The Highway Patrol Trooper charged in the drowning death of a 20 year old Iowa man in May of 2014 will be in court today (Thursday-11) in Morgan County for a formal arraignment. Trooper Anthony Piercy is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Brandon Ellingson who drowned at the Lake after allegedly going overboard in the wrong type of life jacket while in the custody of the Highway Patrol’s Water Patrol Division. If convicted, Piercy faces up to seven years in prison.
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