(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man from  Montgomery County was arrested at around 3:30-p.m., Friday, on a drug-related charge. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 42-year-old Matthew Wayne Echternach, of Red Oak, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, 3rd offense. His arrest occurred in the area of Highland and Forest Avenues.

Echternach was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 bond. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies  assisted Red Oak Police officers in making the arrest.