HULL, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man invaded a home, unleashed a sharp weapon upon the inhabitants, then set his house on fire, and for all that, might serve 17 years in a state prison.
Thomas Kunstle, Sioux County Attorney for Sioux County, Iowa announced that Jorge Gomez Badillo, 28, of Hull, Iowa, was sentenced today in Sioux County District Court for the crimes of Arson, and two counts of Willful Injury. Assistant Sioux County Attorney Lori Ehlers prosecuted the case on behalf of the State of Iowa.
This case arose on October 14, 2024, when authorities received emergency calls reporting two subjects covered in blood being pursued by a suspect on a road in Hull. Authorities responded and discovered two subjects with stab wounds. Those victims were transported for medical treatment while Sioux County deputies apprehended Jorge Gomez Badillo who was determined to have entered the victims’ home and stabbed them.
Deputies later reported heavy black smoke coming from a Gomez Badillo’s residence on Division Street near the original incident, causing fire departments to be called.
Deputies later searched the residence revealing drugs and knives and interviewed Gomez Badillo who admitted starting the fire.
On February 17, 2025, pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, Gomez Badillo entered guilty pleas to the following charges:
– Arson in the Third Degree, an Aggravated Misdemeanor
– Willful Injury Resulting in Serious Injury, a Class “C” Felony
– Willful Injury Resulting in Bodily Injury, a Class “D” Felony
On March 3, 2025, Gomez Badillo (pictured at top) was sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration not to exceed seventeen (17) years in the custody of the Iowa Department of Corrections.