Posted on 04/12/2021 9:55:12 AM PDT by simpson96
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa — New information about the man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol officer shows that he ran for Grundy County Sheriff last fall.
This weekend, authorities announced the arrest of Michael Lang after they say he shot and killed Sgt. Jim Smith during a standoff on Friday.
According to Grundy County primary election results from June 2020, Lang won the Democratic ticket for Grundy County Sheriff and received 517 votes.
Documents show that he lost during the fall's general election against Republican Kirk Dolleslager. During the general election, Lang received 22.3% of the vote while Dolleslager received 77.1%.
Lang has an extensive history of run-ins with law enforcement with a frequent common denominator: alcohol.
Court records reveal multiple public intoxication charges and a 2nd offense OWI conviction. He was also accused of second-degree burglary in 1999, a charge later dropped and reduced to operating a vehicle without consent.
Lang's most recent charge came on April 1, when he was accused of trespassing at a Grundy Center bar, according to court documents.
A man who said he is a friend of Lang's spoke to KCCI Sunday on the condition that he remains anonymous. He said the news of the shooting shocked him and left him "torn."
"When I found out this morning, I was so mind-blown," he said. "Like, what the hell happened?"
The man said Lang had issues with drinking, but said "when (Lang) is sober, he is a really, really nice sweet guy."
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Many would probably say the same thing about Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner...if either one of them stopped drinking long enough to actually be sober.
Typical Democrat.
The alcoholic’s problem is once they get started they don’t know how or when to stop.
Remember the democrat rules to be a made man that way everyone has something on everybody.
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