Emmetsburg, Iowa —The former owner of a shuttered Emmetsburg funeral home will stay out of prison. According to KCCI, Andrew Joyce pleaded guilty to misusing thousands of dollars meant to pre-pay for funeral services. Investigators say Joyce spent the money on operational expenses and for his own personal gain.

By law, Joyce was supposed to put the payments in a trust or use it to buy funeral insurance. Court records show those funds disappeared when the business closed in 2019. Joyce was given a 10-year suspended prison sentence and ordered to two years probation.