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Sweet's Web Presence Shows Iowa City Connections

The teen's apparent Twitter account was active after being detained in Iowa City.

The Iowa teen accused of killing his grandparents this week has at least a handful of Iowa City connections, according to the teen's web presence.

Isaiah Sweet, 17, of Manchester, . He faces two counts of first-degree murder after his grandparents were reportedly found dead in their home on Sunday.

On Monday, we reported about Sweet's apparent Twitter profile. After Sweet's grandparents were apparently dead but before authorities had found the bodies, Sweet apparently  for allegedly driving with a suspended license.

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It's not clear what Sweet was doing in Iowa City on Sunday morning when he was stopped by Iowa City police at a gas station, but his Facebook profile shows the teen has 17 friends listed as being in Iowa City, including six University of Iowa students and a few local high school students. The profile shows The West Delaware High School student also has plenty of connections in Cedar Rapids, where he was arrested Monday.

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