prepared for emergency situations, Conley said.
'In traditional guard companies, if you want to apply as a security guard, you do a 10-minute
interview and you're hired,' said Conley, a former police captain. 'By 10:45 a.m. you've got your
uniform and you're on a post by noon.' Iowa has been criticized for inconsistent licensing laws that
require, for exmnple, emergency medical technicians to have only 150 hours of training, while
cosmetologists need 2,100 hours. The Des Moines Register's Andie Dominick described the
contradictions in editorials that made her a 2014 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Iowa isn't alone in the lack of required training for security guards. 'Only 10 to 12 states have some
form of training requirement, and even that is minimal,' said Sandi Davies, executive director of the
Intemational Foundation for Protection Officers, a Florida-based non-profit that offers training
progra111s for private secu rity officers. Florida requires 40 hours of professional training at a
statelicensed school or training facility. New York requires eight hours of pre-assignment training and
16 hours of on-thejob training for unarmed guards without law enforcement experience.
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Davies would like to see a national standard of 60 to 80 hours of third party training. 'Back in the old
days of securit-y guards, there weren't many tlueats,' Davies said. 'There are more threats now, and
security employees are protecting people and property in a much bigger way.' Mall shootings, in the
United States and abroad, are becoming more common. Masked gumnen shot dead more thm1 60
people in an upscale Kenya mall in 2013. Closer to home, Robert Hawkins, 19, killed nine people,
including himself, in an Omaha mall in 2007.
UNARMED GUARDS
Mm1y mall security guards, including those at Coral Ridge Mall, are not anned. 'You see these mall
security 3l1d you wonder what kind of securit-y they are providing, other than a nniform m1d a radio,'
said Rep. Clel Baudler, R-Greenfield, a retired state trooper who chairs the House Public Safety
Committee.
Universal Services of America, the compill1y that hired kozak to provide security at Coral Ridge
Mall, first was licensed in Iowa in 2013. The Sm1ta Ana, Calif. based business took over Coral Ridge
security in April after buying Valor Security Services.
Universal spokeswoman Angela Bunell said kozak was properly qualified to work as a security guard
at Coral Ridge but declined to answer ill1Y other questions because of the ongoing investigation into
the June 12
The compill1y released a statement Monday saying kozak resigned hours before the shooting, but
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said kozak did not remove his possessions or tell people he
had quit.
'It may be 3l1 interpretation by the employer,' she said.
Monica Nadeau, Coral Ridge Mall general mill1ager, said the mall has a customized training progrm11
for security guards that involves different scenarios.
'Some of the measures are visible to our shoppers, like our relationship with local law enforcement;
other measures are not as visible,' Nadeau told The Gazette in3l1 email. 'We do not discuss our public
safety measures because by doing so would compromise our efforts. But I want to emphasize, that
safety 3l1d security are our priorities every day.'
INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
Private security professionals say low wages and high turnover lead to inexperienced guards.
Iowa issued 3,070 guard cards last year but voided 2,884, Loder said. The state has 7,394 active cards.
There is little national data about private security wages, Davies said, but jobs for unarmed guards
often pay minimum wage and .don't include benefits.
kozak's application for a public defender says he made $11.85 3l1 hour well over the $7.25 state
mrmmun1 wage.
Lack of pre-employment screening also is a problem for the industry, Conley 3l1d Davies said.
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Iowa Jaw requires private security employees to be of 'good moral character,' which gives companies
reason to check a potential hire's use of social media, Conley said.
A photo album on Kozak's Facebook page, titled 'My Toys,' contains more than a dozen images of
knives, swords, a gas mask, a copy of 'The Anarchist Cookbook' and other weapons. One blade is
stamped with the text, 'One Shot One Kill.' Conley recently decided not to hire a young man because
he had images of marijuana leaves on his Facebook.
'When you're responsible for other people, you have to operate at a higher level,' Conley said.
LAX REGULATION
Iowa's licensing system, as defined by Iowa Code, relies on internal policing. For example, Iowa
erroneously canceled kozak's guard card Jan. 13 when Valor, the previous Coral Ridge security
provider, turned in a list of20 employees no longer on the payroll, Loder said. He doesn't know
whether the company erred in listing kozak's card for cancellation or whether the state goofed.
Either way, kozak worked at the mall without certification for four months until Universal asked for a
new guard card in May.
Sen. Bob Dvorsky, D-Coralville, said the private security profession won't improve without higher
~>~ages and more <raining. He wants the Legislaturs to rgvi@'>'.' liGensing rqnin;ments
'They should have some evidence of training and know what they're doing,' he said. 'Even if they're
unarmed, they still have a lot of authority.'
Conunents: (319) 339-3157; [email protected]
Law enforcement officers direct bystanders June 12 after evacuating Coral Ridge Mall in response to
a shooting. A former security guard is accused of killing a woman at the mall, raising questions about
how the state regulates private security companies.
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Rep. Clel Baudler

R-Greenfield
Sen. Bob Dvorsky

D-Coral ville
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A woman reaclles to select a bowl in the file photo of the Domestic Violence !nteNention Program's annual ''Souper Bowl"
fundraiser. In the wake of a shooting at Coral Ridge Mall and other violent incidents throughout Eastern Iowa, DVIP is caHing
for the creation of a bystander support network and is offering help to area businesses \hat want to review stalking or
domestic/dating violence policies. (Brian RayfThe Gazette)
Kristie Forlmann-Doser, guest columnist

JUNE20, 20JojJ,OO PM
Eastern Iowa- we love our communities and the quality of life we enjoy here. But we arc becoming more aware of the rising
rate of violence related to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and child abduction. Out of respect for the ongoing
investigation and limited information about the relationship between Andrea Farrington and the alleged assailant this is not a
commentary on that case, but a response to the escalation of violence against women in the Eastern low a Corridor.
Small town Jowa has always been synonymous with safe homes. but six of the past 11 domestic homicides in Iowa have been in
the Eastern Iowa Community Corridor or Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty and Cedar Rapids. The Domestic Violence
Intervention Program provides the only emergency safe shelter in our eight county sen' icc area (Johnson. Cedar. Des Moines,
Henry, Iowa, Lee, Van Buren and Washington Counties).
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program not only helps victims of Domestic Violence. but also victims of dating violence
and stalking. Stalking is defmed as 'a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to
feel fear". 0\er 85 percent of victims are stalked by someone they know- in domestic violence or dating violence, a victim is
stalked by their intimate partner for an average of21 months after they leave their abusive partner. Of the 7.5 million people
stalked each year in the United States, 15 percent of women and 6 percent of men have experienced stalking to the point where
they felt very fearful or believed that they, or someone close to them, would be harmed or killed.
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How a community responds to victims of violent crime is critical and requires an investment on everyone's
prn1
to reduce crimes
like stalking and domestic/dating violence. Our communities are strong and practice a national model Coordinated Community
RespOnse, which is a series of cross agency protocols and safety measures put in place by the cominui1ity -advocates.
health/mental health care workers, law enforcement, courts, child welfare workers- to collectively support victims and bold
perpetrators accountable. But these systems often address the back end of\he problem- after the crime has been committed.
Our current Coordinated Community Response models Jack one key element, a Bystander NetviOrk of family, friend, neighbors
and co-workers looking out for and supporting victims. Bystander support networks have the capacity to intervene and prevent
these crimes through thoughtful, caring support of victims and challenges to the attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate violence
against women.
To have effective community change, you need to know the facts about stalking or domestic/dating violence and how to help.
First, call our 24-bour crisis line, (800) 373-1043, to get real information on how you can help. Second, with guidance from our
trained staff and volunteers, talk to your fiiend/family/colleague about the situation in a way that is respectful to their safety and
needs- they likely know the situation better than anyone else, and how to best keep themselves safe or the resources they need.
Third, ask what they really need; learn as much as you can fi"om them about what they fear, '"'hat they hope for and what will
change their situation for the better. And then most important- help them get what they need. Too many times we look in from
the outside and make assumptions about what should happen- too many times those assumptions are \"''rong.
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program offers training to businesses and corporations to evaluate policies surrounding
workplace stalking and domestic/dating violence, what to do to help prevent an incident at the workplace and how to safety plan
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Situations like Andrea Farrington's are becoming much too commonplace in Eastern Iowa. We need to keep the conversation
going about how we can keep victims of stalking, dating violence and domestic violence safe.
