Pretrial release revoked for Davenport man charged with attempted murder in hit and run crash

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man, accused of intentionally ramming his vehicle into multiple people and other vehicles last year, is back behind bars after the Court revoked his pretrial release.

Jordan Pierce, 29, of Davenport, is facing several charges including two counts of Attempted Murder, a Class B Felony, one count of Willfully Causing Serious Injury, a Class C Felony, and one count of First Degree Criminal Mischief, a Class C Felony.

Allegations.

On June 8, at around 4:30 p.m., affidavits show officers responded to the 1300 block of East Locust Street in Davenport for a possible hit and run crash.

Police say Pierce tried to cause the death of two people who were standing outside of a parked vehicle, when he rammed his vehicle into them, or made the attempt to, around three times, affidavits show.

One of the victims broke his femur bone as a result of the collision, affidavits show.

In addition to the two victims, three vehicles were struck by Pierce during the alleged incident with a total of more than $10,000 in damages, affidavits show.

Both the victims and witnesses on scene identified Pierce as the driver of the suspect vehicle, affidavits show.

Furthermore, police say Pierce fled the scene in his vehicle after the collision before running away from officers when they located him, affidavits show.

Pretrial release.

On June 9, Pierce was initially ordered to be held in jail on a $200,000 cash only bond, court documents show.

On July 23, Pierce pleaded Not Guilty and invoked his right to a speedy trial. However, on Sep. 10, he reversed course and waived his right to a speedy trial.

On Oct. 3, an agreement was made for Pierce to be released from jail, under court supervision, with the requirement he attend and complete the 180 Program, effective on Oct. 7, court documents show.

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On Feb. 4, a motion was filed in court to revoke Pierce’s pretrial release status for violating release conditions.

According to court documents, Pierce left the 180 Program in early December but didn’t report it to his probation officer until a month later when he claimed he was trying to get reinstated into a program.

Pierce was scheduled to meet with his probation officer on Jan. 28 but failed to show up, and his phone was no longer in service, court documents show.

Shortly after the motion to revoke was filed, a warrant was issued for Pierce’s arrest. On Feb. 7, he was returned to the Scott County Jail, court documents show.

What comes next?

As of Feb. 11, Pierce remains in custody at the Scott County Jail on a $25,005 cash only bond. He is set to return to court for a pretrial conference Feb. 20 at 1 p.m.

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