Man Who Threatened Women At UD Sentenced

A man who threatened to shoot two women in a University of Dubuque residence hall has been sentenced to five years in prison. 28 year old Demetrius Woods-McKissick of Dubuque, was sentenced to the prison term and 30 days in Dubuque County Jail after previously entering an Alford plea for charges of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, two counts of first-degree harassment, second-offense domestic assault and interference with official acts causing injury. The plea is not an admission of guilt, but the defendant acknowledges that there is sufficient evidence for a conviction.  Officers were dispatched on October 3rd on the UD campus where Azalea Rodriguez said her boyfriend, Woods-McKissick, had come to her dorm room and threatened to shoot her and her roommate, then pulled a gun and racked the slide of the gun. University surveillance footage showed Woods-McKissick arriving at Aitchison Hall gripping what appeared to be a black handgun.