Kristie Fortmann-Doser is executive director of The Domestic Violence Intervention Program. Comments:
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Nothing I write can return Andrea Farrington to her family and friends. That truth rests like a chunk of
lead in my stomach. It has been sitting there all week as details of the cowardly mall shooting and
remembrances of the young, vibrant woman are beard and absorbed.
Sure, there are lessons to be learned from this tragedy, but they are the same lessons we've too often
been offered. Wben does the learning begin?
Everything I've read and heard from ParTington's friends in the wake of her murder indicates that the
young woman followed "best practices" when dealing with an unstable person and unsolicited
interactions. She avoided contact. She reported uncomfortable and threatening instances- and she
wasn't the only one to do so. In short, she did what society says to do, things that are supposed to
provide increased safety.
Unfortunately and heartbreakingly, safety wasn't the outcome.
Were the women who had previously complained of unwanted attention from the mall security guard
informed that his employment bad ended? Were those women offered increased protection during
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those first hours when emotions could have been (and obviously were) running high?
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program suggests changes to the existing Coordinated
Community Response. They favor bystander support networks, which can intervene to prevent
violence and challenge attitudes that lead to stalking and violence.
The Survivors Program at Horizons in Cedar Rapids hosted a community meeting at the Coralville
Fire Station last night, offering information to those wondering if they need counseling or others
seeking immediate referrals for such services.
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Pardon me for not rejoicing
Obviously, the twin desires to care for those emotionally injured by this horrific scene and to seek
buffers against"futureviolenceis urgent:" The root of the problem; however;is"much"deepeL
The person who chose to shoot FatTington three times in the back and then run away was a coward
who hid behind agun fetish, patriotic rhetoric and religiOus s)'inb6lisrii. The title forth is colurnnwas
taken flom d1e lead graphic on his Facebook page. "Of BtJllets !md Bibles" in serijlt acFoss a
background of the American flag. He isn't the only person to use the image as a mantra on social
media.
While it would be unfair to say one graphic is some type of indicator of future violence, there is no
denying the subculture of gun idolatry and hyper-patriotism it represents has taken a toll. We've seen
it bully otherwise reasonable lawmakers into a statewide gun perrnitting system that favors weapons
and state fees more than safety.
We've watched (sometimes laughed) as adults perverted their right to own weapons into a right to
flaunt them- in streets, diners and stores. Those who dare question the wisdom of such actions are
painted as ignorant or otherwise "unamerican." We wouldn't be so squeamish, they say, if we saw
more firearrns. The urban public, especially, needs desensitizing.
Yet, we've repeatedly seen this news reel- it always ends in bullets and blood.
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MALL S L A Y I N G - - - - - - - - -
Event to help those

affected by shooting
CORAL'i'lLLE-An
evcntllimed at belpin~
witnesses and others af.
feCWd bY last week's fatal
shooting ill Coral Ridce
Mall has been schedllled

for toniglt\ in Coralville
The gathering will be
an ''Informative com
mun!ty mooting" for
those who want to find

out more about counsel
Around no p.m. last

Frid~y. authorities say
22--ycar-o!d Alexander M
Kozak of North Liberty
shot 3nd killed 20-year
old Andrea F'llrrill{i\on
of Cedar Rapids neat the

mall's food court. Far
ring~ on hacl been work
ing an information kiosk.
He is beineheld on a
SHI million cash ball.
~~~:~~Tit~~~ ~g~~ r-===;
about when to seek such

services.
"We want to gjve people a chance to taUt abou\
how they were impacte~." said EJ Franklin,
a victims advocate and
head of the Sun'ivors
Program at Horizons.
based in Cedar Rnplds.
'"!'his is an opportunity
to get referrals, tltincs
llkethat."
HoriT.Ons will hi!

joined hy omcials t:rom
cedar Memorial. ~ Ceclar
Rapids-based organizil
tion that often ~eals v;Jth
grief.
The event will not be
~~~~~)session.
"Mosl people have
never been exposed to a
public shooting," Franll
lin said.
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MALL SLAYING
Event to help those affected by shooting
By Mark Carlson, KCRG-TV9 CORALVILLE- An event aimed at helping witnesses and others
affected by last week's fatal shooting at Coral Ridge Mall has been scheduled for tonight in Coralville.
The gathering will be an 'informative community meeting' for those who want to find out more about
counseling services or for people who want to !cam more about when to seek such services.
'We want to give people a chance to talk about how they were impacted,' said BJ Franklin, a victims
advocate and head of the Survivors Program at Horizons, based in Cedar Rapids.
'This is an opportunity to get referrals, things like that.' Horizons will be joined by officials from
Cedar Memorial, a Cedar Rapids-based organization that often deals with grief.
The event will not be a group-therapy session, Franklin said.
'Most people have never been exposed to a public shooting,' Franklin said.
Around 7:30p.m. last Friday, authorities say 22-year-old Alexander M. kozak of North Liberty shot
and k!Iled 20-yearold Andrea Famngton of Cedar Rapids near the mall's food court. Farnngton had
been working an information kiosk. He is being held on a $10 million cash bail.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Chief praises response to shooting

Bedford: Joint emergency
center played crucial role
CORALVILLE- Coralvill~
Police Chief Barry Bedford
praised the multbgcncy re
sponse to Friday night's fatal
shooting at the Coral R.ldge
Mill
'')think it wen! offv~ry
wU," Bedford sflld WeclnesdiJy. 'Tm very proud of the
response and grateful oft he
response we did."
A Corah>ille police omcer
wos at th~ mall around 7:30
Flida~ night. responding 10
a call for service m th~ Coral
Ridge 10 movi theau~r, when
20-year-old Andrea fdr.
ringlon, an lowJ Ch!ldmn's
Museum employe'!, was shot
and killed at the mall's information klosl; nP.ar l.he f(l(l(l
court.
The shooting prompted are.sponoe from on-duty and oome
off-duty Corah1lle om:cers, as
well as of:flcers !rom son-oundln~ agendes. Wi01in minutes.
st:.ffrGcentll' tilllwll throu~h

Bedford said. Srecillc build
ings that have 1Y2en idcntined :.n actJv~~ht.>oter swn:uio at
the mall and d)lferent wan
as beillr, potential targets for
thrMts- such as schools~nd the depol"trrlent could respond.
"An active shooter is Ule
the mall~ h~ve ho~1eU traln
worse-cas~ scen:uio,'' he said.
ing.hesaJd
"An;thing that's not qllile tl\~t
"That way, the team has
some )Jilrsp~ctive on how bi~ jt intense was hel)1fu!. too"
~Mord also praiseD the
lS, what $Ome ol the back hall
wa)'> are." Br,dforcl sald of the Joint Bmerg~nCY Commlmic:l
mall. "We hav~ some ~chcmat tion Center- which Jllowcd
for the responding agen~ics to
ic~ of some oft he bulldinus.
weve bw!n in some (If the hig- spc~~ to one anoth~r and coor
dina!C l'eS)IOnS~S - :md S)!Cdf
bo~ S!(>r~s vut there"
The ERTh2s not trained for ically dispJtcher 1-oli SnlMr
Before tlw JECC was buJit.
Jll actlve-~hoot~r sccn;~.l'ioJt
dopartmenls inth~ count-y
th~ mall but ha.~ rcsp<.m<le(l to
operated different radio svs
Incidents in the pasL
temsand weren't alway~ able
On Dec. 29. m1.2. the ERT
'
to C(lmnmnlcate wlth each
responded 10 Scheels when
An off1W looves lt1~ Co!'ill nitige M~lll~st Friday to wl>.to oWe olllr.er.; 8lte1 a Joseph A. Moreno crashed
other. 'l'he ability to speak
sliODIM'tE the<e, Am;!!M ram~gwn. 20, an low~ Children's M"se"m ump1~1e~.
\\ith one Mother as the slloothl~ vehicle through the front
WO> kfied.
ing r~sptmse unfoltlr.d was
enu-ante. Moreno. who was
"cnldally lmpor.;>Jlt," Bedford
drunk. fired his Smm handsaid. notlng the impi'OVement
gun inside the stort.. 'When
the m:tlJ was placed on a locll- was not happl'!nst.:mce. but
down. en!YaJK.es were secured the result oftrJin\ng and r.o-officers were able to enter th<:t ln ufficlenc;.
Ro1.ak has l>cen charged
store hours later, they found
and access to the mall's park ord\natio)n made possible l>~
"~1h first>{!egrell murd~r. He
the county's Joint Emergency MorellO p2ssed out inside.
ing lot w2s closed
is being h~ld in lhc Musc.11!.nc
J3eUford said officers ba,e
Ale>::mderRozak, Z2. a mall COmmunications Cl!nter.
