Hartley Woman Arrested In Connection With June Sioux County Incident

Hull, Iowa — A Hartley woman was arrested Friday morning, in connection with an incident dating back to June of this year.

According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, at 7:15 Friday morning, they arrested 37-year-old Brea Tschopp, of Hartley, on charges of Felony OWI and two counts of Child Endangerment.

Deputies say the arrest stemmed from a 9-1-1 call received on Wednesday afternoon, June 8, from another motorist who stated Tschopp was driving her vehicle in an unsafe manner on Highway 18, west of Hull.

According to authorities, Deputies located Tschopp, stopped her and suspected that she was under the influence of a drug. They say her children were passengers in the vehicle at the time.

The sheriff’s office Drug Recognition Expert and the Iowa Department of Human Services assisted in the investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Photo courtesy of the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office

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