Suspect reaches plea deal in 2018 shootout

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa woman has reached a plea deal after being charged with aiding and abetting a robbery that led to a shootout with police.

Tiffany McNeal, 36, was accusing of participating in a robbery at a residence in the 800 block of South Lillian Street where an individual was shot during the attempted robbery on Aug. 3, 2018. Prosecutors charged McNeal with driving the getaway car that assisted the alleged robbers, who were Michael Paul Bibby, of Ottumwa, Dalton Wayne Cook, of Ottumwa and formerly of Fairfield, and David Roy White, of Fairfield.

The person injured at the scene was transported to a hospital and treated for their injuries. Later that day, the three suspects were spotted running through a drainage area located between Liberty Elementary School parking lot and a berm south of the school. According to a press release from the Wapello County Attorney, Bibby began firing a rifle at an Ottumwa Police Department vehicle operated by Police Chief Tom McAndrew.

A shootout between law enforcement and the three men ensued, during which White was killed and Bibby injured. No officers were injured in the shootout. Bibby and Cook were charged with 11 counts of attempted murder.