A 40-year-old Keokuk, Iowa, man was arrested outside the Walmart, 2201 Michigan Ave., in Arnold after he was found in an SUV that had been reported stolen in Keokuk. Arnold Police went to the store after they were alerted by Flock license plate-reading cameras that the 2005 Ford Freestyle SUV was in the city, police reported.
The officers arrived at the store at about 7:30 a.m. April 17 and saw the man exit the store and get into the SUV. The officers stopped the man from leaving the parking lot and arrested him, the report said.
While searching the man, an officer allegedly found a white crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine and a glass smoking pipe in his pocket. The man was taken to the Police Station, where he was booked and released pending application for warrants, according to the report.
Depending on results of the drug analysis, Arnold Police will seek charges through the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office against the man for first-degree tampering, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, Detective Lt. Jeremey Christopher said.