The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports a central Iowa man was arrested in connection with the death of a Madison County woman. Authorities say at around 11:10-p.m., Monday, Madison County 911 received a call of an unresponsive female at 121 E. Lane Street, Lot #1, in Winterset. Responding Winterset police officers found 23-year old Rosanna Otto deceased inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound.

Jerome “Jerry” Moyer

The Winterset Police Department and the Division of Criminal Investigation identified 25-year old Jerome “Jerry” Moyer, of Norwalk, as a suspect in the woman’s death.  Moyer was arrested without incident by the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop. He was being held in the Dubuque County Jail on the charge of Murder in the First Degree. Moyer will be transported to the Madison County Jail at a later date.