Duo Arrested On Felony Theft Charges

Sheldon, Iowa — A northwest Iowa pair have been arrested following an investigation into bogus checks that were passed on multiple occasions at a Sheldon business.

According to court documents obtained by KIWA, 29-year-old Rhys Nehman of Everly, and 30-year-old Rebecca Updike of Spencer, are accused of passing checks  at the Sheldon Bomgaars store totaling more than $2,700 that were written on a business account which neither Nehman or Updike were authorized to use. Police say a total of four checks were involved, which were written on four separate occasions, dating back to December of last year.

According to online court records, Sheldon Police filed charges on the duo June 4th, warrants for their arrest on charges of 2nd Degree Theft, which is a Class D Felony, were issued June 7th and the pair were arrested by Hartley Police on Wednesday of this week.

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