DES MOINES, Iowa — EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video is from Oct. 2, 2020
The Polk County Sheriff's Office has cited a driver a for crashing into a gate at the Polk County Courthouse.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to a release.
Surveillance video showed an SUV heading west on Court Ave near the Hy-Vee and failing to make the turn, instead crashing through the courthouse gate. The SUV backs up and starts heading south and then west on Cherry, circling the courthouse.
32-year-old Emmanuel Cooper of West Des Moines has been cited with Hit and Run (property damage only) and Failure to Maintain Control.