A Rowley man has been charged with attempted murder following an accident on Friday afternoon.
The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office says they received a 911 report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in Rowley in the 500 block of Oak Street shortly after 12 pm. It was reported that a vehicle had driven off the road and struck a person before colliding with a garage.
Following an investigation, deputies arrested 70-year old Raymond Leroy Gienau and charged him with Attempted Murder. The Sheriff’s Office says Gienau allegedly drove his vehicle into another person intentionally – striking the person and then crashing into a garage.
The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident remains under investigation. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Rowley Fire Department, Quasqueton Fire Department and AMR Ambulance.
photo courtesy of Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office