Mt. Ayr, IOWA – This morning at approximately 2:06am, the Ringgold County Communications Center received a 911 call from 2339 – 280th Street in Mt. Ayr. A juvenile inside the home called and reported a domestic altercation between Robert Taylor, 40, and Lori Yeager, 45. The responding deputies found Lori Yeager dead inside the home; the victim of an apparent homicide. Robert Taylor was not located at the home.
At this time, law enforcement is actively searching for Robert Taylor. There is currently an active arrest warrant for Taylor on the charge of Murder in the First Degree. Taylor was last seen driving a copper (burnt orange) 2008 Ford F350 Super Duty truck with Iowa license 981 RZD.
Friday evening, 40 year old Robert Taylor’s vehicle was located at the eight mile marker on the side of the road along I-29, northbound. A subject matching the description of Taylor is deceased due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. However, positive identification won’t be made until the autopsy is completed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
