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
Authorities identified the woman as Loretta Dillinger of thayer. But how she died or wound up in from her home is still unknown. There was no missing persons report on file for her with the Union County Sheriffs office. Dillinger could have been dead before hunters happened upon her decomposing body. 03 23 07 this time of year, hunting and came over the pond bank and found the something you would be able to see from any gravel road or anything 22 the pond dillinger was found in the road in every direction. Its down in a wooded ravine and one of several ponds on a farm union street. Investigators say that remote location is part of what makes her death suspicious. Area, but wouldnt comment on where it was located. Right now, one of the Big Questions they need answered is when dillinger was last seen. The dci is asking the public to help create a time line of her last known whereabouts. 03 23 26 she wasnt in the pond for like two days. Its been a while just because of the decomposition.
First on 13. A des moines man charged in a fatal hit and run is back behind bars this morning. Orlando rodriguez was set free just one year ago. Now hes charged with assaulting his own mother. Rodriguez spent five years in jail after hitting and killing a man with his vehicle. It started as rodriguez and his brother were stealing gas from a convenience store. As they sped away, their van hit and killed 48 yearold bruce mundy. That was back in 2009. Now hes charged with showing up protective order. And assaulting her. Rodriguez had reportedly been snorting meds at the time. Bruce mundys loved ones say theyre not surprised by his latest behavior. i think his record would show that he needs far more help than being locked up and given no help at all. Theres many programs out there. I dont know that theyve explored those, i would hope that they do, now that this has hit home. rodriguez is now charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury. His mother says he needs mental help i
First on 13. A des moines man hit and run is back behind bars this morning. Orlando rodriguez was set free just one year ago. Now hes charged with assaulting his own mother. Rodriguez spent five years in jail after hitting and killing a man with his vehicle. It started as rodriguez and his brother were stealing gas from a convenience store. As they sped away, their van hit and killed 48 yearold bruce mundy. That was back in 2009. Now hes charged with showing up at his mothers home sunday. Violating a protective order. And assaulting her. Rodriguez had reportedly been snorting meds at the time. Bruce mundys loved ones say theyre not surprised by his latest behavior. i think his record would show that he needs far more help than being locked up and given no help at all. Theres many programs out there. I dont know that theyve explored those, i would hope that they do, now that this has hit home. rodriguez is now charged with injury. His mother says he needs mental help instead of more tim