CLEAR LAKE – A Meservey woman with violent tendencies allegedly yanked her infant child from a car seat and bit another person, with the end result another trip to jail.
The incident took place back on August 9, 2016, when officers with the Clear Lake police department were dispatched to Mercy Pediatric Clinic on a report of a disturbance. After completing an investigation, they arrested Angela Vanderhoff and Julie Rockwell.
Rockwell, age 35 out of Meservey, was charged with Child Endangerment and Domestic Abuse Assault 3rd or Subsequent Offense. Per the complaint, Rockwell forcefully pulled her infant child from a car seat. She is also alleged to have bitten the victim (not the child) on the back and pulled on his shirt.
Vanderhoff, age 57 out of Radcliffe, was charged with simple assault. She is alleged to have pulled the arm of another victim during the disturbance. Â Vanderhoff was later guilty of assault and ordered to pay $195.00 in fines and court costs.
Rockwell later entered a guilty plea to second-offense domestic abuse assault and child endangerment. She was given a suspended 2-year prison sentence, a suspended fine and sent to a residential facility for 180 days. She must pay $2,000.00 in fines and court costs. Â She also served 2 days in jail.
Back in 2015, Rockwell was guilty of domestic abuse and drunk driving in an incident in which her child was a passenger in the car as it crashed.  Her probation in that case is in the process of being revoked.  She owes the entire $1,396.25 to Iowa courts in that case.
