Drug Bust Turns into Death Investigation in Newton, Iowa 2025-06-12A drug bust in Newton has turned into a death investigation after police discovered a body inside a home on the northeast side of town. The discovery was made Monday night as a Drug Enforcement Administration task force executed a search warrant at the residence on North 4th Avenue East. Newton police confirmed the body was found around 7 p.m. but have not released details about the deceased or the circumstances surrounding the death. While the investigation into the death continues, authorities did make an arrest related to the search. Jeffrey S. was taken into custody after officers found 11 pounds of methamphetamine locked in a safe inside the home. This is not the first time the home has been under investigation, as a prior search warrant executed in 2024 revealed that confidential informants had purchased methamphetamine at the residence. Investigators also noted that S. was associated with the Twisted Silence Motorcycle Club, with several members reportedly seen at the house. S. is currently being held at the Jasper County Jail. Newton police have not provided additional details about the body found at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. Tennessee Man Charged with Raping 13-Year-Old Iowa Girl 2025-06-12A Tennessee man, M. Sandoval Jr., will make his first court appearance Thursday for the raping of a 13-year-old girl from Iowa. Sandoval, 37, of New Market, is charged with four counts of aggravated statutory rape after kidnapping the 13-year-old girl from Des Moines and taking her back to his home in Jefferson County last month. According to court records, Sandoval admitted to having sex with the minor 'on and off making it four times in total'. Investigators say Sandoval was talking to the 13-year-old via Snapchat and Instagram, and he drove approximately 13 hours to West Des Moines on Saturday, picked her up and brought her back to his home in New Market on May 25, where he had sex with her. The underage victim had visible hickies around the front of her neck when they found her. Sandoval is set to make his initial court appearance in Jefferson County today at 9 a.m. after previously being held at the Jefferson County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond. Authorities say the victim is now back in Iowa, where Sandoval is expected to face further charges. Des Moines Officials Warn of Dangerous Pollutant Levels in Drinking Water 2025-06-12Local officials in Des Moines, Iowa warned more than half a million residents in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate steps are not taken to reduce demand. The water utility, Central Iowa Water Works, issued a first-ever ban on lawn watering for the region after seeing the highest levels of nitrates in the river water since 2013. Federal regulations require a maximum nitrate level of 10 milligrams per liter, but the current level being provided to 600,000 customers is 9. Officials warned that drinking water with too-high levels of nitrate could potentially cause birth defects and a condition when an infant's blood doesn't have enough oxygen, commonly known as blue baby syndrome. The utility said it has been treating water for 55 days, at a cost of between $14,000 and $16,000 a day. In the past, the high cost has led officials to go to farmers directly, to the statehouse and to court in a tug-of-war with the state's dominant agricultural industry, complaining that nitrates and phosphorous from farm fertilizers pour off fields, leaving rivers so polluted that even the utility's sophisticated and costly equipment can't keep up with purifying. |
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