On October 19, 2024, at approximately 1:06a.m Des Moines County deputies stopped a vehicle for an improper turn at Central Ave. and Division St. During the traffic stop, the driver advised deputies there was a meth pipe in the vehicle. Deputies then searched the vehicle and located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Shawn Dean Baker, age 53, of Burlington, IA.
Baker was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance 3rd or subsequent offense and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Des Moines County Correctional Center.
A CRIMINAL CHARGE IS MERELY AN ACCUSATION AND THE DEFENDANT IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.
