SE Iowa Man Accused Of Using Pickax To Smash His Way Into Ottumwa Home

(Ottumwa, IA)  —  A southeast Iowa man is accused of using a pickax to smash his way into an Ottumwa home.  Twenty-eight-year-old David Kendrick Junior then allegedly used the ax to destroy property inside the home and threatened to kill a man who was present.  He allegedly ordered that man to get in the trunk of his own car.  Witnesses say he broke out the window in another person’s car, got in the driver’s seat of the victim’s car, drove over some nearby yards, and took off when police arrived.  He was found in the backyard of another home a few minutes later.  Police took Kendrick into custody.  He has been charged with criminal mischief, going armed with intent, and eluding.