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Crime

Man convicted of 1980 Tama triple murder dies in prison

FORT MADISON — A former St. Anthony man who was serving a life sentence for murdering his estranged wife and two of her friends in Tama in 1980 died in prison on May 16, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Charles Cullor, 81, had been incarcerated since October of 1980 for the ...

In Custody and Suites

Ten agencies banded together on Sunday to safely take into custody 45-year-old Joshua Gustafson, who was staying at the Designer Inn and Suites in Toledo. Gustafson, of Pleasant Hill, had active felony arrest warrants with nationwide extradition following an assault and robbery in October. ...

‘Now go to hell’

TOLEDO — Huston William Danker was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 3, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the June 2021 death of Ryan Cooper. The sentencing took place Friday morning in Tama County District Court, in ...

Man found after entering country illegally sentenced

An individual who was found in the United States after entering illegally on multiple occasions was sentenced on Sept. 22 to 168 days imprisonment. Angel Aranda-Vazquez, 37, a citizen of Mexico, received the prison term after a June 25 guilty plea to being found after illegal reentry. ...

Toledo man arrested after high speed chase on motorcycle

A Toledo man was arrested and taken into custody last Friday after allegedly leading officers on a chase in his motorcycle and reaching speeds over 125 miles per hour. According to a press release issued by the Tama Police Department, an officer attempted to stop a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle for ...

Karina Cooper sentencing continued to Sept. 19

TOLEDO – Following her first-degree murder conviction in July, Karina Sue Cooper’s sentencing hearing has been pushed back. Karina Cooper, now 48, was arrested and charged on Feb. 19, 2024, with first-degree murder in connection with her husband Ryan Cooper’s death following a more than ...

Garwin man charged with animal neglect following death of dog

GARWIN – A Garwin man has been arrested and charged with animal neglect following the discovery of a deceased dog at his residence. According to court documents, on Wednesday, Aug. 20 just after 9 p.m., Daltin Allen Dillingham, 26, of Garwin was arrested and charged with driving under ...