At 7:11pm on August 17, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Anthony Harold Todd, 65, of Oelwein. Todd was charged with Sex Offender Registration Violation - Aggravated Misdemeanor and Operating While Intoxicated - Serious Misdemeanor. This arrest was made in the 200 block of 8th Ave SE following several reports of Todd driving while drunk and being spotted in areas restricted to sex offenders.
At 2:20pm on August 16, 2025, Oelwein Police filed multiple charges after conducting a traffic stop on two drivers drag racing in the 800 block of N Frederick Ave. The first driver, Travis Lee Evans-Bedenbender, 26, of Oelwein, was charged with Drag Racing and Reckless Driving, receiving citations and summons to court for both infractions. The second driver, Austin Cody Maire, 29, of Oelwein, was charged with Driving While License Suspended, Drag Racing, and Reckless Driving, receiving citations and summons to court for these infractions. Maire was also issued a citation for Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.
On August 15, 2025, Oelwein Officers finished an investigation into a theft compliant from a business in the 10 block of 1st Ave SE. As a result, Nevaeh Jean Louise Jackson, 19, of Oelwein was cited and released on a Promise to Appear. Jackson is charged with two counts of Theft 5th Degree – Simple Misdemeanor and Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age – Scheduled Violation.
At 5:56am on August 12, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Karrie Ann Hansen, 45, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended. Hansen was issued a citation and a summons to court following a traffic stop near the Hwy 281 and Hwy 150 intersection. Hansen was also issued an equipment repair order for a faulty tail light.
At 6:21pm on August 12, 2025, Oelwein Police charged John Norman Klink, 30, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended. Klink was issued a citation and a summons to court following a traffic stop in the 700 block of 1st St SE. Klink was also issued a written warning for Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.
At 4:52pm on August 13, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Matthew Ward Moore, 33, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended. Ward was issued a citation and a summons to court following a traffic stop south of the Hwy 281 and Hwy 150 intersection.
On August 11, 2025, at 5:10pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Anthony Harold Todd, 65, of Oelwein. Todd was arrested on a charge of Public Intoxication – Simple Misdemeanor, after a reported incident at a local business in the 200 block of 10th St SE.
At approximately 6:15pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Brandon Tyrone Greene, 37, of Oelwein. Green was arrested on a charge of Public Intoxication – Simple Misdemeanor. This arrest was the result of an incident in the 900 block of South Frederick.
On August 10, 2025, at approximately 2:40pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Dakota Ray Curtis, 38, of Oelwein. Curtis was arrested on charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Simple Misdemeanor and Possession of Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense – Methamphetamine – Aggravated Misdemeanor. This arrest took place in the 500 block of North Frederick.
On August 9, 2025, at approximately 11:35pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Kistler Earl Prichett, 30, of Sumner Iowa. Prichett was charged with Trespass – 1st Offense, Violation of No Contact/Protective Order-Contempt – Simple Misdemeanor, Interference with Official Acts – Simple Misdemeanor, Possession of Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1st Offense – Serious Misdemeanor, Driving While Barred – Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations – Bodily Injury – Class D Felony. This arrest took place after an incident in the 100 block of 5th Avenue NE.
At approximately 11:45pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Jana Alexis Rhoades, 21, of Oelwein. Rhoades was arrested on an active Fayette County Warrant for Violation of No Contact/Protective Order-Contempt. This arrest took place in the 100 block of 5th Ave NE.
At 8:51pm on August 8, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Jacob David Snay, 31, of Oelwein. Snay was arrested on a Fayette County warrant for an original charge of Assault with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury - Aggravated Misdemeanor. This arrest was made in the 200 block of 1st Ave SE.
On August 6, 2025, at approximately 10:30am, Oelwein Officers arrested Domanick Ray Fowlkes, 32, of Oelwein. Fowlkes was arrested on a Polk County Warrant for original charges of Child Endangerment and Domestic Assault. This arrest took place in the 1500 block of South Frederick.
At approximately 12:25pm, Oelwein officers arrested a 14-year-old male juvenile in the 600 block of 2nd St NE. The Subject was charged with Domestic Assault causing Bodily Injury – Serious Misdemeanor, Disorderly Conduct – Simple Misdemeanor, and Interference with Official Acts – Simple Misdemeanor.
At Approximately 7:25pm, Oelwein Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of 4th St SW. As a result, Athene Rene Darland, 41, of Chelsea Iowa was arrested for Theft 2nd Degree – Class D Felony as the vehicle she was driving returned on a stolen status.
At 3:31pm on August 3, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Christopher Austin-Tyler White, 29, of Waterloo. White was arrested on two Fayette County warrants. One for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Blood/Air Flow - Aggravated Misdemeanor, and the second for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Disorderly Conduct - Simple Misdemeanor. This arrest was made in the 200 block of S Frederick Ave.