CHEROKEE, Iowa (KTIV) - A Northwest Iowa man is being accused of murder and stalking, and court documents are showing more details behind those charges.

Richard Hammond, a 66-year-old Cherokee, Iowa resident, was arrested back in April 2025 after authorities said he ran over a man with a truck.

The victim was identified as 47-year-old Christopher Wheeler of Sutherland, Iowa, who was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

This incident happened at a farm area east of Cherokee between midnight and 12:30 a.m. on April 21, 2025. Hammond was arrested and charged with first-degree murder later that day.

A search warrant connected to this case shows a 911 call that reported what happened came from Hammond’s ex-girlfriend. In that search warrant, authorities say Wheeler, the

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