Iowa Man Found On I-80 With Body In Car Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder

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(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A man from Cedar Rapids found by the side of Interstate 80 with a dead body in his car is pleading guilty to attempted murder.

Iowa State Patrol found Jihad Gasaway stranded on the shoulder of westbound I-80 near Grinnell in October of 2023.

After he handed over a gun, troopers found the body of 26 year-old Kemp Harriel hidden under some clothing.

Gasaway faces 55 years in prison when he's sentenced on March 10th.

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