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West Des Moines Man Charged After Bogus Homicide Report

(West Des Moines, IA) -- A West Des Moines man is accused of filing a false crime report. First responders were called to the pond behind the West Des Moines Library at 1831 Fuller Road this (Tuesday) morning after a report that someone claimed to have caused the death of another person. Police were told a body was dumped in the pond. West Des Moines Police Detectives were assisted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and West Des Moines Fire & EMS, in a manual and underwater sonar search of the pond. 

Investigators found no evidence of a deceased person in the water. Police arrested 36-year-old Mason Keifer who is charged with Third-Degree Harassment.

Detectives determined this crime to be a fictitious report. No evidence was discovered to indicate a death had occurred.

The West Des Moines Police Department was assisted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, West Des Moines Fire/EMS, and the Clive Police Department.

 


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