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Man involved in Madison County bridge burning found dead last week

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September 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A man who pled guilty to arson for his role in burning the Cedar Bridge in Madison County has died. KCCI reports that 19-year-old Joel Nathan Davis, of Norwalk, died after suffering a gunshot wound. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says Davis was found last Thursday in a vehicle off of Cumming Road. They say it is unclear what happened to Davis.

An obituary by O’Leary Funeral Services in Norwalk says Davis died Tuesday night at Unity Point – Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Earlier this year Davis pled guity to second-degree arson for his role in burning the Cedar Bridge in April 2017.