A southwest Iowa woman is jailed after law officers found her hiding in an unusual place in her mobile home — the oven. Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy Kent Gries (GREASE) says they had a search warrant for the trailer where 25-year old Gabrielle Looper lives in Guthrie Center. Deputies had to use a pry bar to open the front door and then they encountered a few more obstacles.
Once inside, deputies conducted a slow, methodical search. Gries said they knew Looper was in the home based on her medical history.
The door to the oven was closed. Gries said authorities had received a tip beforehand indicating that’s where they were likely to find her.
Looper was arrested Thursday on an outstanding arrest warrant for probation violation, while 32-year-old Joseph Crawford was also arrested at the scene for interference with official acts. Both were transported to the Guthrie County Jail. The child was voluntarily turned by over by Looper to her grandmother.
