Linn County woman accused of hitting her husband with a car near Solon

Lang
9/6/26

The Johnson County Sheriff’s office has arrested a Linn County woman they say intentionally struck her husband with a car near Solon.

Deputies were called to a car parked on 140th Street near Highway 1 just after 6:15 Saturday night for a domestic dispute. The investigation determined that 59-year-old Tamara Sanders of Lisbon had struck her husband with a 2026 Chevy Colorado, causing damage to the vehicle and injuring her husband’s knee. The two have been married for several years.

Sanders allegedly showed signs of intoxication and registered a breath alcohol level of .102%.

Sanders is charged with Domestic Abuse Assault While Using or Displaying a Weapon, Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury, and Operating While Intoxicated. If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum of four years in jail.