Lang
7/1/23
A trial date has been set for an Iowa City man facing four attempted murder charges in Muscatine County.
On Friday, Judge Tamra Roberts set a trial date of August 7th for 28-year-old Edward Smith Jr., who was taken into custody in Iowa City on May 18th.
The Muscatine Police Department reports responding to gunshots at the Cedar Park Apartments on Logan Street just before 9:45pm on May 4th. The preliminary investigation determined that multiple rounds had been fired across the parking lot, but no one had been hurt. An apartment building and a vehicle were struck.
Muscatine Police detectives were able to recover two firearms from the scene. One of the firearms recovered had previously been reported as stolen to another law enforcement agency.
As a result of the investigation, warrants were secured for Smith and 20-year-old Dejeion Moore of Rock Island. Smith is charged with four counts of attempted murder, three counts of child endangerment, and one count each of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and trafficking stolen weapons. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of 122 years in prison.
Court records indicate Moore has yet to be charged.
A pre-trial conference for Smith is set for July 14th.
