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An Ottumwa man on trial for the killing of his wife is considered armed and dangerous after he failed to appear in court for the verdict where a jury found him guilty.
Police were searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on Friday, the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa after he missed the reading of the jury verdict, according to the Ottumwa Courier. Showalter, 63, had been out on bail since August 2021, when a judge allowed him to post 10% of his $250,000 bond as long as he attended court hearings and wore a GPS monitor.
Police were searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on Friday, the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa after he missed the reading of the jury verdict, according to the Ottumwa Courier. Showalter, 63, had been out on bail since August 2021, when a judge allowed him to post 10% of his $250,000 bond as long as he attended court hearings and wore a GPS monitor.
OTTUMWA — Prosecutors completed their presentation of evidence Tuesday after four days of testimony in the first-degree murder trial of Gregory Showalter Sr.
OTTUMWA — Gregory Showalter Sr. unequivocally denied harming his wife Helen Showalter Wednesday as he took the stand in his own defense.