Orange City, Iowa — Court dates have been set in the case of a man arrested on a felony drug charge near Sioux Center.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that on April 17, one of their deputies arrested 43-year-old Omar Bautista Rodriguez of Sioux City. Authorities say Bautista‐Rodriguez was the subject of a joint drug investigation between the Sioux and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices, and that he was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a class C felony.
Court records say Bautista Rodriguez filed a written arraignment and a plea of not guilty. Judge Jeffrey Neary has scheduled a pre-trial conference for Monday, June 12th, and a jury trial for Tuesday, July 18th in Sioux County District Court in Orange City.
