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1/3/21
A trail of blood and footprints in the snow led Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies to a suspect in a Saturday night assault in Swisher.
According to arrest records, 35-year-old Richard Corum of Roxbury Drive NW in Cedar Rapids had sent several text messages to a Swisher woman saying he was going to come to her residence and kill her husband. Corum then drove to the couple’s Division Street home and a fight ensued around 9:15pm, including Corum allegedly punching the husband approximately 15-20 times. The man suffered multiple cuts and bleeding to his head.
Arriving deputies found Corum’s GMC Sierra parked in the middle of the street at a stop sign at Division Street and Howard Avenue. Open containers of alcohol were located inside.
A trail of blood and footprints from the driver’s side door led investigators to Corum, who was hiding nearby with the keys to the vehicle in his pocket.
The victim’s wife provided deputies with screenshots of the texted threats, as well as a voice message from Corum in which he threatened the man harm and said he would “find out in a few minutes”.
Corum refused all sobriety testing. He’s charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury, 1st Degree Harassment and Operating While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of five years in prison.
