(Pottawattamie Co) Four juveniles were charged with Criminal Mischief and Reckless use of a Firearm in Pottawattamie County.
The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says during the early morning hours on Sunday, Deputies were dispatched to the Treynor area for a report of a window being shot out. Later that morning, Deputies were dispatched to the Neola area for a shots fired call with a possible suspect vehicle of a white truck. As Deputies were en-route, they located a white Dodge Ram with no headlights on in the Underwood area. A Deputy conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and it was occupied by four juveniles. Inside the vehicle was a shotgun and CO2 pistol. One of the juveniles admitted that they shot multiple vehicles, but couldn’t remember how many. The juveniles were charged with Criminal Mischief in the 1st Degree – Damage over $10,000, and Reckless use of a Firearm.
Throughout the rest of the day, Deputies took reports of vandalism involving items being damaged by a firearm from 42 victims throughout the county, including the towns of Treynor, Underwood, Neola and Minden.
