Iowa Man Disappears on the Day a Jury Finds Him Guilty of Killing His Wife

Defendant Gregory Showalter Sr. returns to his seat after testifying during his first-degree murder trial at the Wapello County Courthouse in Ottumwa, Iowa on Sept. 20, 2023. Kyle Ocker/The Ottumwa Courier via AP

OTTUMWA, Iowa—Police were searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on Friday, the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife.

A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa after he missed the reading of the jury verdict, according to the Ottumwa Courier.