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Man charged with first-degree murder after body found in Iowa home

Authorities say they're holding an Iowa man suspected of killing a woman.

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Man charged with first-degree murder after body found in Iowa home

Authorities say they're holding an Iowa man suspected of killing a woman.

Authorities say they're holding a northern Iowa man suspected of killing a woman.The Kossuth County Sheriff's Office says deputies and medics were sent around 12:50 a.m. Saturday to provide medical assistance and investigate a report of a domestic assault in Lakota.They found the body of 38-year-old Krista Hesebeck at one address and the injured homicide suspect at another. He was treated and taken to jail.Court records say 45-year-old Chad Dietrick, of Lakota, is charged with first-degree murder and with a related weapons count. The records don't list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.An autopsy has been ordered.Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Authorities say they're holding a northern Iowa man suspected of killing a woman.

The Kossuth County Sheriff's Office says deputies and medics were sent around 12:50 a.m. Saturday to provide medical assistance and investigate a report of a domestic assault in Lakota.

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They found the body of 38-year-old Krista Hesebeck at one address and the injured homicide suspect at another. He was treated and taken to jail.

Court records say 45-year-old Chad Dietrick, of Lakota, is charged with first-degree murder and with a related weapons count. The records don't list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

An autopsy has been ordered.

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.