WARREN, Iowa — A Norwalk man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his daughter’s newborn baby has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. District Court Judge Charles Sinnard issued a ruling Monday that Rodney Staude is suffering from a mental disorder that prevents him from fully understanding the charge against him and assisting […]
Court documents say that just days after Megan Staude gave birth, she and her father, Rodney Staude, placed the baby in a trash bag and left him in a ditch.