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KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS JUST IN. INVESTIGATORS RELEASED THE NAME OF A MAN FOUND DEAD AT THE COUNTRY INN AND SUITES IN CARTER LAKE, IOWA. THIS IS EARLIER THIS WEEK. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL SCHAMMERT. I’M JULIE CORNELL, THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CALLS 63 YEAR OLD KENNETH GOFF’S DEATH A HOMICIDE. SO POLICE IN LINCOLN TOOK A SUSPECT. 37 YEAR-OLD SUS
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Iowa investigators identify man found dead in hotel room; Suspect officially charged with murder
Investigators identified the man who was found dead at a Carter Lake hotel.The Iowa Department of Public Safety said 63-year-old Kenneth Gauff’s death is a homicide.READ MORE: Florida man arrested after allegedly fighting with Lincoln officer is now accused of Carter Lake homicideGauff was found dead inside a room at the Country Inn and Suites in Carter Lake during a welfare check.That welfare check came after Joseph Bertolino, 37, was taken into custody on Tuesday for attempted assault on an officer.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Florida man accused of trying to take officer’s gun inside an Arby’s, Lincoln police sayAccording to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, while Bertolino was in custody, he “made concerning statements” in regard to an incident at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Carter Lake that had happened earlier in the day on Tuesday. Officials said around the same time, a witness contacted the authorities in Carter Lake to request a welfare check on a man at the same hotel Bertolino mentioned.Iowa investigators have officially charged Bertolino with first-degree murder.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Investigators identified the man who was found dead at a Carter Lake hotel.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said 63-year-old Kenneth Gauff’s death is a homicide.
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Gauff was found dead inside a room at the Country Inn and Suites in Carter Lake during a welfare check.
That welfare check came after Joseph Bertolino, 37, was taken into custody on Tuesday for attempted assault on an officer.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Florida man accused of trying to take officer’s gun inside an Arby’s, Lincoln police say
According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, while Bertolino was in custody, he “made concerning statements” in regard to an incident at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Carter Lake that had happened earlier in the day on Tuesday.
Officials said around the same time, a witness contacted the authorities in Carter Lake to request a welfare check on a man at the same hotel Bertolino mentioned.
Iowa investigators have officially charged Bertolino with first-degree murder.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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