Count) Jail on J SlO million
since lJ:a.ined at the mall,
1'hr pollee department's
seculil)' guard who resigned
Em~r~ency Response Team
ba>\td on tlnngs they learned
bond.
Frida)', has been ~hargcd m
trains in "lot.~ of different
durlns that incident
the shouting
~'"""'"'" 1~HJ ~9s<~no' ""'
buiMngs in Coralville.''
Beaforrl said tile rewonse
Bmlford sald his ~ommand ~"""""'oo"'''"'""''""'
IOWA LEGISLATURE-----
RAC!ALJOENTITY - - - - - - - - - - -
let's get serious

about tax reform,
key lawmakers say
Rachel Dolezal controversy prompts

notice from private college in Iowa
arErin Mulph)',
GOI~1t-~ Do Molo~ SunV
1m unill;ely connec
t:lon to Rachel DoleuU,
Al\'KENY- Key
state lawmaktors would
Uke to find a way ne1..1
year to lighten Iowans'
t:u: bills.
Tax refurm did not
!he former NAACP
~~~~~~~~~n~n-
cluded 2015legisl.ative
session that was domlnated by heated debatt.~
~~;~~~J!~Js.
Speaking Wednesday
to the Iowa Taxpny.
ers A~sociation during

a gath~ring at Otter
lawmakers- throe of
whom Golfeourse,
slt on the Legislacreek
four
ture's taxwrltin& Ways
and Means committees
- agre<!d tbe gas tax
discussion. in partiCU
la.r, "sucked the o~-y
gen"' out of much of the
session. and expressed
hope tax reform will ~et
its chance to breathe
next year.
But legislators.
lnclu!tingWaysand
Means Chairmen Joe
Bolkcom from the
Democrato{!()ntrollud
Senate and Tom Sands
from the Republican
controlled House, also
revealed tlw partisan
dlfferences that make
significant tar. refonn a
chall@ge
"We'v~ proveb over
the l.lst five yean; that
if we have a priortty. we
can find common agreement," sald Sen. Jack
WhitVllf, R-Ankeny,
the lone non-Wa)'s and
Means member on the
panel. "Really lt'6 as
simple as Sen. Bolkcom
and Rep. Sands saying.
'We're r,oingto work on
corporate income tro:.'
And if they both ar,ree
to that. we'll find a solution. !'m confident or
thaL''
Whllver and Sands.
both Republicans. sflld
they would like toreduc~ or simplify the
!)tate's lndlvidualand
corporate income taxes.
Whitver called income
tax reform one of the
biggest Issues facing the
state. and Sands agreed
11 should be a prlortt;:
"Income taxes, eo-
ha~
be the
most important
ins
forward,
01 to
piec~ oflegislatiOTI com
ing that the state could
!:~~~~lt~~i[:
chapter president who

resi!flled after being
outed by her parents as a
whlte woman pretending
to be black. prompted a
small rcligiouscollece
in Iowa to ilisdose It has
known for more than a
year about felony sexual
~buse charges again~\ a
professor there who is
her brother.
'f'heprcsident ofPellabawd Central COllege
ema.iled the campus community wlth the news
1'1.lesda>' after media reports began IJ.nking Joshua Doler.al, an assocl3tc
profes~or of English. to
the case.'l'he reports
rev~.alf.d Joshua Dolm-.al.
ss, face> four flony
counts of sexual abuse of
a child, an adopted sibling, in Colorado, stemming from incidents ln
2001 and 2002.
Collese President
Mark Pull'lam acknoWI
dr,ed school officials
l'.Jiew ofthe pending
SunnyElghmy,a
spoke~woman.
The DoleuU parents

have denied the allegations ag~inst Joshua
Dolezal anrl insinU~\l!d
thatRachclDolezal had
on-.hestrated them.
Rachel DolW<ll.l former head of the SpokaM.
Wash .. NAACP charter
who became an inter
nat:lonaltopic of con
troversy over her racial
identit)' a:1.d allegations
of raclal bias.
She h~s sueeested her
estranged parents outed
her background in au attempt to discredit her as
her brother's case reach
criminal case since
es a ke; )uncture.lt is
March ~.og when Dolezal due fortri3l this AugUst.
notifi~d them.
Parent.~ and students
"He was forthcoming of Cenn-al, an ecurnenl
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Amid chaotic mall scene, a calm voice

conspiracy
laundering
Attorneys made the
nol-gull1y pleas for the
three and sa!d they all
roslsted the forfeltur~
alleg3tlon includP.d
in the indictment.
Prosecutors claim the
lil'earms and amrou
nition are part of the
crime and should be
forfetted.
U.S. Chief Maeistrate Jon Scoles set a
trial for Aug. lC in U.S.
DlttlictCourL
Adam Al Herz. 22. of
CeOar Rapids, who Is
All Hen's son. will be
arrai~;T>cd today. He is
charr,ed ~<1th 14 counts
of dr-uc user in posse~
s\on of firearms and
one connt each of firearms conspiracy and
money laundering.
Assistant U.S. Attor
ne}' Richard Murphy
told th~ court he would
"~thhold some oftlw
e'1dence against tlle
Rld~e. drove home to get experienced in JG years

a Glock handgun and
on the job.
"'Everybody jm;t starts
returned to kill Andrea
dolns whatever they
Farrin{llon. 20 of Cedar
Rapids. who work!!d
need to do .,.It's amazing
at the lowa Children's
to watch them.'' Snlder
Museum 111 th~ mall.
sald of the scene at the
'I'h~ woman. lauded b:-
Johnson Ct>Unty ,loint
lOWACJTY-A
and co-workers
Emergency Commu.nica
COnlll'illepollce officer friends
for her creativity and
Uons Center.
akea~y at the Coral
posltlve attitude. was
Audio of the fu"st 12
Ridge Mall when gUn
targeted
by
her
assail
minutes
of interaction
shots rang out Friday
ant. autlloriUes sa!d, bll\ between dispatchers and
immediately rad.l011d for investigators
have not
law enforcement hit the
help, and within three
lnternet that nir,ht.
mlnutcs 41 other people said why.
'J'om .Jones. eJ:ccutiv~
Snider r~mained
called 911, a J()bnson
in chars~:> of dispatch
director of JECC. said
Count) dispatcher sajd
i.ngfi.rst responders 10
he has received positive
'rues~~; ln describing
feedback from man)'
the some F'lida)' niglll
the ll:antic scene.
offictals who heard the
"When that can comes while other dispntth
recordinr,.
in or an officer is scream- ers handled the influx
in~ on the radio about
orcaus.
Additional
r.alls
were
routed
to
dispatch
r,
shots fired. your traininG en In Dldar Rapids, the
kicks in. and you !mow
standard protocol durvou have to stay c.aJ.m
in~ a l:lrge inc!dcm that
imd keep them calm,"
triggers dOU:Il.$ of emer
tlispatcher Loti Snider
gency calls at once.
;ald.
Snider said it was un
She received tbe call
Uke anything she haG
around 1:31 p.m. over
polle radio from an of
fleer handling a separate
lnddentat the mall when
gunfire erupted near tll~
foodcolll"L
Police said Alexander
Dispatcher recounts
response to shooting
at Coral Ridge Mall
.. l th!nk all the procedures were followed
correctly. and that's

how everyth!ng went so
smooth," Jonessa!<t
Ko;mk wa~ captured
about an hour a.fler the
shooting as he drove on
eastbound Interstate 00
near Davenport.
He was charg.ed 'l~th
first-degree murder and
is hQld in.)all on aSJO
mlllion C?..Sh-on.ly bail
A funeral Mrvice for
Farrlnl;ton is scheduled
fortodal' in Montezuma.
where she had previ
ousl;llved.
===============
M. Kozak. Z2 ofNmi.h
I..ibe~ty. Jefl his job a~ a

securlt-; rruard [or Coral
Iowa Today
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Amid chaotic mall scene, a calm voice
Dispatcher recounts response to shooting at Coral Rjdge Mall
By Mark Carlson, KCRG-TV9 IOWA CITY- A Coralville police officer already at the Coral Rjdge
Mall when gunshots rang out Friday immediately radioed for help, and within three minutes 41 other
people called 911, a Jolmson County dispatcher said Tuesday in describing the frantic scene.
'When that call comes in or an officer is screaming on the radio about shots fired, your training kicks
in, and you know you have to stay calm and keep them calm,' dispatcher Lori Snider said. She
received the call around 7:31p.m. over police radio from an officer handling a separate incident at the
mall when gunfire erupted near the food COU!t.
