Tag: Sioux City
Jorge Monrroy, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jorge Monrroy, a 24-year-old from Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor female between June 30 and July 2, 2025. Monrroy provided alcohol to the minor, got her intoxicated, and recorded a video of the two having sexual intercourse on the…
Seann Mackey, Meth Trafficking, Iowa 2024
⏱ 2 min read Seann Mackey, a 32-year-old from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 3000 grams of mixed methamphetamine, containing at least 150 grams of pure methamphetamine, between June 2024 and December 2024 in Sioux City. On December 20, 2024, Mackey led law enforcement on a high-speed chase…
Rogelio Morales-Ramos, Reentering the United States without Permission, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Rogelio Morales-Ramos, a 36-year-old Guatemalan national, pled guilty to reentering the United States without permission after being deported three times. The incident occurred in Sioux City, Iowa, where Morales-Ramos had been living in Sioux Center. On April 1, 2026, law enforcement attempted to stop Morales-Ramos for speeding, but he fled on…
April Nikkel, Meth Distribution Conspiracy, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read April Nikkel, a 37-year-old woman from Sioux City, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to a meth distribution conspiracy that spanned nearly a year. From January 2025 to November 2025, Nikkel conspired to distribute more than three pounds of methamphetamine, with some of the deals going down near local parks, including Fairmount City…
Keith Havener, Child Pornography Possession, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Keith Havener, a 62-year-old man from Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after a disturbing investigation revealed he had created and possessed over 1,000 images of child porn using artificial intelligence technology. The crimes occurred between June 1, 2024, and January 13, 2025, and involved the creation of…
Shelton Lapointe, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Nebraska 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Sioux City man is facing life behind bars after a high-speed chase and crash that left a stash of methamphetamine scattered on the side of the road. Shelton Lapointe was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing with intent to distribute the deadly drug. The chaos unfolded on…
Valon Jackson Jr., Gun Possession, Iowa 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Sioux City man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm despite a history of violence and previous convictions, authorities said. Valon Jackson Jr., 40, was driving erratically in June 2024, speeding through residential neighborhoods, evading police, and striking an unoccupied vehicle before finally being apprehended.…
Medard Elonge, Conspiracy to Defraud the US, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Congolese citizen living in Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for his role in a brazen sham marriage scheme to defraud the US. Medard Elonge, 40, entered the US in 2022 on a student visa and later applied for asylum. But instead of waiting…
Todd Babb, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Iowa 2023
⏱ 2 min read A notorious meth kingpin in Sioux City, Iowa, got slapped with 17.5 years in the slammer after a federal judge handed down the sentence in a high-profile case. Todd Babb, 62, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of mixed methamphetamine in the Sioux City area. The evidence…
Sergio Niz-Mendez, Sex Offender Reentry, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Niz-Mendez, a 27-year-old Guatemalan man, has admitted to illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as a sex offender in Iowa. Niz-Mendez was found in O’Brien County, Iowa, after being arrested for operating while intoxicated and eluding. He had previously been removed from the United States in 2018…
