Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. A conviction is always established in a court of law.
May 16
12:15 a.m.- Kyle Bradley Jackson, 20, Houston, Texas, arrested at the Harris County Jail on seven counts of 3rd degree burglary and on a warrant by Tama Police.
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3:28 p.m.- Richard William Benda, 64, Tama, arrested at 500 Beautiful St. on a warrant by Tama Police. Released on May 17 at 11:35 a.m. on personal recognizance bond.
6 p.m.- Joshua Robert Weiermann, 19, rural Chelsea, arrested at the Tama County Sheriff's Office on two counts of 2nd degree arson and one count of 3rd degree arson by the Sheriff's Office. Released on May 22 at 10:10 a.m. after posting bond with the Clerk of Court.
May 17
2:58 p.m.- Melvin LaVerne Mathis, 53, Toledo, arrested in the 1200 block of South Church St. on a charge of 3rd degree harassment by Tama Police.
5 p.m.- 17-year-old male arrested at the Tama County Sheriff's Office on three counts of 3rd degree arson by the Sheriff's Office.
May 18
7:37 p.m.- 16-year-old male arrested at the Iowa Juvenile home on a charge of assault on a police officer / jailer / health care worker by Toledo Police.
8:49 p.m.- Nicholas Dean Freitag, 30, Clarion, Iowa, arrested in Wright county on a charge of 2nd degree theft and on a warrant by the Tama County Sheriff's Office.
May 19
7:40 p.m.- Barbara Alice Bereczki, 69, rural Gladbrook, arrested at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center on a warrant by the Tama County Sheriff's Office. Released on May 22 at 11:20 a.m. after serving time