6 arrests over the weekend in Creston; Creston man arrested on Theft & Financial Exploitation charges
April 14th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports six people were arrested over the weekend. Five of the arrests took place Sunday. Authorities report:
- At around 12:35-a.m., Sunday, Creston Police arrested 40-year-old Travis James Klos, of Creston, on charges that include: Eluding – Speed 25 Over Limit; Persons Ineligible to Carry Dangerous Weapons; Possession Of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana-1st Offense, and Driving While Barred. Klos was taken to the Union County Jail and later released after posting a $9,000 bond.
- About two-hours later, 41-year-old Eulicer Morales Escalona, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense. He later posted a $1,000 bond and was released.
- Juliann Marquis Edsall, of Creston, was arrested Sunday afternoon on a Union County Warrant for two-counts Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd Offense. Edsall was taken to the Union County Jail where she is being held on a bond of $10,000.
- At around 3:45-p.m., Sunday, Police in Creston arrested 77-year-old Loren Lee Edsall, of Creston, for Theft in the 1st Degree (an amount $10,000 or greater), and Financial Exploitation of an Individual 70-to 80-years old ($15,000 or more – 1st Offense). Edsall was taken to the Union County Jail where he was being held on a$25,000 bond.
- And, at around 8:35-p.m., Sunday, 24-year-old Jaxson Andrew Welcher, of Creston, was arrested for Interference With Official Acts, Disorderly Conduct, and Operating While under the Influence 1st Offense. Welcher was taken to the Union County Jail where he is being held on a bond of $1,600.
Saturday afternoon, Police in Creston arrested 54-year-old Charles Ray Balius, of Creston, for Driving Barred. Balius was taken to the Union County Jail where he is being held on a bond of $2,000.