An Iowa man who was charged with running over his girlfriend, killing her during an argument at a gas station in Bettendorf in February 2022, and plead guilty to the charges in January 2023, has now been sentenced to prison.
Wednesday, 25-year-old Logan Paul Voss was sentenced to prison for running over his girlfriend, 30-year-old Ashleigh Decker, with his car at Sara Mini Mart, 931 State Street, according to court documents. Voss will serve five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and one year in prison for operating while intoxicated (OWI).
The sentences will run concurrently, or at the same time.
Originally, Voss was charged with homicide by vehicle- operating under the influence, but according to court documents as part of his plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss this charge.
According to the arrest affidavits filed by Bettendorf Police Officer Eric Poirier, at 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2022, officers were sent to the Sara Mini Mart, 931 State Street, to investigate a report of a man who had stopped a passerby on the street. The man told the passerby he needed help because he had just run over his girlfriend.
Officers located Voss who had blood on his clothes, boots, and hands. Voss was crying and shaking while attempting to speak. Voss smelled of alcohol.
When asked multiple times where his girlfriend was, Voss could not state from which direction he had come, and stated his girlfriend was dead.
Officers located Voss’ 2018 Chevrolet Silverado in the area of Gilbert and 13th streets, located just west of the old I-74 bridge.
On the ground behind the front passenger wheel officers found Ashleigh Nicole Decker, 30, of Goose Lake, who had an apparent head injury. She was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no damage to the truck and tracks indicated Decker had been run over by the front passenger-side tire.
The couple, who have two children together, had spent the evening drinking at Treehouse Pub and Eatery in Bettendorf. They left the business at about 10 p.m.
During the argument between the two, Decker attempted to get out of the vehicle, according to Scott County District Court records. The door caught Decker, and she was run over by the truck.
Court records also show that Voss agreed to pay $150,000 to the heirs of Decker.
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