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Columbus Junction man arrested for dragging dead body from van

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IOWA, JUL 2 – Salvador Castaneda faces a class C felony for abusing a corpse to conceal a crime after dragging a body tied to his van and crashing near R Avenue, officials said.

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COLUMBUS JUNCTION — A Columbus Junction man was arrested last week after investigators say he drove a van dragging the body of a deceased man tied to the vehicle with a cord before crashing the van into a ditch.

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Hearing set for Thursday for man charged with dragging corpse in Columbus Junction

A man accused of dragging a corpse behind a vehicle has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday, after having counsel appointed and his bond set at $25,000 cash-only.

·Cherokee County, United States
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Columbus Junction man arrested for dragging dead body from van

COLUMBUS JUNCTION — A Columbus Junction man was arrested last week after investigators say he drove a van dragging the body of a deceased man tied to the vehicle with a cord before crashing the van into a ditch.

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