A judge sentenced a Waterloo man to up to 60 years in prison for the beating death of a 72-year-old maintenance man. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 30-year-old Martavis Wise pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter with a dangerous weapon among other charges in the 2018 death of Johannes Rodenburgh. Wise must serve at least 14 years in prison before he is eligible for parole. Rodenburgh worked as a maintenance man at a Waterloo apartment complex. Prosecutors say Wise attacked Rodenburgh, beating and kicking him before slamming a child’s bike down on top of him. Rodenburgh was severely injured and died nearly a week later at a hospital.
