Man is back behind bars after he reportedly assaulted his mother. His violent past. And why his mom says he should not be locked up. Suspicious death. The iowa dci is investigating. After a body was found in a farm pond. Why they say the death is suspicious. And what we know about the victim so far. Rerouting traffic. A key section of the Downtown Des Moines skywalk is closed for construction. How long itll be off limits. And the app that can help. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the nine on fox 17 he needs help. Thats the resounding message from all sides, after a man who spent five years in prison for vehicular homicide and was then released, assaults his own mother. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. That man is back behind bars tonight. Today mike dasilva spoke with the mans mother, as well as the loved ones of the victim of the homicide. 15 32 36 theres not much i can do about it. I try, i tried my hardest, i did try to raise my kids
Raise my kids. Lupe gomez got emotional when i asked her about her son. 30 yearold orlando rodriguez. 5 32 58 he hit me. Rodriguez was arrested and charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury. Released from prison a year ago, rodriguez showed up at his mothers home yesterday, which violated a protective order from 2008. Rodriguez had reportedly been snorting his meds, and he allegedly got violent. 15 29 4952 its not the first time. He gets these outbursts quite a bit. 15 29 2128 hes bipolar, trying to seek help for him for his mental to help me. rodriguez served five years in prison for vehicular homicide. In september of 2009, rodriguez and his brother stole gas from a away, their van hit and killed 48 yearold bruce mundy. Mundy had a nearly 30 year military career, including time with the air force and the iowa air he also was deployed to iraq. Bruces loved ones are not surprised by this latest development involving rodriguez. 15 43 4615 44 05 all he does is make poor
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