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Western Iowa trucker's death ruled 'not a homicide'
The death of an Iowa trucker who went missing for several months before authorities found his body in April has been ruled not to be a homicide. Iowa's News Now confirmed with Sac County Attorney Ben Smith that the state medical examiner made that ruling in the death of David Schultz.
Iowa trucker whose body was found in field died of hypothermia after taking meth, autopsy finds
SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa truck driver who vanished last fall and whose body was found in a farm field this spring died of hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, an autopsy found.
Iowa man dies in standoff with authorities in Sac County
EARLY, Iowa -- A Manilla, Iowa man died Friday in a standoff with law enforcement in Sac County. At around 3:18 p.m. Friday, the Sac County Sheriff's Office was notified of a vehicle pursuit in Crawford County that was proceeding north toward Ida and Sac County. The suspect's vehicle was...
Manilla man dies after standoff south of Early
A Manilla man is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound south of Early after a multi-county vehicular pursuit. The Sac County Sheriff said in a statement on Tuesday that Jason Scott French died of a contact gunshot wound to the head after a standoff with law enforcement south of Early. The cause of death was attributed to a preliminary autopsy, according to the sheriff’s statement.
Iowa DCI: Wall Lake trucker David Schultz's death 'not a homicide'
SIOUX CITY — State investigators have concluded after seeing final autopsy results that the death of Wall Lake trucker David Schultz — who was missing for five months until his body was found this spring — is not a homicide. Schultz, a 53-year-old married father of twin...
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