100 miles from the nearest shelter. The story of domestic violence in rural Iowa [thegazette.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/28/1912:00 PM

For Jones County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Feldmann, responding to a domestic disturbance often brings back memories of chaos and violence.

Growing up in Delaware County, Feldmann said he was primarily raised by his father, but spent roughly every other week with his mother and her abusive boyfriend.

“When I was young, my mom got beat up by her boyfriend all the time,” he said. “It went on for years and happened pretty much every time I was there. (The boyfriend) was never arrested or anything for the abuse, and if there were services out there, my mom didn’t take them.”

[For more on this story by Kat Russell, go to https://www.thegazette.com/Iow...ware-county-20190224]

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