DES MOINES – Late Monday night, a 911 call led police to an Iowa trailer park where a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound, leading to the arrest of a man across the state.
On May 27, 2019, at 11:09 p.m., Madison County 911 received a call of an unresponsive female at 121 E. Lane Street, Lot #1, in Winterset, Iowa, Maple Leaf Mobile Home Park. Responding Winterset police officers found 23-year-old Rosanna Otto deceased inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound. The Winterset Police Department and the Division of Criminal Investigation identified 25-year-old Jerome “Jerry” Moyer, of Norwalk, as a suspect in the death of Otto.
Moyer was arrested without incident by the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop. Moyer is in the Dubuque County Jail on the charge of Murder in the First Degree. He will be transported to the Madison County Jail at a later date.