WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Following a joint investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Webster City Police Department, 26-year-old Gunner Jones of Webster City has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the April 16, 2023, death of a 10-month-old infant. Webster City officers and emergency personnel responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive infant at a residence in Webster City. The infant was transported to Van Diest Medical Center and later transferred to Blank Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased later that morning. The investigation and medical examinations revealed injuries consistent with child abuse, leading authorities to rule the death a homicide. Evidence gathered during the investigation led authorities to believe that Gunner Jones had access to the infant and caused the fatal injuries.

EARLVILLE – Three people involved in a fatality motor vehicle collision that occurred on U.S. Highway 20 on October 13th in Delaware County is being investigating. A preliminary investigation by the Iowa State Patrol revealed a 2014 Chevrolet Impala occupied by three adult males was eastbound, when for an indeterminate reason, the vehicle crossed the median and continued eastbound in the westbound lanes for over one mile. The Chevrolet ultimately collided head-on with a 2018 Freightliner Straight-Truck, resulting in both vehicles becoming fully engulfed in flames. The occupants of the Chevrolet were pronounced deceased on the scene, while the operator of the Freightliner sustained minor injuries. The occupants of the vehicles involved in the fatality motor vehicle collision have now been positively identified. The driver of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala was identified as Tijuan Devell White of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, the front seat passenger was identified as Tyrese Devell Johnson of Minneapolis, and rear seat passenger was identified as Augustine T. Monboe, 38, of Robbinsdale. The investigation determined that Tijuan White sustained a gunshot wound prior to colliding with Bergfeld’s truck. Due to extensive fire damage to White’s vehicle, the manner of death remains undetermined.