The Linn County Attorney is calling for a grand jury investigation into the shooting of Jerime (Jeremy) Mitchell by Cedar Rapids police officer Lucas Jones.
Jerry Vander Sanden says he has reviewed materials supplied by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and determined it’s in the “public interest” for a grand jury to look into whether criminal charges are warranted.
Mitchell was left paralyzed by the shooting.
Vander Sanden says he is in the process of selecting the seven-person panel.
It takes votes from five jury members to return an indictment.