A second white man has been sentenced to probation for his role in the brutal attack on a Black Iowa man that took place in May 2020.
Jesse James Downs only received one year of probation after pleading guilty on Sept. 21 to a charge of disorderly conduct, which is a misdemeanor, despite initially being charged with wilful injury causing serious injury, a felony.
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The now 29-year-old was also ordered to 150 hours of community service at Urban Dreams, a nonprofit located in Des Moines that provides various services, including mental health counseling, substance abuse recovery classes and college preparation for underserved and underrepresented populations, according to the Des Moines Register.
Downs and several other men, including Dale Lee Millard, jumped DarQuan Jones early Tuesday morning, on May 16, 2020, while he was at his girlfriend’s house near the 100 block of East Titus Avenue.
Jones was reportedly waiting for his girlfriend to open the door when confronted by three men whom he believed to be intoxicated at the time.
Witnesses nearby said they heard two men — Downs and Millard, the only two charged in the case — saying, “That [racial slur] tried to break into our house, so we beat him up.”
Source: Second Suspect Involved In Brutal Beating of Black Iowa Man Receives Only a Year of Probation