Police said Alexander M. Kozak, 22 ofN01th Liberty, left his job as a security guard for Coral Rjdge,
drove home to get a Glock handgun and returned to kill Andrea Farrington, 20 of Cedar Rapids, who
worked at the Iowa Children's MuseU!n at the mall. The woman, lauded by friends and co-workers for
her creativity and positive attitude, was targeted by her assailant, authorities said, but investigators
have not said why.
Snider remained in charge of dispatching first responders to the scene Fnday mght whrle other
dispatchers handled the influx of calls. Additional calls were routed to dispatchers in Cedar Rapids,
the standard protocol during a large incident that triggers dozens of emergency calls at once.
Snider said it was unlike anything she had experienced in 16 years on the job.
'Everybody just starts doing whatever they need to do ... It's amazing to watch them,' Snider said of
the scene at the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center.
Audio of the first 12 minutes of interaction between dispatchers and law enforcement hit the Internet
that night.
Tom Jones, executive director of JECC, said he has received positive feedback from many officials
who heard the recording.
'I think all the procedures were followed conectly, and that's how everything went so smooth,' Jones
said.
Kozak was captured about an hour after the shooting as he drove on eastbound Interstate 80 near
Davenport.
He was charged with frrst-degree murder and is held in jail on a $10 million cash-only bail.
A funeral service for Farrington is scheduled for today in Montezuma, where she had previously
lived.
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PU6L1C SAFETY
Security guard quit day of mall shooting

Accused killer grew up in Osage, changed his name last year
they arc n(l( aware of a mollve or have
declined inwniew requests.
Police and Johnson County Attomey
CORAL \ITLLE --Coral RJ(!ge Mall
security b'llaTd Alexander M. Ko>;;'!k quit J~net [.yness said Km,a~ wa> worlilile at
the mrill when he left for his Nort'h Lilr
his job the da)' M ~hot a mall worker
el1Y apartment loge! a 9 mm Glock.
lhroo times in the back last week. ac
A neighbor, lu:nanda Slmy, said she
cording to illve~tlrrators and his emploY
>nw hlm arrive- "drillng crazy, m11Sic
cr. but MIW of(hem were s~ying '"hY
blaring.'' She said he "seemed like he
U1ey believe he klllcd her.
was on a mission for somethJ.ns."
Koz:tk. 72.. of North Llb~rty. remains
Authorllles sJid he then returned and
Jailed on n flrsl-rlegree murder charge
shot F:.~Tington, who was at the mall in
after pollr.<: said he killed Andrea !'arfoow~tllm des~ yards from the museum.
rington, 20. who worked JJ the low a
/1 statement rel~ased Monday by his
Children'$ Mu~emn. alwm 7:30 1>.tn. Fliemployer, Unlversal Service> of Amerida)' inside the mall
"She was 1h~ target.'' Coralville Police r.a. said Ko;.a~ had quit h!sjob narli~r ln
the day lmt did not sa;why
frl~nD1, !omilr and ~lffn\~ni!y member.~ bow lh~;, !>Mdo lm ~ proye1 by PijS\0! Lt. Shane Kron .~ald. "But no.l can't
Wayne HeH~~ donng a mem~nal sewl:e SvMoy lot Anvmo f:m1ng1on oUIS>do >Pea~ to l.lle moUvatJon."
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Friends of Farrington hav~ ehher said 1- SHOOTING, PAGE SA
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Officials keeping a wary eye

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PUBLIC SAFETY
Branstad offers his condolences

to mall shooting victim's family
commu.
n!t:l' and someone who
wa~ ~ass!onate about
D8S MOJl\'ES- Gov engaging with our
Terry Branstad said
young PNlf>l through
Monday he was sad
\he children's mnseum
dened by a fatal shoot
at t.'Je Coral Ridffe Mall.
inr, Friday at Coral
She was mken from
Ridge MalJ ;md offered
u~ far too ea.rly by
sympathies to lhefa.milJ' tlliS ~cnseles> act.'' he
of Andrea Fanington.
added.
who authorities !::!Y was
Farrington. 10, who
shot and kill~d b)'~ mall worked in the lowJ
security guard.
Children's MUM\lm
"The lJcntenant GOV
ern or an!l l wish to offer ~~:c~~' ~fse~h~'c
onr deepest condolenc tllree times in the back
es." he said at his week- near the food court by
); news con!enmC(l.
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Kozak f:u;e> one count

of Jlrst-der,ree murder.
AuU\orHies have not
said what they believe
to be the motive.
Branstod noted he
FROM PAGE 1A
"My underst.andin~
is he ju;t left on his own
accord," Lyness said.
Ko1..ali fled the mall

after the $hooting and
was captured as he
drove on Jnter~tate SO in
Scot1 COunty.
Until he married la~t
year and took his wife's
las! nrune, KoU!.k was
known as Alexander
Wlnn.
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neighbor said KoW- v.~Ul Winn or his family

ill the time they lived
then kno"m. as Winn
-llved with his mother there.
'"!know he ~aduated
from Osage," Johnson
said Monday. "From
~~as.
there, l'm not sure.'"
Accordlng to the
Su.t.anne KJ:ahn. who
llved down the street
M1tcheU County Pressfrom Wrn. desttlbed the News, KOU!k was a zon
family as "'the kind Of
graduate Of Osage H4:"h
neighbors you'd lilie to School. where he par
ticlpatedin ChOTUS. His
have next door.'"
'"Really, ver; pleasplans included work
ing at McDonald's and
ant," Kra.hn said. "A
attending community
I>'Pical famlly."
Osage Police Lt. Jer- college.
emiah Johnson said of
Kom does not have
fleer~ never hall contact a crlruinal history in
and two sisters there,

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PUBLIC SAFETY
Security guard quit day of mall shooting
Accused killer grew up in Osage, changed his name last year
By Lee Henniston, The Gazette CORAL VILLE- Coral Ridge Mall security guard Alexander M.
kozak quit his job the day he shot a mall worker three times in the back last week, according to
investigators and his employer, but none of them were saying why they believe he killed her.
kozak, 22, of North Liberty, remains jailed on a first-degree murder charge after police said he killed
Andrea Farrington, 20, who worked at the Iowa Children's Museum, about 7:30p.m. Friday inside the
malL
'She was the target,' Coralville Police Lt. Shane Kron said. 'But no, I can't speak to the motivation.'
Friends of Farrington have either said they are not aware of a motive or have declined interview
requests.
Police and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said kozak was working at the mall when he left
for his North Liberiy apartment to get a 9 nun Glock.
A nerghbor, Amanda Skay, smd she saw him anive- 'driving c1azy, music blaring.' She said he
'seemed like he was on a mission for something.' Authorities said he then returned and shot
Fanington, who was at the mall information desk yards from the museum.
A statement released Monday by his employer, Universal Services of America, said kozak had quit
his job earlier in the day but did not say why.
~
SHOOTING, PAGE 9A
Friends, family and community members bow their heads for a prayer by Pastor Wayne Heffner
during a memorial service Sunday for Andrea Fanington outside the Iowa Children's Museum in
Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville.
Stephen Mally/The Gazette
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Andrea FalTington
Alexander kozak
Shooting/
Suspect has no criminal history
II>- FROM PAGE !A
'My understanding is he just left on his own accord,' Lyness said.
kozak fled the mall after the shooting and was captured as he drove on Interstate 80 in Scott County.
Until he mar tied last y em and ~oek his wife's last name, lwzal< was kno"'n as Alex:mcl.er Winn
Last July, when still known as Winn, he obtained a non-professional permit to carry a weapon in
Mitchell Connty. Mitchell County Sheriff Greg Beaver said that permit will be canceled.
'It was valid at the time of the crime, but it will be revoked' Monday, Beaver said.
According to the permit, kozak lived in Osage at the time.
On his Facebook page, he wrote that he ma!Tied Kellie kozak in September, and police said the
couple lived in North Liberty.
kozak's father-inlaw, Ken kozak of Stacyville, said Winn changed his name to kozak because of an
estranged relationship with his father.
A former Osage neighbor said kozak then known as Winn - lived with his mother and two sisters
there, but the rest of the family since has moved to Texas.
Suzatme Krahn, who lived down the street from him, described the family as 'the kind of neighbors
you'd like to have next door.' 'Really, very pleasant,' Kralm said. 'A typical family.' Osage Police Lt.
Jeremiah Johnson said officers never had contact with Wim1 or his family in the time they lived there.
'I know he graduated from Osage,' Johnson said Monday. 'From there, I'm not sure.' According to the
Mitchell County Press-News, kozak was a 2011 graduate of Osage High School, where he
participated in chorus. His plans included working at McDonald's and attending community college.
kozak does not have a criminal history in Iowa under his cu!Tent or former names. Court records
show he received a traffic citation in Mitchell County in 2012.
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kozak's Linkedln page, which still identifies him as Alex Winn, lists his only employment as a selfemployed bail bondsman.
As a secnrity guard working at the mall, kozak - like other guards at Coral Ridge - did not carry a
weapon on duty and was not empowered to make anests.
Coralville's Kron said mall security officers are there to 'observe and repmi' and serve as an additional
set of eyes and ears for the police department.
'We work with them quite a bit,' he said. 'They have handled a lot of calls out there.' Fiream1s are not
permitted inside Coral Ridge Mall.
An interview request with the mall's security director was refened to mall management. Coral Ridge
Mall general manager Monica Nadeau did not return messages seeking comment.
Comments: (319) 398-8238; lee.hennistonfmthegazette.com
Alexander kozak of North Libe1iy is escorted into the courtroom for his initial appearance Saturday at
the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City. kozak is charged with first-degree murder in the Friday
shooting death of a woman at Coral Ridge Mall.
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CONTINUED FROM SHOOTING ON PAGE A1

Shooting/
Suspect has no criminal history
!%> FROM PAGE 1A
'My understanding is he just left on his own accord,' Lyness said.

kozak fled the mall after the shooting and was captured as he drove on Interstate 80 in Scott County.
Until he married last year and took his wife's last name, kozak was known as Alexander Winn.
Last July, when still known as Wirm, he obtained a non-professional penn it to can-y a weapon in
Mitchell County. Mitchell County Sheriff Greg Beaver said that pennit will be canceled.
'It was valid at the time of the crime, but it will be revoked' Monday, Beaver said.
According to the permit, kozak lived in Osage at the time.
On his Face book page, he wrote that he married Kellie kozak in September, and police said the
couple lived in North Liberty.
kozak's father-inlaw, Ken kozak of Stacyville, said Winn changed his name to kozak because of an
estranged relationship with his father.
A former Osage neighbor said kozak then known as Winn - lived with his mother and two sisters
there, but the rest of the family since has moved to Texas.
Suzanne Krahn, who lived down the street from him, described the family as 'the kind of neighbors
you'd like to have next door.' 'Really, very pleasant,' Krahn said. 'A typical family.' Osage Police Lt.
Jeremial1 Johnson said officers never had contact with Wilm or his family in the time they lived there.
'I know he graduated from Osage,' Johnson said Monday. 'From there, I'm not sure.' According to the
Mitchell County Press-News, kozak was a 2011 graduate of Osage High School, where he
participated in chorus. His plans included working at McDonald's and attending conm1unity college.
kozak does not have a criminal history in Iowa under his current or former names. Court records
show he received a traffic citation in Mitchell County in 2012.
kozak's Linkedln page, which still identifies him as Alex Wirm, lists his only employment as a selfemployed bail bondsman.
As a security guard working at the mall, kozak- like other guards at Coral Ridge - did not carry a
weapon on duty and was not empowered to make arrests.
Coralville's Kron said mall security officers are there to 'observe and report' and serve as an additional
set of eyes and ears for the police department.
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'We work with them quite a bit,' he said. 'They have handled a lot of calls out there.' Fiream1s are not
pennitted inside Coral Ridge Mall.
An interview request with the mall's security director was refened to mall management. Coral Rjdge
Mall general manager Monica Nadeau did not return messages seeking comment.
Comments: (3 19) 398-8238; lee.bennistonriil,thegazette.com
AlexaJ1der kozak of North Liberty is escorted into the courtroom for ills initial appearance Saturday at
the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City. kozak is charged with first-degree murder in the Friday
shooting death of a woman at Cmal Ridge Mall.
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Mali dosed until further notice
Law enforcement officers evacuated the Coral Ridge Mall after a possible shooting in Coralville on
Friday, June 12, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
By Mitchell Schmidt and Lee Hermiston, The Gazette
JUNE l2,20l5l9:40 PM
CORALVILLE-- A man identifying himself as a Coral Ridge Mall security worker faces a murder
charge in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman inside the mall.
Alexander M. Kozak, 22, of North Liberty, is accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman multiple
times near the food court around 7:30p.m. He is expected to make an initial appearance in Johnson
County District Court later today.
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The name of the woman bas not yet been released.

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday, prompting authorities to initiate lockdown
procedures in individual stores throughout the store. According to the Coral Ridge Mall website, the
mall is closed until further notice.
Kozak, who identifies himself on his Facebook page as a security worker at the mall, was taken into
custody without incident along Interstate 80 eastbound near Walcott, officials said. He faces a charge
of first-degree murder. He has been returned to Johnson County and is awaiting an initial appearance
in Johnson County District Court.
One witness said it appeared the victim was not chosen at random.
"It was apparent that somehow they knew each other, he definitely knew her," said Jeff Carew, of
_______])ffin, ~v~o was within about 10 feet of the
which occurred near the infonnation kiosk near
the mall's food comt.

Carew said he had his back to the kiosk, talking to his girlfriend, when he heard three to four shots
After pushing his girlfriend to the ground, Carew turned and saw the aftermath of the shooting- a
--~ woman lYL!lKth.~grCJ_und and_a maQ,__('al}]'i!1_g__".1'C:!12l'!Cl_tomatic handgun, briskly walking_f\.WAY .
"I heard the shots, as I looked up her knees buckled," he said. "It was crowded, there was a lot of
people ... There were people screaming and yelling and going everywhere."
Carew said he attempted to provide first aid to the victim, who he said was suffering from bullet
wounds to the neck and back.
"There was blood everywhere, she was in bad shape," he said, adding that someone who identified
himself as a medic provided additional aid, while calling for towels and plastic from the nearby
Mellow Mushroom pizza shop.
Carew said he watched the shooter walk briskly west toward the Forever 21 clothing store and then
take off on a jog down the mall's con-idor.
Janice Anderson, of Wayland, said she was in Younkers when store employees informed customers
that the store was going into lockdown due to a shooting in the food court.
"They told everyone mainly to stay away from the doors and windows," she said, adding that the
store was on lockdown for about 90 minutes.
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The shooting prompted a significant law enforcement response with dozens of officers from
Coralville, Iowa City and Universit)' oflowa police departments, Johnson County Sheriff's Office,
Iowa State Patrol and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation respor1ding. Officers were stationed at
the mall entrances late into the night.
Kevin Walling, of Coralville, said be was approaching the mall minutes before the shooting. near the
theater entrance when people began rushing out of the mall's south food comt entrance.
"They were running," said Walling, who described the crowd as "hysterical. Like in shock."
A statement issued late Friday by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, citing a fluid situation,
declined to say what charges the suspect faces, but the department did confirm one person had died in
the gunfire.
"There is no reason to believe there is any threat of fmther danger related to the situation at Coral
Ridge Mall," the statement said.
Cortney Lewis, 26, of Coralville, said he was in the Finish Line shoe store when he heard what
sounded like gunshots emanating from the food court.
Dan Porter, 26, was waiting outside the mall for word from his girlfriend, who works at the Forever
21 woman apparel store. She sent him text messages to say she was OK, but he had not heard from
her since.
"It's just a very scary situation," Porter said.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness was on the scene hours after the shooting and left without
providing additional infonnation.
"I have nothing more to add," Lyness said, as she entered a vehicle and left the scene.
More stories from Mitchell Schmidt
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The mall, at 1451 Coral Ridge Ave. south ofinterstate 80, includes 125 retail stores and a 10-plex
movie theater, according to its website.
Witnesses rep01ied hearing shots about 7:30p.m., less than two hours before the mall was set to close
at 9 p.m.
According to a study released in 2014, the FBI determined there were 160 "active shooter" incidents
-when a shooter opens ftre on people in a populated area such as a mall or other public space- in
the United States between 2000 and 2013.
Those numbers are on the rise, the FBI said: In the first seven years of the study, there were 6.4
shootings a year. But in the past seven years there have been I 6.4 shootings a year.
In those, 486 people were killed, and 557 were wounded, not including the shooters.
Mitchell Schmidt, Lee Hermiston and Lily Abromeit of The Gazette and Chris Earl and Mark Carlson
of KCRG-TV9 contributed to this report.
