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Bettendorf man sentenced after gunfire at motel in 2025: Court documents
By Linda Cook,
12 days agoA 57-year-old Bettendorf man was placed on two years of supervised probation after gunfire at a motel in 2025, according to a Scott County Court order of disposition.
Tommie Valentine Jr. had pleaded guilty to charges of dominion/control of a firearm/offensive weapon by a felon, affidavits say.
On Sept. 4, Valentine appeared with his attorney in Scott County Court, where he had pleaded guilty. A sentence of incarceration was suspended, and probation was "based on (Valentine's) maximum opportunity for rehabilitation in the community." Other charges were dismissed.
Gunfire in a motel room in 2025
On Aug. 27, 2025, officers saw a suspect in the area of a Bettendorf motel clutching his waistband and going into a room, according to an affidavit.
“Officers interviewed witnesses, who stated that the (man) had fired a small black handgun, apologized, and gone back inside (the room,)” affidavits show. Affidavits say officers found Valentine in a motel room. They also found a fired handgun round near the door and a loaded, small handgun hidden in the room.
Affidavits show Valentine had an unrelated warrant for his arrest. Valentine was arrested and taken to the Scott County Jail.
Police say it appears Valentine was alone in his room when he fired the gun. No one was
injured. “An investigation determined that (Valentine) shot the threshold of the door, causing damage to the entryway to the room,” according to affidavits.
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