Compiled by Bethany Kohoutek bethany@dmcityview.com

Dispatcher: 911...

Caller: We are at Saylorville Lake. A child went under. We need an ambulance.
D: OK, where at?
C: [To third party:] What is this place called? What's it called?
D: Hey, hey. Calm down.
C: But what is this particular one called? Pied Piper?
D: Sandpiper Beach?
C: That's it. They pulled him out of the water.
D: Is he breathing?
C: I don't know. I'm going over now. I'll let you know as soon as I get there.
D: Is he breathing?
C: He is breathing. They're getting it; they're getting it. Very shallow breathing.
D: How old is he?
C: 24...
D: OK. Did you get him out of the water?
C: We got him out of the water. We got him turned to the side. [Background voices: You can do it. You gotta keep breathing.]
D: Is he conscious?
C: No. He's not coherent. He's having trouble breathing. Very shallow.
D: OK, has he been drinking?
C: [To third party:] Has he been drinking? [To dispatcher:] No.
D: OK, is there a Polk City officer there?
C: She's right here. Ankeny. She's talking him through breathing...
D: OK, we've got them started. We're going to get people headed that way.
C: Thank you. [To third party:] They're on their way.

Officer's Report: I was dispatched to Sandpiper for a possible drowning. Upon arrival, I noticed an off-duty Ankeny police officer and an off-duty Polk City fire/rescue volunteer holding an individual... in the recovery position near the water, on the beach, telling him to breath and try to cough up the water he took in. A few minutes later, they loaded [the victim] into a rescue squad and waited for the life flight helicopter. At that time, [the victim's] breathing was shallow and he was responsive. Life flight landed. I assisted in loading him in the helicopter. [The victim] was answering questions while we did this. [He] was taken to Methodist Hospital by life flight without further incident. Witnesses said that [the victim] was walking in shallow water when they lost sight of him. [He] walked into a hole when he went under. [He] was under the water for 2.5 to 3 minutes before they found him and drug him to shore.

Docket diving

Usually, it's kids who get into fights over toys. But the messy marital separation of Iowa millionaires Jody Keener and Connie Hung proves that it's often grownups who can't play nice.

Keener and Hung were married in 1992. The day before their wedding, they had incorporated their company, Alpha International, Inc. The Cedar Rapids-based firm (which professes "the love of Christ" in its mission statement) manufactures and sells kids' toys, including the Big Wheels line of plastic tricycles, and Crocodile Mile water slides.

According to court records, Keener ran the business, while Hung was the sole shareholder, and "all financial decisions required her consent." For reasons not listed in the court documents, Keener filed to dissolve the marriage in 2002. The former couple squared off against one another in court in the spring of 2004. A year later, the Linn County District Court made its ruling: Each party was to receive $11 million in assets, and the judge divvied up the several corporations the couple owned together, along with their numerous real estate holdings, vehicles, bank accounts and personal property. Hung, however, was ordered to pay Keener $6 million, payable in annual installments of $600,000.

Both Hung and Keener appealed the ruling in a case heard by the Iowa Court of Appeals last week. In her appeal, Hung argued that the judge's summation of Alpha's overall value was too low. In what the court referred to as "a classic battle of the expert witness," Hung's accountant had placed the company's value at $4,773,945, while her ex-hubby's CPA said it was worth nearly two times more: $15,169,171.

Considering the success of the business, the Linn County judge said that Hung's estimate was "utterly lacking in credibility," and the appellate court agreed, dismissing Hung's appeal.

Keener fared a bit better.

His main beef was that he wasn't collecting interest on the unpaid portion of the yearly $600,000 installments that were rolling in from Hung. He also wanted the option of filing a lien against Alpha (now controlled by Hung) and its assets. The Court of Appeals concurred, and ruled in Keener's favor, noting that Alpha was "very successful until the breakdown of the marital relationship. The future success of the company rests entirely in the management hands of Connie. Jody should not have to wait for years to enjoy his share of the success of the company which grew in large part to his business acuity."

No word on whether the judges required that the two parties sit in the corner for a time-out, although the Appeals Court did force Hung to pay court costs.

Sucks to be you

Name: Andre Devaughn Moon
Place of Incident: Des Moines
Posed for this picture because: Police recognized Moon as soon as they saw him, as they have "dealt with him numerous times," reports say. This time, Moon took a trip to the Polk County Jail for allegedly following two children who were walking to their apartment from a nearby laundromat. The kids' mother called the cops when she saw Moon trying to get into the family's apartment. (At that point, the kids were inside with the door locked.) Police arrived to find Moon standing at the top of the stairs, near the door to the apartment.

Meth mouth

When officers arrived at the 3200 block of Garfield Avenue, they found a male suspect standing on the hood of a car, attempting to wrap a phone cord around his neck and kicking the windshield. When the cops asked if he was on medication, he responded that he was on "ice" and hadn't slept in two days. He then proceeded to call one officer a "pussy" and challenged him to a fight, before dropping his pants and touching "himself in a sexual nature," according to reports. Officers talked the suspect down from the car, placed him in handcuffs, and transported him to jail. He was charged with simple domestic assault (because he had thrown a "pot of soapy water" at his mother) and assault on a police officer (for attempting to kick police while he was in cuffs).

On the clock

Des Moines Police - June 24

12:30 a.m.
Assault causing injury in the 1800 block of E. Park Avenue. The juvenile victim went to the Buddhist temple for a party with a friend. He was outside playing near the sidewalk when a group of boys attacked him, punching him in the mouth and kicking him in the head. The victim's mother is going to try to identify the suspects.

07:23 a.m.
Arson in the 800 block of Marion Street. The victim discovered that someone had removed five lawn chairs from the back of his truck, then lit the truck on fire. Fire investigators were called to the scene.

11:04 a.m.
Assault in the 3900 block of 7th Avenue. The suspect began hitting the victim's house with a cane and kicking the house with his feet. When the victim came to the door, the suspect entered and struck the victim on the head with his cane. The suspect fled after he was bitten by the victim's dog. The dispute between the two may involve the suspect's ex-girlfriend, according to police reports.

12:39 p.m.
Assault in the 4500 block of Grand Avenue. The victim told police that he was assaulted because of a rumor that he "pissed on a grave," according to police reports. The victim claimed that he did not know the name of the person on the headstone. A witness said he and the victim were near the bike trail, when suspects drove up to them, then began hitting them. The victim sustained minor injuries, including a black eye.

(Alleged) drunk drivers

Name: Michael Boeke Day
Arrested: June 26
Second offense

Name: Norene Elizabeth Nevins
Arrested: June 29
Second offense

Name: Darrell Lee Thomas
Arrested: June 26
Second offense

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