DRIVER IN FATAL CRASH CHARGED WITH BURGLARY

Driver in fatal crash charged with burglary

There’s a new twist to a road accident in Eddyville early Monday (11/25) that killed a man.  You’ll remember 28-year-old Jessie Parker of Wilton was killed when the pickup he was riding in crashed on 160th Street in Eddyville.  Now law enforcement is charging the driver, 29-year-old Jacob Ross of Eddyville, with burglary.  According to court documents, Ross stole auto parts and a water pump from a building on 160th Street shortly before the accident.  Deputies also learned the pickup Ross and Parker were riding in had been stolen.  Ross is charged with third degree burglary, second degree theft, possession of burglars’ tools and interfering with official acts. He’s being held in the Wapello County Jail on $10,000 bond.

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