Two Des Moines police officers accused of planting drug evidence on a suspect did so after authorities had obtained a separate arrest warrant, according to the local DA--that means the drug suspect would have been taken into custody regardless of the officers' corrupt actions to frame the suspect

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/12/23/prosecutor-arrest-warrant-preceded-evidence-planting/95518744/