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2 arrested Monday in Creston

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June 17th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Two people were arrested on separate charges Monday afternoon, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, at around 2:40-p.m., Officers arrested 26-year-old Mauricio Andres Trejos Casteneda, of Creston. He was taken into custody in the 200 block of W. Taylor Street on two counts of Harassment in the 1st Degree/4th or subsequent offense. Castenada was being held in the Union County Jail on a $4,000 bond.

And, at around 3:45-p.m., Monday, Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Nathan Lee Novotny, of Creston, on charges of Driving While Barred, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. Novotny was transported to the Union County Jail and later released on a $3,000 bond.