A north Iowa man arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman this past summer has agreed to a plea deal.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office apprehended 62-year-old Rodney McCarty of Floyd after a series of incidents on July 26th. McCarty was accused of breaking into a woman’s home and holding her captive for about two hours. Investigators say the victim was raped and beaten before she eventually escaped when a friend arrived at her home.
According to court documents, both the victim and her friend gave a description of McCarty and the license plate of his vehicle. Deputies would find McCarty in his vehicle, unconscious behind the wheel, naked, and unable to stand or speak clearly due to intoxication. He was also accused of hitting a horse and buggy in the 1400 block of Quail Avenue north of Floyd and fleeing the scene.
McCarty pleaded not guilty to all charges in August and was scheduled to stand trial on October 25th. Friday, a judge accepted McCarty’s plea of guilty to first-degree kidnapping, a Class A felony. Charges of first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree burglary, and first-degree OWI will likely be dismissed as part of a plea deal.
Sentencing for McCarty is scheduled for October 28th.
