Man killed pregnant woman, left her in shopping cart: Cops
Inset: Donnie White (Linn County Jail). Background: U.S. Marshals taking White into custody (Grand Rapids Police Dept.).

Inset: Donnie White (Linn County Jail). Background: U.S. Marshals taking White into custody (Grand Rapids Police Dept.).

In Iowa, a man aged 51 has been accused of the murder of a pregnant woman, aged 38. He is suspected of causing her death by beating her, then wrapping her body in a comforter, and finally leaving her body in a shopping cart before fleeing to Las Vegas.

The suspect, Donnie White, was arrested in late March and has been charged with first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy in relation to the killing of Brittany Hopkins. Records obtained by Law&Crime confirm these charges.

In response to a call about a deceased person outside an apartment complex on Westdale Drive SW on February 28 at 8:32 a.m., the Cedar Rapids Police Department dispatched officers to the location, which is approximately 115 miles to the east of Des Moines. Upon their arrival, emergency responders discovered the body of an adult female, later identified as Hopkins, and secured the area for further investigation.

Three days later, police confirmed that they were investigating Hopkins’ death as a homicide and publicly asked for any possible witnesses to contact the department.

Detectives homed in on White as a suspect and on March 14 contacted the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force to request assistance in locating and apprehending him.

“Task Force officers began to follow up on leads throughout Cedar Rapids and developed information indicating White had fled the state following the murder. Officials began coordinating with the U.S. Marshals Nevada Violent Offender Task Force,” a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service states. “Officers with the Nevada Violent Offender Task Force today narrowed their search to an area in the 2900 block of West Washington Avenue in Las Vegas. U.S. Marshals approached the suspect shortly after 3 p.m. and White eventually surrendered to the Nevada Violent Offender Task Force.”

White was taken into custody without incident and was held without bond as he awaited extradition back to Iowa.

A copy of the criminal complaint obtained by The Gazette provided additional details about the investigation into Hopkins’ murder.

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