WATERLOO – A pair of Waterloo residents are now in custody in connection of a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a wooded area recently.
The Waterloo Police Department has been searching for Anthony Tronca, Age 43, and Jessica Ogden, age 29, for questioning in the murder of Ronald Dean Randall, age 44. On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 around 8:30 PM Waterloo Police opened a missing person report on Randall, of Waterloo. During the investigation, Waterloo Police searched a wooded area south of Waterloo off highway 218 and located a body believed to be Ronald Randall. An autopsy was performed on the body by the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny and determined the death was a homicide.
On September 15th, 2014 at approximately 7:15 PM, information was received through Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers that Jessica Ogden and Anthony Tronca were at 305 Baltimore Street in Waterloo. Based on the information received during this investigation it was believed that Anthony Tronca was armed and dangerous, as a precaution the Waterloo Police Tactical Team was used to execute the warrant at this address.
Jessica Ogden was located and arrested at this address; however Anthony Tronca was not located and remained at large.
The following morning at 5:30 AM, September 16th, 2014, Anthony Tronca walked into the lobby of the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office and was taken into custody by the Waterloo Police Department.
After questioning both were transported to the Black Hawk County Jail. Jessica Ogden was booked on a warrant for unrelated charges and Anthony Tronca was booked on a warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm.
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