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Trial in Cass County woman’s murder to begin today

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November 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Trial is slated to begin this (Tuesday) morning in Council Bluffs, for a Pottawattamie County man charged with the first-degree murder of a rural Cass County woman. The Daily NonPareil reports a selection of jurors from east Pottawattamie County in the case against 63-year old Robert A. Reynolds, will begin at 9:30-a.m. at the Pott. County Courthouse, with Judge Greg Steensland presiding.The actual trial is expected to get underway later this afternoon.

Reynolds is charged in the April 8th, 2014 shooting death of 64-year old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey. The incident took place at Reynolds’ home in Oakland. Authorities say at around 3:30 a.m. on April 8th, Sheriff’s deputies, members of the Iowa State Patrol and Oakland Fire and Rescue, found Kinkade-Dorsey deceased inside Reynolds’ residence. At the time, the sheriff’s office said a disturbance – involving one or multiple people who’d been drinking alcohol – preceded the shooting. Reynolds was initially uncooperative with authorities, and a brief standoff ensued before he eventually allowed law enforcement to enter his home.

The Sheriff’s Department says the weapon used in the shooting was a semi-automatic handgun. Reynolds allegedly told deputies that Kinkade-Dorsey was not armed. The suspect and victim were reportedly acquaintances. Last month, a judge approved a motion to suppress evidence filed by Reynolds’ defense attorney. Attorney Eric Nelson of Council Bluffs successfully argued that an interview between Reynolds and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office should be thrown out as evidence.

Court documents state that on April 9th, Reynolds reportedly told sheriff’s deputies during an interview that he had a verbal confrontation with Kinkade-Dorsey in the kitchen of his Oakland residence before shooting her multiple times. Pott. County Attorney Matt Wilber said Reynolds asked to speak to an attorney during the interview, but he later waived his Miranda rights.