Investigators in Pottawattamie County, Wednesday, filed criminal charges on a man who is alleged to have enter a home on Coldwater Avenue in rural Honey Creek, early Monday morning. A resident saw an unknown male with long hair and dressed in a black hoodie inside their home. While police were investigating the scene, another report came in about a similar incident in a different jurisdiction. The same subject was believed to be involved in both incidents. A man was arrested, and later identified as 49-year old John A. Pehanich, of Council Bluffs.

John Pehanich

Pehanich was charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree and two counts of Burglary in the 3rd Degree. He was arrested Monday in Fremont County, on charges connected with the theft of a semi from Omaha. The vehicle was later recovered in Thurman.  Evidence located by both Pottawattamie and Fremont County investigators, along with assistance from the public led to the charges being filed.