(Des Moines) A man is in custody in Cass County on a grooming charge.
Michael Lee Herteen, 50, was arrested and booked by the Windsor Heights Police Department on April 15 for Grooming, a Class D Felony, out of Cass County.
A criminal complaint filed in the case states that the Atlantic Police Department was conducting online undercover operations where an officer was posing as a 15-year-old female in February 2026. During this time, the undercover officer (UC) interacted with a social media post of Herteen’s…