On January 29, 2021, at 8:14 p.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dana Eugene Igou (36) of Spirit Lake, IA. on a Palo Alto County Arrest Warrant. The warrant was issued for domestic abuse assault – impeding flow of air/blood, an aggravated misdemeanor, and three counts of child endangerment, all of which are aggravated misdemeanors. Igou was unable to post the $5,000 cash only bond and was placed in the Palo Alto County Jail where he awaits an initial appearance in front of a judge.
Assisting the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office with the arrest was the Spirit Lake Police Department and Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.