A Perry man was arrested Friday after allegedly terrorizing a Minnesota woman for five days over the New Year holiday.
Derrick Lynn Sandy, 53, of 13647 Partridge Trail, Perry, was charged with second-degree kidnapping, willful injury causing serious injury, assault while participating in a felony, assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, first-degree harassment, false imprisonment, obstruction of emergency communications and third-degree criminal mischief.
According to court records, the victim was a 42-year-old woman from Waverly, Minnesota, who “was flown into Iowa from Minnesota by” Sandy on Dec. 30. and taken to his rural Perry residence.
Relations allegedly took an ugly turn Jan. 1, when the victim “made a meal,” and Sandy “started consuming alcohol and also consumed Xanax,” according to court records. Sandy soon “began belittling the victim and called her names.”
When the victim “turned to walk away,” Sandy allegedly “struck her over the head and caused her to semi-lose consciousness,” according to court records. He also allegedly seized the victim’s cell phone in order “to prevent her from calling 911 and broke it.”
Sandy allegedly “then retrieved a handgun and placed the gun to the victim’s head and made comments about killing her, watching her bleed out and hauling her body away,” according to court records.
Sandy allegedly “dragged the victim into a closet, where he continued to strike her and then strangled her,” according to court records.
Sandy “eventually stopped assaulting the victim but did not want her to leave,” and still later he “told the victim that he was going to kill her,” according to court records.
Later the next day, Sandy “allowed the victim to call a family member on his phone to prevent them from being suspicious of her lack of contact,” according to court records. The victim “was eventually able to privately arrange someone to pick her up” on Jan. 3 while Sandy “was sleeping.”
The victim later told law enforcement that she “was in extreme fear for her life” during the period of her confinement, and she “had no way to call for assistance, was not geographically familiar with the area and had no transportation,” according to court records.
Sandy is held in the Dallas County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Feb. 1 in Dallas County District Court.
Sandy was arrested on a charge of domestic abuse assault without intent to cause injury in 1999 in Pottawattamie County, but the charge was dismissed. He was arrested on a charge of domestic abuse assault without intent to cause injury in 2001 in Pottawattamie County, but the charge was dismissed. He was arrested twice in 2002 on a charge of domestic abuse assault without intent to cause injury in Pottawattamie County, but the charges were dismissed. He was arrested twice in 2004 on a charge of domestic assault in Crawford County, but the charges were dismissed. He was convicted of disorderly conduct-fighting or violent behavior in 2005 in Monona County District Court. He was arrested on a charge of domestic abuse assault without intent to cause injury in 2005 in Crawford County, but the charge was dismissed. He was arrested on charges of first-degree kidnapping, attempted murder and willful injury causing serious injury in 2011 in Pottawattamie County. The kidnapping and attempted murder charges were dismissed, and he was convicted of willful injury causing serious injury in 2011 in Pottawattamie County District Court. He was arrested on charges of assault and assault causing bodily injury or mental illness in 2017 in Ida County, but the charges were dismissed.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
