OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Ottumwa police say a man is in custody after a stabbing death at a motel. Officers found 43-year-old Joshua David Barnhill, of Ottumwa, suffering from a stab wound Friday night at the Stardust Motel. He died at a local hospital. Police say 39-year-old Robert Wayne Milford Jr. was later arrested in Ottumwa and jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder, providing false information to a police officer and possession of methamphetamine. Police say the men were staying in separate rooms at the motel when the stabbing occurred.
Man in custody after stabbing death in Ottumwa
By Mandy Billings
Sep 4, 2021 | 5:48 PM
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