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'She was taken from us far too early,' governor says
Iowa Governor Terry Brans tad address politicians of both parties before signing a property tax
reform bill at Hawkeye Ready Mix in Hiawatha on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (Cliff Jette/The
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JUNE 15,201513:29 PM
DES MOINES- Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he was saddened by a fatal shooting incident last
Friday at the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville and offered his sympathies to the family of Andrea
Farrington, who was shot and killed by a mall security employee Friday night.
"The lieutenant governor and I wish to offer our deepest condolences" to Farrington's family and
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friends, the governor said at his weekly news conference.

"]feel really bad. Jt's an unfortunate situation and we're very sony that something like this bas
happened," Branstad said.
"Andrea was a vibrant part of the Jowa City-Coralville community and someone who was passionate
about engaging with our young people through the Children's Museum at the Coral Ridge Mall. She
was taken from us far too early by this senseless act," be added.
FarTington, who worked in the Children's Museum as a guest experience specialist and 'playologist,'
was shot three times in the back near the food court Friday by 22-year-old mall security guard
Alexander Kozak Friday around 7:30p.m., police said. Kozak faces one count of first-degree murder,
a Class A felony that has an automatic life sentence. His bail bas been set at $10 million cash.
Bia!l:illiQ_pr<J.i~clJ<t\Y9fficersand
ei11e'!:gCJ1CYQfficial:; at the scene .who quickly. secured the building
and protected the safety of others in the area at the time of the shooting.
The governor noted that he recommended legislation last session to toughen Iowa laws dealing with
stalking offense and said he continues "to believe that we need to do all that we can to try to protect
people against stalking and domestic abuse and these kinds of activities." He said he did not want to
prejudge the situation and would see whether details arise from the investigation "that may shed light
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CORALVILLE- Police Chief Barry Bedford said patrols at and around Coral Ridge Mall have
increased following Friday's shooting.
"We are increasing walk through patrols and mobile patrols in that area for a while because there's a
lot of anxiety," Bedford said.
The move comes after police say 22 year-old Alexander Kozak shot and killed 20-year-old Andrea
Farrington near the food court Friday night. Kozak was a security guard at the mall, and authorities
said he left to get a gun before targeting Farrington, a Children's Museum employee. Officials said
Monday they would not comment on why they claim Kozak targeted Farrington.
Bedford said he's asked all officers to spend a little extra time around the mall.
"When they have a little downtime we're telling them to go over there and walk through and just
reassure people that everything is fine," said Bedford. "We are going to work with [mall officials] to
try and help people feel more comfortable going to the mall."
Bedford said a police officer was at the mall at the time of the shooting handling a separate issue
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when he heard the gun shots. That officer, along with a couple other off-duty officers in the area,
helped identify the suspect, which allowed police to quickly broadcast a description of Kozak's
vehicle to other officers in the area, Bedford said.
Kozak was eventoally caught by authorities in Scott County on Interstate 80. He is being held by
Johnson County authorities on $1 0 million cash bail for first degree murder.
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An armed officer leaves the Coral Ridge Mall to talk to other officers after an apparent shooting in
the mall on Friday, June 12. 2015. (KC McGinnis/The Gazette)
Lee Hermiston, The Gazette

JUNE 15,2015112:40 PM
CORALVILLE- Authorities said Monday they cannot comment on why Andrea Farrington was the
target of Alexander Kozak's fatal attack at the Coral Ridge Mall Friday night
"She was the target," said Coralville Police Lt Shane Kron. "But no, I can't speak to the motivation
(behind the attack) at this point"
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Police and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said Alexander M. Kozak- formerly Alexander
M. Winn- was working at the mall as a security officer on Friday when, for reasons that have not
been disclosed by authorities, he left the mall. Police said Kozak went to his No1ih Liberty apa1iment,
obtained a 9 mm Glock handgun, returned to the mall and shot Farrington three times in the back.
FalTington- an Iowa Children's Museum employee- had been staffing the mall information desk
near the food court.
Authorities have not said why he left the mall.
"My understanding is he had not ended his shift, he just left," Lyness said, who added she couldn't
provide details on what prompted his departure. "My understanding is he just left on his own accord."
Kozak fled the mall after the shooting and was captured on Interstate 80 in Scott County. He was
taken into custody and faces one count of first-degree murder. Kozak remains in custody on a $10
IntlliBtYtash bond.
In addition to questions about the motivation behind the attack, little is knownaboutKozak.
Last July, Kozak- then still known by Winn- obtained a non-professional penn it to cany in
Mitchell County, Iowa. Mitchell County Sheriff Greg Beaver said that permit has now been revoked.
"It was valid at the time of the crime, but it will be revoked (Monday)," Beaver said.
According to the permit, Kozak lived in Osage as of last July. According to his Facebook page, he
manied Kellie Kozak in September 2014, and police said the couple lived in North Libe1iy. Kozak's
father-in-law, Ken Kozak of Stacyville, said Alexander changed his last name to Kozak because of
his estranged relationship with his father.
A former neighbor said Kozak lived with his mother and two sisters in Osage, but the rest of the
family has since moved to Texas. Suzanne Krahn, who Jived down the street from Kozak -then
known as Alexander Winn- and his mother, Cyndy McComas, described the family as friendly.
"Very pleasant," Krahn said. "Really, very pleasant. A typical family."
Krahn said McComas "had good control of her kids."
"They listened, they were mindful," Krahn said. "They were the kind of neighbors you'd like to have
next door."
Osage Police Department Lt. Jeremiah Johnson said officers never had any contact with Winn or the
rest of his family in the time they lived in Osage.
"I know he graduated from Osage," Johnson said Monday. "From there, I'm not sure."
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According to the Mitchell County Press-News, Kozak was a 2011 graduate of Osage High School,
where he participated in chorus. His plans for after high school included working at McDonalds and
attending community college.
Osage Community Schools officials, however, would not confirm Winn attended the school.
"! can't confirm or deny," said Osage High School principal Tim Hejhal before quickly hanging up.
Kozak's Linked In page, which still identifies him as Alex Winn, lists his only employment as a selfemployed bail bondsman.
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Kron said mall security officers are there to "observe and report" and serve as an additional set of
eyes and ears for the police department. They do not cany firearms and cannot make arrests.
"We work with them quite a bit," he said. "They have handled a lot of calls out there."
Firearms are not permitted at the Coral Ridge Mall.
An interview request with the mall's security director was referTed to mall management. Coral Ridge
Mall general manager Monica Nadeau did not return messages seeking comment on Monday.
Kozak does not have a criminal history under his cunent or former names. Court records show he
received a traffic citation in Mitchell County in 2012.
First-degree murder is a Class A felony punishable by life in prison.
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atcly" after shots were heard. what led to the fatal shooting.
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One dead in Coralville mall shooting; suspect in custody
One dead in Coralville mall shooting; suspect in custody

JUNE 12,2015 9:27PM KCRG-TV9 AND THE (CEDAR
RAPIDS) GAZETTE
CORALVILLE- Gunshots rang out inside the

Coral Ridge Mall less than two hours before it
was set to close Friday night, leaving a woman
dead, sending scared shoppers fleeing and
launching a manhunt that led to the suspect
being taken into custody in the Quad-City area.
A man who said he witnessed the shooting
while near the food court with his girlfriend said
he heard three or four shots. He pushed his
girlfriend to the ground for her safety.
"I heard the shots. As I looked up, her knees buckled," said Jeff Carew of Tiffin. "It was 10
feet away from me."
Carew said the shooter appeared to have a handgun and walked briskly down the corridor
of the mall before taking off in a jog.
Carew turned to administer aid but a medic arrived quickly and took over, he said.
"I saw she was in bad need of help," he said.
Carew said it appeared that the man knew the woman he shot.
Scott County Sheriff Dennis Conard said the suspect was captured in Walcott, near
Davenport. The sheriff said the suspect, who was not immediately identified, is from Cedar
Rapids and was turned over to Coralville police.
A statement issued late Friday by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, citing a fluid
situation, declined to say what charges the suspect faces. The department said
investigators believe the suspected acted alone.
"There is no reason to believe there is any threat of further danger related to the situation at
Coral Ridge Mall," the department said in a statement.
Police crime scene tape could be seen strung near the food court toward the west side of
the mall, and there was a heavy police presence.
Cortney Lewis, 26, of Coralville said he was in the Finish Line shoe store when he heard
what sounded like three or four gunshots emanating from the food court.
