Teen charged in Iowa City Ped Mall shooting wants case moved to juvenile court

Teen charged in Iowa City Ped Mall shooting wants case moved to juvenile court

A 17-year-old charged with shooting 5 people on the Ped Mall in April is asking a judge to send his case to juvenile court.

Accused Ped Mall shooter wants trial moved to juvenile court

Hunter 07/12/26 Lawyers for the teenager who is accused of firing into a crowd of people on the Iowa City Ped Mall in April are asking that his case be transferred to juvenile court. The Gazette reports Damarian Jones of Cedar Rapids turned 18 last month. His lawyers argued their motion to move the case in Johnson County District Court Friday. A juvenile court officer testified that Jones had previous adjudications in 2022, 2023 and 2025 in juve…