Sheriff’s deputy charged with assaulting patron at Iowa bar

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa sheriff says one of his deputies has been charged with assault after an off-duty confrontation with a fellow patron at a bar.
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner said Wednesday that he finds the allegations against deputy 48-year-old Robert Amos “extremely concerning” and that he has placed him on paid leave pending an internal investigation.
Gardner says Amos was arrested late Tuesday after a disturbance at a bar in Lisbon called Beau Dylan&rsqu