Sheldon, Iowa — A twin cities area man has been arrested on a warrant on felony burglary and theft charges after an incident in 2021 in Sheldon.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the Sioux County Clerk of Court’s Office by the Sheldon Police Department, 48-year-old Mark Anthony Vaugn of St. Paul, Minnesota is accused of entering the Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) campus and taking cash and a credit card in August of 2021. He was arrested on the warrant on Monday.
In his statement, the officer says a man entered the campus and stole cash and an NCC credit card from secure locations within the campus. The man left NCC when confronted by staff, driving away in a Ford Taurus. NCC has surveillence cameras. He says their investigation indicated Vaugn was the suspect. A search warrant was executed of Vaugn’s apartment. Officers located clothing in Vaugn’s apartment matching the clothing seen in the surveillance video, says the officer. He says officers also noted that Vaugn owns a Ford Taurus matching the vehicle seen in surveillance video.
Vaugn was charged with second-degree burglary, a class C felony and second-degree theft, a class D felony. If convicted, Vaugn could face up to ten years in prison on the class C charge and five years on the class D charge.
He faces a preliminary hearing next Tuesday, March 18th.
At last report, Vaugn remained in the Sioux County Jail in Orange City in lieu of a $5000 bond.
