Third Arrest Made in CR Police Officer Assault

Maurice Harden, 15, is charged with first degree Robbery, Interfering with official acts causing serious injury and Curfew violation.

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By Daren Sukhram

Story Created: Mar 31, 2009 at 7:00 PM CST

Story Updated: Apr 2, 2009 at 8:34 AM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids officers have charged the third suspect from the assault on Officer Davis and robbery of David Scanlon.

He is Maurice Harden, 15, charged with first degree Robbery, Interfering with official acts causing serious injury and curfew violation.

Harden was charged after he turned himself in Tuesday. He was then transported to the Linn County Detention Center.

Cedar Rapids police officer Tim Davis suffered major head injuries when he was beat after he responded to a robbery on Sunday night. On Thursday morning, Officer Davis was still listed in guarded condition.

For three hours on Monday afternoon, doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics operated on Davis. They called his injuries "life-threatening."

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