(Red Oak, IA) – Police in Red Oak have arrested a man on a felony weapon charges, along with drug and theft charges. Authorities say Officers conducted a search warrant at 101 E. Prospect Street on March 3rd, in reference to thefts in the area. They were able to recover some of the property stolen during the thefts. Their investigation resulted in the arrest at around 6:50-p.m. Monday, of 44-year-old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, on charges that include Theft in the 4th Degree (A Serious Misdemeanor), Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine/2nd offense (An Aggravated Misdemeanor), and on a Class-D Felony charge of Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.

Trost was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies and K9 Unit assisted in handling the incident.