Mills County K9 assists in apprehension of a wanted felon

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday, said the Sheriff’s Department K9 “Danken” and the Glenwood Police Department, assisted in the apprehension on Wednesday, of a wanted subject.

In a news release, the agency said they received an anonymous tip Wednesday, with regard to the location of a man who had active felony warrants in Mills County and surrounding jurisdictions. The man – identified as 47-year-old Aaron Michael Lacy – was reportedly staying in a camper located on a property in Mills County.

At the scene, arriving deputies located a vehicle associated with Lacy, and they found a man matching his description fleeing on foot eastbound, from the camper. Mills County Deputy Rice, along with his K9 partner Danken, began a track of the suspect and ultimately found him in a wooded area, hiding in a tree. Aaron Lacy was taken into custody without further incident and was transported to the Mills County Jail. His preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 12th in Mills County District Court…

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