Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a burglary charge against a bounty hunter who broke into and searched an Omaha family’s home before realizing he was in the wrong house. The Douglas County District judge ruled that 25-year-old Duane Wilson’s actions weren’t out of line with court rulings that govern actions of bounty hunters. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine told the Omaha World-Herald that he plans to appeal.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has tossed out drugs found in a vehicle as evidence in a pending trial because the Lincoln officer who pulled over the vehicle on Interstate 80 didn’t have probable cause for the traffic stop. Court records say Andrea Plummer and Phillip Plummer, both of Sioux City, Iowa, are charged with possession for sale and related crimes. The judge ruled that the officer’s car video showed the Plummers’ vehicle wasn’t following too closely, that it had been boxed in by traffic.
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the body of a man has been discovered inside a smoke-filled home in western Iowa. The Onawa Police Department says in a news release that fire crews were dispatched around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday. The department says firefighters found the body of 37-year-old Garrett Brown, who lived there alone. State authorities have joined the fire investigation.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a pilot whose body was found in the wreckage of his small plane in south-central Iowa. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office identified him as 70-year-old Bruce Devick, who lived in Marshalltown. Authorities say the single-engine aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon after striking a power line about 3 miles north of Oskaloosa.