Iowa District to Settle School Bus Fire Lawsuit for $4.8M
Riverside Community School District agrees to the settlement with the family of 16-year-old student who died in a 2017 school bus fire.
CLINTON, Iowa — A man here is facing charges after allegedly stealing a school bus from a residence on Tuesday, police said.
At 5:02 p.m., Clinton County deputies responded to a report of a Northeast Community School District bus being stolen from a private driveway, according to a news release from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. Soon after, deputies located the school bus stuck in a field a short distance from the residence it had been stolen from.
One person, Thomas Jason Ruchotzke, was on board the bus. After a brief standoff, deputies were able to take him into custody.
The affidavit also states that the bus was eventually driven away by Northeast Community School District employees, according to the Clinton Herald.
Ruchotzke was charged with operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, criminal mischief in the third degree, and driving with a suspended license.
Ruchotzke also had two Clinton County District Court warrants for controlled substance violations, according to the news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
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