The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports that on March 2nd, Ben Reece was extradited from Armenia back to the US (to the Taylor County Jail). Reece was charged and arrested on 3 counts of Sexual Abuse 2nd degree in December of 2016. In April of 2017 Reece was able to post bond and placed on pretrial release supervision. In October of 2017 Reece violated the terms of his release and a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Reece

Reece absconded and fled the country and was later arrested in Armenia on Dec. 11th, 2017. Several agencies worked together on returning Reece to the US thru an international extradition. The Department of Justice transported Reece from Armenia back to the Iowa on March 2nd. His cash bond was set at $1-million.

Agencies assisting in locating, arrest and extradition were US Dept. of Justice, Dept. of State, US Marshalls, US Embassy in Armenia, Iowa Dept. of Public Safety Division of Intelligence, Interpol, Armenian Government and The Taylor County Attorney’s office.