Primghar, Iowa — A resident of the Pride Group near Primghar faces a felony charge after the apparent theft of a lawn care tractor from the facility.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the O’Brien County Clerk of Court by an O’Brien County sheriff’s deputy, 23-year-old Neal Lynch faces a felony charge of third-degree burglary and a misdemeanor charge of operation without owner’s consent.
The deputy’s statement says that Lynch allegedly entered a shed owned by the Pride Group without the right or privilege to do so and allegedly took a 2001 John Deere 2305 Tractor from the building without the consent of the owner. The deputy says Lynch admitted he entered the building by opening an overhead garage door, after which he took the John Deere Tractor. The deputy says that Lynch then allegedly drove it off the property, through a field, and got it stuck in a waterway.
According to court records, Lynch faces a preliminary hearing on the charges on November 29th. If convicted of the class D felony, Lynch could face up to five years in prison.
