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A Des Moines County jury has found a Burlington man guilty of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon

Summary by KBUR
A Des Moines County jury has found a Burlington man guilty of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon after an April incident in which he threatened what authorities described as “suicide by cop.” Forty-eight-year-old Brian Heith Latta was convicted after police say he approached officers with a butcher knife, ignored repeated commands to stop, and told them to kill him. Officers used a Taser to disarm and arrest Latta without firing …
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KBUR broke the news on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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