Webster County Attorney's Office

05/23/2026

This case was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Fort Dodge Police Department, and the Webster County Attorney's Office Investigator. The case was tried by First Assistant County Attorney, Brad McIntyre, and Assistant County Attorney, Bailey Cavanaugh.

A man was sent to prison for 50 years Friday for the September 2025 shooting death of another man last September in Fort Dodge. Rolman Humberto Recinos Gonzalez, 39, of Fort Dodge, was arrested in connection with the Sept. 2, 2025, shooting of Justo Galindo Cruz, 45, of Fort Dodge, in the 500 block....

05/19/2026

This case was investigated by the Fort Dodge Police Department, the Webster County Attorney's Office Investigator, Larry Hedlund, and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The case was tried by Assistant Webster County Attorney, Bailey Cavanaugh.

A Fort Dodge man has been convicted of 21 counts of assault, neglect, and child endangerment. A Webster County jury deliberated for more than six hours Monday before finding Austin Prewitt, 25, guilty of one felony count of neglect of a dependent person; nine felony counts of child endangerment by u...

05/13/2026

04/14/2026

Rolman Recinos Gonzalez was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Justo Cruz Caliendo in Fort Dodge last year.

04/05/2026

UPDATE: The child was located and returned safely.