The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 36-year old Rex Dean Peterson II, of Dunbar, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday on a Theft charge in Hamburg. His arrest was the result of a call from a citizen at around 10:19-a.m., about suspicious activity at A and Argyle Street in Hamburg.

Rex Dean Peterson, II

The caller reported that Peterson was in the in possession of pipe and filters from the Manildra Milling Corp, at 100 George Street. The company is located in an area of extensive flooding in Hamburg. The Pipe had a value of over one-thousand dollars.

Peterson was charged with Theft 2^nd was transported to the Fremont County Jail. He posted a $5,000 cash or surety bond.