For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Media Contact: Zach Carlyle | doc.media@iowa.gov | (515) 415-7235
NEWTON, Iowa – Abel M Rodriguez Jr. was pronounced dead at 10:56 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Newton Correctional Facility. Rodriguez was 80 years old at the time of his death.
Rodriguez had been serving a maximum term for crimes from Webster County. His sentence began on May 23, 2022.
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