PALO ALTO COUNTY – A Garner man who drove drunk and crashed his Chevy Silverado nearly-head-on into an on-coming vehicle and killed the driver will be spending considerable time behind bars for his crime.
On October 23, 2024, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office transported 47-year-old Brian Michael Freeman (pictured at top) of Garner, Iowa, to the Iowa Medical Classification Center where he was ordered to be placed. Freeman was the driver of a motor vehicle that killed 26-year-old Landon Richard Schiek in an accident near Cylinder, Iowa on June 12th 2022.
Following a trial that started on August 6, 2024, and ended on August 9, 2024, Freeman was found guilty of Homicide by Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Class B Felony. Immediately following the trial, Freeman was placed in the Palo Alto County Jail to await sentencing from the court.
Freeman was subsequently sentenced on October 11, 2024, to serve an indeterminate term not to exceed 25 years in prison. He has been sent to the Iowa Medical & Classification Center for processing.