Suspect in May 17 incident involving alleged abuse, high speed chase and gun fire ruled competent to stand trial, has request for bond reduction denied
The Lansing man facing seven different charges in connection with a May 17 incident that ultimately involved a high speed chase and exchanging gun fire with an Allamakee County Sheriff’s Deputy has been declared competent to stand trial and will do so October 7 of this year, according to documents filed in Allamakee County District Court. Andrew Wayne Weber of Lansing faces charges of Attempted Murder of a Peace Officer, Kidnapping in the Second Degree, Domestic Abuse Assault, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Eluding, Use of a Dangerous Weapon in the Commission of a Crime, and Carrying Dangerous Weapons.
The evening of Sunday, May 17, the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the residence at 330 Dodge Street in Lansing. It was reported that a male subject, alleged to be Weber, was assaulting a female in the residence.
A Lansing Police Officer and an Allamakee County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the reported assault. The male suspect had fled from the scene, and the deputy attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspect continued in his vehicle and reached a high rate of speed as the deputy pursued. The suspect fled to an area along French Creek Drive in rural Lansing and drove into a field drive. The deputy pursued the suspect into the field drive and attempted to stop the vehicle.
The suspect fired a gun at the deputy and the deputy returned fire. Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspect fled on foot into a wooded area. The deputy was uninjured in the incident. A search was conducted for the suspect and he was unable to be located after several hours.
The following morning, Monday, May 18, the suspect was brought to the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office by a family member. After further investigation, Weber was arrested and booked into the Allamakee County Jail and was being held on $500,000 bond.
May 21 of this year, Weber’s legal counsel filed a combined motion to modify his bond amount and also to pursue a psychological evaluation to determine his mental competency to stand trial. In the filed document, Weber’s counsel argued that he was not a flight risk due to being a life-long resident of the community and owning real estate and livestock which serves as his primary source of income, and he was not a danger to the community because he no longer had access to any dangerous weapons, a no contact order had been filed regarding the alleged victim in the May 17 incident, and he was in need of mental health counseling.
The State of Iowa filed a resistance motion against the bond reduction, citing not only the evidential facts of the current case, but also Weber’s previous history with law enforcement, the escalating nature of the current incident as it transpired, and the fact that Weber had attempted to violate the no contact on at least two occasions since being arrested on the charges. The State of Iowa had no resistance to Weber seeking a psychological evaluation.
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