"It was crazy, very nerve-racking," he said after fleeing the mall.
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Dan Porter, 26, was waiting outside the mall for word from his girlfriend, who works at the
Forever 21 woman apparel store. She sent him text messages to say she was OK, but he
had not heard from her since.
"It's just a very scary situation," Porter said.
Some employees were kept on lockdown for about 90 minutes in their stores before being
allowed to leave.
The mall, at 1451 Coral Ridge Ave. south of Interstate 80, includes 125 retail stores and a
10-plex movie theater, according to its website.
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Court records show mall shooting suspect returned home to get a gun
SHOOTING
Court records show mall shooting suspect returned

home to get a gun
JUNE 13, 2015 4:08PM LEE HERMISTON THE (CEDAR
RAPIDS) GAZETTE
CORALVILLE, Iowa- A man who identifies

himself as a security guard for Coral Ridge Mall
left there Friday, retrieved a gun from his North
Liberty apartment and returned to fatally shoot
a woman three times in the back, according to
court records released Saturday.
Alexander M. Kozak, 22, fled, but was captured
Friday night along Interstate 80 near Walcott in
rural Scott
law enforcement officials
said. He made an initial court appearance
Saturday morning in Johnson County and faces
one count of first-degree murder, a Class A felony under Iowa law that carries an automatic
life sentence. Magistrate Chad Thomas set his bail at $10 million cash and Kozak remains
in jail.
The victim, Andrea Farrington, 20, of Cedar Rapids, was shot about 7:30 p.m. inside the
mall and taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where she was pronounced
dead.
Farrington was a guest experience specialist for the Iowa Children's Museum and an
employee at the Mellow Mushroom restaurant, both at the mall. The shooting happened
near the restaurant in the food court.
Jamie Van Dee, who describes herself as Farrington's best friend from high school and
college, said she was a "very sweet, fun-loving person."
"She liked to have fun," Van Dee recalled. "She made the best of out everything."
Van Dee said she and Farrington graduated from Montezuma High School together in 2012.
Farrington went onto attend Hawkeye and Kirkwood Community colleges while Van Dee
took classes at Indian Hills Community College, she said. Van Dee said she did not know
whether Farrington was taking classes at the time of her death.
Van Dee has started a GoFundMe page online "to help her (Farrington's) family out in their
time of need," she said. In the first four hours, 25 people had contributed $960.
Kozak is a "normal kid" who was trying to get a better job and thinking of enlisting in the
Navy, his father-in-law said Saturday.
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Ken Kozak, of Stacyville, said Alexander married his daughter, Kellie, in September. When
the two wed, Alex took Kellie's last name, her father said. Ken Kozak said he did not know
Alexander's original last name.
"His dad left the family when he was quite young," Ken Kozak said. "He didn't take kindly to
it, so he thought it'd be a good opportunity to change his name."
He said police have not provided the family with much information about the shooting. He
described his son-in-law as an "average person" who is "very, very polite."
"Alii can say about Alex is he's a real good guy," he said. "He'd do anything for you."
Alexander and Kellie were interested in archery, and Ken Kozak said he has gone shooting
with his son-in-law in the past. Alex had a Glock handgun, Kozak said.
A post on Kellie Kozak's Facebook page detailing a visit to Costco in which her.husband
was apparently carrying a sidearm indicates the pair are strong supporters of the Second
Amendment. Ken Kozak said his son-in-law was responsible with weapons.
"If circumstances were that it'd be best not to have a weapon present, he didn't have a
problem with that," Ken Kozak said. "He didn't brandish one around or anything."
Posts on Alexander Kozak's Facebook page make references to the armed forces and
weapons. On May 28, he shared a photo containing the text, "I am a born free, gun toting,
Constitution loving American."
A photo album on his Facebook page titled "My Toys" contains more than a dozen images
of knives, swords, a gas mask, a copy of the book "The Anarchist Cookbook" and other
weapons. One blade is stamped with the text "One Shot One Kill."
On his Facebook page, he wrote that he works security at the mall and was married this
past fall.
The gunshots came about 90 minutes before the mall was set to close Friday night. The
shots sent scared shoppers fleeing and launched a manhunt that led to Alexander Kozak's
arrest. The Scott County Sheriffs Department assisted the Iowa State Patrol with the arrest,
which occurred without incident, officials said.
A man who said he witnessed the shooting while near the mall food court with his girlfriend
said he heard three or four shots. He immediately pushed his girlfriend to the ground for her
safety,
"I heard the shots. As I looked up, (the woman victim's) knees buckled," Jeff Carew of Tiffin
said. "It was 10 feet away from me."
Carew said the shooter appeared to have a handgun and walked briskly to the west and
down the mall corridor before taking off at a jog.
Carew turned to administer aid, but a medic arrived quickly and took over, he said.
"I saw she was in bad need of help," he said.
Carew said it appeared the man knew the woman he shot.
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Court records show mall shooting suspect returned home to get a gun
Police said investigators believe the suspect acted alone.

The mall, at 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., south of Interstate 80, includes 125 retail stores and a
10-plex movie theater, according to its website. The mall remains closed until further notice,
the mall's website stated Saturday. However, some individual stores were open, and a
steady stream of shoppers came and went.
One of them was Laurie Kapp of Coralville, who went to see if the Barnes and Noble
bookstore was open.
"I didn't notice anything different," she said. "I was curious, though."
She said she was not worried for her safety because she heard the shooting was not
random, that the victim has been targeted.
Mark Bennett, visiting from West Virginia, was also shopping Saturday.
"You have to wonder why people make these kind of statements," he said of the shooting.
"Why they feel they need to go kill someone and do it in a public way and draw attention to
themselves, but most of the time they're dead after the fact, so I don't get it."
(Maddy Arnold of The Cedar Rapids Gazette contributed to this report.)
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Young shooting victim talked of

having her 'dream job'
Andrea Farrington
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shooting suspect returned home

to get a gun
said.
She worked yards away at the Iowa Children's Museum.
CORAL V!LLE,
Iowa-A man
who identifies
himself as a
security guard
"To have such a senseless act of violence committed on

her is such a tragedy," museum executive director Deb
Dunkhase said. She added that Farrington, of Cedar
Rapids, was "an amazing woman" who served as a guest
experience specialist at the museum.
for Coral Ridge Mal! left there

Friday, retrieved a gun from his
North lib ... Read more
"She was a force of nature," said Dunkhase, praising

Farrington's energy and attitude. "She was such a great
match for the Children's Museum."
Authorities said Saturday that Farrington, a Montezuma High School graduate, was working the
mall's information desk about 7:30 p.m. Friday when she was shot by Kozak.
He had worked as a security officer at the mall since late 2014 and was working there before the
shooting, officials said. But according to criminal complaints, he left the mall, drove to his North
Liberty apartment, retrieved a 9 mm Glock handgun, returned and shot Farrington.
Coralville Police Department Lt. Shane Kron said an officer was inside the mall on an unrelated
call and responded "immediately" after shots were heard. Dozens of officers from Coralville and
surrounding agencies responded to the mall, which was placed on lockdown.
Authorities said during a news conference Saturday that Farrington and Kozak knew each other,
but they did not offer any explanation for what led to the fatal shooting.
"They both worked at the Coral Ridge Mall and knew each other through the Coral Ridge Mall,"
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness said.
Kozak fled after the shooting. His Kia Optima was spotted by an Iowa State Patrol trooper at 8:23
p.m. near Walcott on eastbound Interstate 80. Seven minutes later, a second trooper and a Scott
County deputy stopped Kozak. He was taken into custody without incident.
Kron said police knew Kozak from his time at the malL
''Several of our officers know him by sight, know him by name and have talked to him previously,"
he said.
Kron said the man contracts with a company for its security, but he did not know the name of that
organization.
According to a statement from Lyness, Kozak admitted to Iowa Division of Investigation special
agent~in~charge Rick Rahn that he had gone for a gun and returned to the mal! to shoot
Farrington.
Kozak faces one count of first-degree murder, a Class A felony under Iowa Jaw that carries an
automatic life sentence. During an initial court appearance Saturday at the Johnson County Jail,
his bail was set at $10 million cash.
Kozak is a "normal kid" trying to get a better job and thinking of enlisting in the Navy, his father~in~
law said.
Ken Kozak, of Stacyville, said Alexander Kozak married his daughter, Kellie, in September. When
the two wed, Alexander took Kellie's last name, her father said. Ken Kozak said he did not know
Alex's original last name.
