BOONE, Iowa—A Boone County District Court Judge has sentenced a Boone woman to two-years in jail following a guilty plea on two Serious Misdemeanor charges of Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness. 55-year-old Amy Rasmussen was sentenced by Judge Stephen Owen Wednesday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. Rasmussen was sentenced to one-year in jail on each count and Owen ordered they be served consecutively. Owen also suspended fines according to Iowa Courts Online.
Rasmussen had been charged following an incident in front of the Boone City Hall on the evening of November 29, 2021. At the time, Rasmussen had confronted April Burch about a personal matter. According to court records, Rasmussen struck and kicked Burch several times. Two other women visiting with Burch, Holly Stecker and Laura Hutchcroft, were also struck and pushed during the incident. Trial information indicates that the three did not retaliate.
At the time Stecker was a City Councilmember and served with Hutchcroft and Rasmussen on what was the Boone Arts Commission. Burch is serving on the Boone Parks Commission.
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