Recent Event Highlights: Relatives discover bodies of Richard and Janet Sweet, Calls male, allegedly admits killings, In phone call Isaiah allegedly admits drugging grandparents, Isaiah tweets of 3-arrest weekend, Isaiah drops out of school, and 5 more...
Created by KCRGazette on May 14, 2012
Last updated: 05/14/12 at 10:25 PM
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4:41 p.m. - Iowa Department of Public Safety sends release about an arrest warrant charging Isaiah Sweet as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder.
Link is to complaint and affidavit
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
West Delaware Community School District had restricted access to its building Monday in light of the double homicide.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Two-Dead-in-Manchester-Police-Investigating-151313375.html
At approximately 7:02 p.m. Isaiah Sweet is arrested in a wooded area in northeast Cedar Rapids.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Two-Dead-in-Manchester-Police-Investigating-151313375.html
10:30 p.m - 11:15 p.m. (approximately) - Multiple law enforcement agencies, including a plane, were looking for "someone who was possibly wanted" in the fields of northern Johnson County
http://twitter.com/#!/markwcarlson/status/202061643272814592
At approximately 2 p.m. relatives discover the bodies of Richard and Janet Sweet as they arrive for a Mother’s Day gathering at the couple’s home at 109 Deann Drive, Manchester.
2:23 p.m. - Manchester Police Department respond to a 911 call from 109 Deann Drive. Upon arrival at the scene, officers find two deceased individuals in the residence.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/05-14-2012_SweetWarrants.htm
10:27 p.m. – Iowa DPS/DCI release sent at this time notifies public that they are seeking Isaiah Sweet, 17, as a person of interest in the double homicide case
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/05-13-2012_ManchesterDeaths.htm
Around 3 p.m. – Homicide suspect’s vehicle located in Iowa City, but suspect not found
Isaiah allegedly met with a female on Sat., May 12, then came back Sunday, asking her for help in finding a place to stay. Police say he told her in person that he killed his grandparents, and told her not to be scared.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
At 2:41 a.m. Isaiah Sweet is arrested in Iowa City when he tried to get into a Fast Break convenience store to use the bathroom and set off an alarm. He was charged with driving with a suspended license and released about 8 a.m. when an adult approved by his mother (in Pennsylvania) picked him up.
http://www.iowa-city.org/icgov/apps/police/blotter.asp?date=05132012
On Saturday evening, Isaiah allegedly called someone else and stated that he had killed his grandparents and was on the run.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
On Saturday morning, Isaiah allegedly called the same woman who he called the night before and stated that he killed his grandparents.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
A call from Janet Sweet's cellphone was made at approximately 6:24 p.m. and a neighbor saw Richard Sweet alive at his residence at approximately 7:30 p.m.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
Isaiah allegedly tells woman in a phone conversation Friday evening that he drugged his grandparents, Richard and Janet Sweet, and that he thought they were dead because they had no pulse.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2012/Sweet_Complaint.pdf
From Twitter:
"Three arrests in one week #newrecord"
"i got arrested again today. Lolol. But i got released without charges"
"setting fires in my house. My grandma threw her walker at me and punched me in the head lolok"
http://twitter.com/#!/IsWeet37/
From Isaiah's Twitter account:
"Leaving on house arrest #yolo"
On Monday, May 14, 2012, Manchester Police Chief Bruce Trapp said police had responded to the Sweet home previously after receiving requests for assistance, but did not elaborate.
http://twitter.com/IsWeet37/status/188446325304606720
Isaiah is charged as a minor using tobacco, 2nd offense, in Linn County.
Isaiah Sweet drops out of Manchester high school on this date
According to his twitter account, Isaiah was arrested on this day or earlier.
"#Got arrested" - posted at 5:20 a.m.
http://snapbird.org/isweet37/timeline/arrest
Isaiah is charged with a curfew violation in Delaware County.
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