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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Guilty plea to burglary and felon in possession of firearm

Today, August 25, 2016, in Muscatine County District Court DILLAN SCOTT FROEHLICH, age 23, of Marion, Iowa, pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree and felon in possession of a firearm, each a class "D" felony. Investigation by the Muscatine Police Department showed that FROEHLICH broke into an apartment and took property. The stolen property included a pistol. FROEHLICH had been convicted in 2013 of the felony offense of extortion. FROEHLICH will be sentenced November 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

FROEHLICH's mugshot:


Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Guilty pleas in home invasion

Today, August 24, 2016, in Muscatine County District Court the following individuals pleaded guilty in connection with a home invasion on July 5, 2016, in Fruitland:

DEVIN GANZER, age 21, of Walcott, pleaded guilty to robbery in the second degree and burglary in the first degree. His plea agreement calls for a total term of incarceration for a term not to exceed 35 years. He will be required to serve seven years before being eligible for parole. He will be sentenced October 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

GANZER's mugshot:




LANCE KRYSTOFER MOELLER, age 25, of Wilton, pleaded guilty to the same offenses as GANZER as well as a new charge of tampering with a witness. The tampering with a witness charge related to MOELLER contacting a prosecution witness and using harassment in an attempt to encourage that witness to not cooperate with the case against MOELLER. MOELLER waived his right to a delay and proceeded to immediate sentencing. He was sentenced to a total term of incarceration for a term not to exceed 37 years. He will be required to serve seven years before being eligible for parole.

MOELLER's mugshot:




"I am very pleased with this outcome," said Muscatine County Attorney Alan R. Ostergren. "This was a serious crime which had a high risk of physical harm to the victim. To invade a person's home and steal by force is a terrifying and brutal crime. The Muscatine Police Department did an outstanding job investigating this case. Their great work is why we were able to get such a great result in court," Ostergren continued. Ostergren added, "I would particularly like to compliment the work of the lead investigator on this case, Det. Joe Roseman."

The charge against the third charged individual, PAIGE MARIE FRANTZ, remains pending.

Updated 8/25/2016 with cities of residence for Ganzer and Moeller and to correct a spelling error.

Other criminal dispositions today were the following: