Le Mars Man In Custody Faces Child Endangerment And Animal Neglect Charges

Le Mars, Iowa (RI) — A man from Le Mars is in custody after a search this fall allegedly found children and animals living in unsafe conditions.

The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says that 53-year-old Rick Reifenrath of Le Mars was taken into custody last week during a traffic stop, as authorities learned he had several warrants out for his arrest.

Reifenrath is facing over 20 charges of child endangerment and animal neglect in connection with a September search of a rural Plymouth County property that resulted in three children and 111 dogs being removed from the property.

Reifenrath was booked into the Plymouth County Jail on a $10,000 bond, and he remains in custody.

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