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Iowa Court of Appeals: Profane Tirade at a Salvation Army Food Pantry Was Disorderly Conduct That Stripped Stand-Your-Ground Protection Before the Shove
Key Takeaways
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the assault conviction of Montgomery McKernan, who shoved a patron to the floor at a Des Moines Salvation Army food pantry.
McKernan directed repeated profane epithets at a receptionist and allegedly threatened to choke her before staff asked him to leave six to twelve times.
The court held that McKernan's abusive language qualified as disorderly conduct, which stripped him of Iowa's stand-your-ground protection and restored a duty to retreat.
The court ruled Iowa's stand-your-ground statute requires no close connection between…
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