(Mount Ayr, Iowa) – A man from Page County was arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug & other charges, in Ringgold County. The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office reports 55-year-old Charles Thomas Harmsen, of Clarinda, was arrested after the sheriff’s office received a request to perform a welfare check on an individual.

While attempting to make contact with the person, deputies encountered Harmsen, who then attempted to flee on foot. He was quickly apprehended and booked into the Ringgold County Jail on charges that include:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance – 3rd or subsequent offense (A Class D Felony)
• Interference with Official Acts (A Simple Misdemeanor)
• Possession of Burglar’s Tools (An Aggravated Misdemeanor), and
• Driving While License is Denied/Suspended/Cancelled or Revoked.

Harmsen’s cash-only bond was set at $7,000.

Charles T. Harmsen