A former University of Iowa student was found guilty of attempted murder, robbery, and theft after a 2022 attack near the school's Art Building West.

Ali Younes, 22, also pleaded guilty to one charge of escape from custody by a felon in a related case after he allegedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled to Jordan. The guilty plea was filed just 14 minutes before Younes was set to hear the verdict in the attempted murder case.

Younes faces up to 65 years in prison on the four charges. He must serve at least 17-and-a-half years each on the attempted murder and first-degree robbery charges, the Johnson County Attorney's Office said in a release, for a minimum of 35 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Feb. 27, 2026.

Younes went on trial before a judge from the Iowa District Court for Jo

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