(Mount Ayr, Iowa) –  A Ringgold County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a man walking west on Highway 2 through the City of Mt. Ayr early this (Friday) morning, ended-up arresting the subject on a drug charge. Authorities say the Deputy stopped at around 2:15-a.m. to see if the man needed help. The subject, identified as 23-year-old Roman Wendel Vanessen, of Norwalk, mentioned he had no where to stay, and that his belongings were at his girlfriend’s apartment.

When the Deputy and Vanessen went to the apartment to gather his things, the Deputy noticed the man also picked-up drug paraphernalia. Roman Vanessen was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was booked into the Ringgold County Jail and held on $300 bond, pending an appearance before a magistrate.

Roman Vanessen