December 20, 2022

Blakesburg, Iowa - On December 17, 35-year-old Charles Hall of Ottumwa was arrested and charged with one count each of attempt to commit murder (a class B felony) and eluding (a class D felony). 
 
The charges against Hall are the direct result of his actions on December 7, when he led law enforcement on a pursuit across multiple counties. Hall was stopped near the intersection of 118th Street and Dewberry Avenue in rural Blakesburg. There he got out of his car brandishing a weapon. In response, Iowa State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Cole discharged his duty weapon, striking Hall. 
 
Hall was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital. Today, Hall was discharge from the hospital and transferred to the Davis County jail, where he remains. 
 
No further information will be released at this time. 

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
 

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