On the evening of Thursday, May 1, 2025, deputies from the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office answered a report of an injured person at a residence on 490th Street in Mystic, Iowa. They found 75-year-old Stanley Brown, a White male, unresponsive in the yard; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation joined the inquiry.

Investigators arrested 62-year-old Dana Rhea Haub of rural Moulton and charged him with first-degree murder. Haub was taken into custody without incident and held in the Appanoose County Law Enforcement Center. Court filings show Haub entered a plea of not guilty and his case was set for a jury trial.

If anyone in Mystic or the surrounding area knew Stanley Brown or has information about his death, please share what you know with investigators.