BRIDGEPORT, Wis. – Two Iowans were arrested in Wisconsin on Sunday for allegedly shoplifting and possessing multiple drug-related items.
According to Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick, deputies were alerted to an ongoing shoplifting incident involving two people.
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Officials arrived at the scene and made contact with two suspects: Molly Schlegel, 38, of Postville, Iowa, and Nathan Bantz, 39, of Elgin, Iowa. Deputies discovered that they were both in possession of drug items.
Officials discovered meth in Schlegel’s purse, as well as hypodermic needles containing residual meth and marijuana in Bantz’s possession. A Prairie Du Chien Police Department K9 assisted and alerted to at least one controlled substance in their vehicle, detecting the following items:
Meth smoking devices
Plastic bags
Digital scale
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Additional stolen items from another store were allegedly found in their vehicle, and the two were arrested on the following charges:
Molly Schlegel
Possession of methamphetamine
Possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Retail theft – party to a crime
Nathan Bantz
Possession of methamphetamine
Possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Possession of marijuana – 2nd offense
Operating while under the influence
Resisting
Retail theft
Bantz was also cited for operating a vehicle with a suspended registration, open intoxicants and without a valid driver’s license.
