Photo: Linn County Correctional Facility
One of the men wanted in the deadly nightclub shooting in Cedar Rapids--is now back in Iowa.
29-year-old Dimione Walker was booked into the Linn County Jail on September 2nd, nearly four months after the deadly shooting at Taboo Nightclub and Lounge on April 10th. Three people died and nine others were injured in that shooting.
Walker was arrested on April 18th near Chicago in connection to the Taboo nightclub shooting. Since then, he was being held in Illinois on a separate charge of parole violation for possession of a weapon.
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said his office had to obtain a governor’s warrant to bring Walker back to Iowa.
Walker is facing a charge of first degree murder for allegedly shooting 25-year-old Michael Valentine. He’s facing several other charges, going armed with intent, and felon in possession of a firearm.
32-year-old Timothy Rush has also been arrested in the nightclub shooting. He faces multiple charges, including two charges of second degree murder for the deaths of Marvin Cox and Nicole Owens.