Pre-Trial Conference for Mitchell Hankemeier set for today

A pretrial conference for Mitchell Hankemeier is being held this morning for an incident that occurred on April 1st of this year.

According to the criminal complaint filed, Hankemeier broke into the residence of Heidi Baker, whom he had lived with for a time, and assaulted her. Baker attempted to flee the residence, and during the struggle, Hankemeier threw Baker to the ground and choked her unconscious. Baker woke up shortly after, retrieved a gun she had in the residence, and shot Hankemeier who was still a threat to her. Hankemeier was transported to the University of Iowa Hospital for his gunshot wound, and Baker sustained bruising and abrasions on her neck.

Hankemeier was retrieved from Iowa City on April 6th, and is currently being held in the Jackson County Jail on a 35-thousand cash only bond. Hankemeier is being charged with Burglary in the 1st degree, which is a class-B felony, and Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Air/Bloor Flow Causing Bodily Injury, which is a class-D felony. Depositions have been completed for the case and a pretrial conference will be held today.