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2 arrests & theft investigation in Montgomery County

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January 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests and one theft investigation. Authorities say 31-year old Charles Bradshaw, of Clarinda, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree. The arrest stems from an incident that took place Jan. 11th, during which Bradshaw allegedly damaged a sprinkler head in his cell at the Montgomery County Jail, which resulted in the fire suppression and alarm system being activated. The incident caused $550 damage.

On Monday, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 29-year old Joshua Poe, of Villisca. The man was taken into custody following an investigation into an incident which took place on 260th Street east of Villisca, on Sunday. Poe was charged with Aggravated Domestic Abuse Assault, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. He was being in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

And authorities investigated a burglary which was reported Wednesday. The event took place sometime between Dec. 15th and Dec. 31st 2014, at Hawkeye Storage unit located on Highway 48, north of Red Oak. The victim reports numerous tools and power tools were taken from a storage unit. The loss was estimated at $3,250. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 712-623-5107 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-432-1001.