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Officials: Arrest made in shooting death of Mapleton teen

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March 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they have made an arrest in the late January shooting death of a Mapleton teen. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 17-year-old Jay Lee Neubaum was arrested Friday in Whiting, on a charge of first-degree murder in the Jan. 31st death of 16-year-old Joseph Hopkins. Neubaum was being held at a juvenile detention center on $1 million cash bond.

Mapleton police and medical crews found Hopkins’ body after responding to a 911 call about a shooting the night of Jan. 31. Mapleton is about 40 miles southeast of Sioux City.