Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrests In Burglaries And Thefts

Mahaska County Sheriff's Office

Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office

THE MAHASKA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ENDED A 6 WEEK LONG INVESTIGATION WHICH INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 22 BURGLARIES AND THEFTS. THE THEFTS TOOK PLACE FROM HOG CONFINEMENTS IN THE RURAL BARNES CITY AREA AND SOUTHERN POWESHIEK COUNTY. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE THEFTS EXCEEDED OVER $30,000.

OFFICERS SEIZED TOOLS AND HOG RELATED EQUIPMENT WHILE CONDUCTING TWO SEPARATE SEARCH WARRANTS. THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $25,000 IN STOLEN HOGS AND CATTLE. THE STOLEN LIVESTOCK WAS THEN SOLD IN SALE BARNS IN TWO SEPERATE COUNTIES. THE MAHASKA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS ASSISTED BY THE POWESHIEK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE DNR. ARRESTED WERE 19 YEAR OLD BRET ALLEN DOTY OF RURAL MALCOM, IA. AND ONE MALE JUVENILE. BOTH WERE CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND BURGLARY 3RD.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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