(Cedar Rapids, IA) — A bail bondsman says he and a partner were trying to take a 40-year-old man into custody when he was hit by the man’s car. Richard Hamilton Junior was wanted on failure to appear warrants connected to drug charges when he was shot. The bail bondsman says Hamilton was trying to escape when he was injured. The bondsman was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries. He is expected to recover. No names have been released. Cedar Rapids police are investigating the incident.