"His dad left the family when he was quite young," Ken Kozak said. "He didn't take kindly to it, so
he thought it'd be a good opportunity to change his name."
Alexander and Kellie were interested in archery, and Ken Kozak said he went shooting with his
son~in~law
in the past. Alex had a Glock, he said.
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A post on Kellie Kozak's Facebook page detailing a visit to Costco in which her husband was
apparently carrying a sidearm indicates the pair are strong supporters of the Second Amendment
Ken Kozak said his son-in-law was responsible with weapons.
"If circumstances were that it'd be best not to have a weapon present, he didn't have a problem
with that," he said. "He didn't brandish one around or anything."
Facebook posts from Alexander Kozak make references to the armed forces and weapons. On
May 28, he shared a photo containing the text "I am a born free, gun toting, Constitution loving
American."
A photo album on his Facebook page titled "My Toys" contains more than a dozen images of
knives, swords, a gas mask, a copy of the book "The Anarchist Cookbook," and other weapons.
One blade is stamped with the text "One Shot One Kill."
A woman who answered the door at the couple's North Liberty apartment Saturday said, "There's
a lot of misinformation out there," but she declined further comment.
A statement released Saturday from Coral Ridge Mal! general manager Monica Nadeau said the
mall remains closed until further notice. But many anchor stores were open Saturday and
attracting shoppers.
One was Laurie Kapp of Coralville, who went to see if the Barnes & Noble bookstore was open.
"I didn't notice anything different," she said. "I was curious, though."
Kapp said she was not worried for her safety because she heard the shooting was not a random
Friday night's shooting marked the second fatal attack in less than six weeks carried out in front of
multiple witnesses in the Cedar
Rapids~lowa
City corridor.
In April, police said Nicholas Leurkens, 32, stabbed to death a woman who once lived with him,
Lynnsey Donald, 29, in the parking lot of the Marion (Iowa)
Hy~Vee
Food Store. He is awaiting
trial.
Ounkhase said a memorial service for Farrington will take place Sunday morning at the Children's
Museum. Peter the turtle and his habitat- which Farrington loved to take care of, Dunkhase said
-will be dedicated to her.
Jamie Van Dee, who describes herself as Farrington's best friend from high school and college,
established a page on the gofundme.com website "to help her family out in their time of need,"
Van Dee described her friend as a "very sweet, fun~loving person.''
"She made the best of out everything," Van Dee added.
(Maddy Arnold of The Gazette and Sarah McCarthy of KCRG~ TV9 contributed to this report.)
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My feelings are the contracted security service failed Andrea twice. The first time when they
hired Kozak and the second time when they fired him. I'm sure the release procedure was
discreet. Parents everywhere are cringing and cocemed for the relatives they have who are
working in a maiL !t is beginning to be the place of choice for cowardly attacks on one person or
a hundred. The Farlington family are in my prayers.
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Suspect has north-central Iowa connections
Suspect has north=central Iowa connections

JUNE 13, 2015 7:42PM DEB NICKLAY FOR THE (MASON CITY) GLOBE GA2ETIE
OSAGE, Iowa- The man being held in connection with the slaying of a woman Friday
night at the Coral Ridge Mall has ties to north-central Iowa.
According to his father-in-law, murder suspect Alexander M. Kozak of North Liberty "spent
some time here," and met his daughter, Kellie, in the Osage area. He said Kozak legally
changed his name when he married his daughter.
"I am not really sure why" he was in Mitchell County, Ken Kozak of Stacyville said. He could
not confirm that Alexander Kozak attended school in the area and said the man is originally
from Texas.
Many around the area believe that Kozak, 22, was known as Alexander Winn and is a 2011
Osage High School graduate. His Facebook page does not list any schools or a past
address in Osage, but he does list several friends from Osage on the page.
Ken Kozak said he had little information about the shooting case and that his wife, Deb, was
with their daughter in North Liberty on Saturday.
(The Globe Gazette is a Lee Enterprises newspaper.)
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Brans lad saddened by Coral Ridge Mall shooting
Branstad saddened by Coral Ridge Mall shooting

JUNE 15, 2015 10:04 AM ROD BOSHART TIMES BUREAU
DES MOINES- Gov. Terry Branstad said

Monday he was saddened by a fatal shooting
Friday at the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville and
offered his sympathies to the family of Andrea
Farrington who was shot and killed by a mall
security employee.
"The lieutenant governor and I wish to offer our
deepest condolences" to Farrington's family
and friends, the governor told his weekly news
conference.
"I feel really bad. It's an unfortunate situation, and we're very sorry that something like this
has happened," Branstad said
"Andrea was a vibrant part of the Iowa City-Coralville community and someone who was
passionate about engaging with our young people through the Children's Museum at the
Coral Ridge Mall," he said. "She was taken from us far too early by this senseless act."
Farrington, 20, who worked in the Children's Museum as a guest experience specialist and
"playologist," was shot three times in the back about 7:30p.m. near the food court by 22year-old mall security guard Alexander Kozak, police said. Kozak faces one count of firstdegree murder, a Class A felony that has an automatic life sentence. His bail was set at $10
million cash.
Branstad praised law officers and emergency officials at the scene who moved quickly to
secure the building and protect the safety of others who were in the area at the time of the
shooting.
The governor noted that he recommended legislation last session to toughen Iowa laws
dealing with stalking offense and said he continues "to believe that we need to do all that we
can to try to protect people against stalking and domestic abuse and these kinds of
activities." He said he did not want to prejudge the situation and would see whether details
arise from the investigation "that may shed light on legislative action that can be taken in the
future."
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The elephant in the room: Male violence against women

JUNE 17,2015 12:30 AM TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD
Another senseless mall shooting resurrects a

problem more endemic and tougher to manage
than guns.
Inexplicable mall and school shootings capture
national attention. But the continual threat in
America remains men who kill women.
In Coralville Friday, the threat was a mall
security guard who, police say, left his
workplace, retrieved his handgun from home,
then returned to the mall to shoot Andrea Farrington in the back. The Des Moines Register
reports Farrington had complained to a relative that Alexander Kozak made her
IJOcomfortable leaving notes on her car and staring at her while she worked at a children's
museum in the maiL
More details likely will emerge in court proceedings. We'll learn more about the notes and
the concerns Farrington expressed to her cousin. We'll likely learn how Kozak obtained the
gun, and perhaps how he wound up in a position of authority.
So far, it's an extremely common story in American courts: Angry man attacks a woman.
Certainly, access to firearms made it possible for Kozak to carry out his plan. But the plan
apparently originated in a young man who put his emotions above this woman's life.
Where do young men learn that anger, dejection, rejection or any other emotion entitles
them to violence?
We're not sure. But we know of one group of Quad-City men who continually stand up to
violence against women. Members of the Elephant Club gather 5 p.m. Thursday at Leach
Park for their annual ceremony in support of women's safety. Flowers on the River
commemorates the lives of domestic violence victims. Men in the Elephant Club emphasize
to young men that violence is never a choice. When it comes to that choice, the club
founded by Scott and Rock Island county court officers addresses the metaphorical
elephant in the room.
"This is a learned behavior," said club member Chris Spencer, a Scott County juvenile court
officer. "This isn't about emotion, or relationships or any of a thousand other excuses I hear.
This is about crime committed by men."
Young men need to hear from other men that violence never is an option. They need to hear
it from voices they respect, over and over, to offset pervasive media messages depicting
women as objects to covet, own or destroy.
Club members cite statistics affirming that a woman in America dies every day at the hands
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of an angry man.
This is not about guns, lust, love or societal pressure.
As Spencer noted: "This is about crime committed by men."
Join Elephant Club members Thursday as they say it again.
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For more information about the Elephant Club, call Brooke Hendrickx at 309-558-2858
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Lawyer in Iowa mall shooting case to seek new trial location
lawyer in Iowa mall shooting case to seek new trial

location
AUGUST 03, 2015 4:49 PM
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP)- An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old
woman inside an Iowa mall says he wants his client's upcoming trial to be moved to a
different county.
Peter Persaud said at a hearing Monday that he will file a motion for a change of venue for
22-year-old Alexander Kozak's trial. He says media attention of the June 12 shooting at
Coral Ridge Mall will make it difficult to find an impartial jury in eastern Iowa.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports (http:!/icp-c.com/1 E4ZD95 ) Judge Christopher Bruns
said he would likely grant the motion.
Kosak has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Andrea Farrington. A trial
is scl1eduled to begi11 ill Oclobe1, but atto11 1eys f01 boll! sides say ill nay be pushed back.
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