MADRID, Iowa—Madrid Police have been involved with the investigation of an incident that actually occurred in late October. A press release from the Madrid Police Department noted that a lot of time and effort went into building a case against the suspect, and 18-year old from Jefferson.
According the release from the Madrid Police Department, Sgt. Bryan Olmstead responded to a call on October 26th, about a hit and run accident at about 11:10 p.m. at the intersection of 1st Street and Highway 17. The report indicates that the vehicle exited the Git N’ Go in a reckless manner and struck another vehicle head-on. The vehicle then continued for another block before the driver fled on foot. The report says Olmstead did the accident report and cleared the intersection, but during his investigation discovered that the vehicle had been stolen in Madrid shortly before the accident occurred.
Olmstead then found out that an Iowa State Patrol Trooper and the Woodward Police Department were involved in a chase with a subject that had started just west of Madrid on Highway 210. It was discovered that the vehicle has also been stolen from Madrid. As information was collected and shared between Madrid Police, Woodward Police, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol yet a third vehicle reported stolen was recovered about a block away from where the pursued vehicle had been taken. Eventually Woodward Police took 18-year old Kayden Allen Nelson of Jefferson into custody on charges of OWI (!st Offense), Interference with Official Acts, Possession of a Controlled Substance (1st Offense) and Eluding.
According the report from the Madrid Police, several subjects were interviewed that night and evidence collected. It was discovered that this chain of events all started at a house party in Dallas County. Several vehicles were entered and items were reportedly stolen from them. A vehicle was then stolen from the party and driven into Madrid. In Madrid, there was a second vehicle stolen which was involved in the head on accident, where the driver fled on foot. Then several vehicles were entered en route to a third vehicle that was stolen, also in the Madrid. This vehicle was located broken down after it was damaged after it was stolen. More vehicles were then entered before the fourth vehicle was stolen and the chase began which eventually led to the subject being taken into custody. At the time that the subject was taken into custody, property reported stolen from the car burglaries, was found in his possession.
Dallas County, Woodward Police Department, and Officers from Madrid, continued the investigation that led to probable cause being found to issue several warrants in this case for the same male suspect. On December 13, 2019, Officers were notified that the warrants issued by Sgt. Bryan Olmstead were active for Kayden Nelson. The warrants issued were (3) for operation without the owner’s consent, (1) for leaving the scene of an accident, and (2) for Burglary 3rd. A call was made to the Jefferson Police Department but they were unable to locate Nelson. Monday, Madrid Officers were notified that the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office had taken Nelson into custody and that he was being housed at the Carroll County Jail. A retainer was put on him and he will be picked up by Madrid Officers on Wednesday December 18, 2019, when he is done with his time there, and transported to the Boone County Jail. Dallas County also has a hold on the subject, so he will be transported there, after he is released from Boone County.
Chief Rick Tasler stated, “This was a very long case, that a lot of hard work and time was put into. A subject came into our City and committed more crimes in an hour, than we have had reported in the last month, so we put a lot of energy into it. We worked hard to find probable cause for the crimes that warrants were issued for in this case. Assistant County Attorney Matt Speers, assisted with his opinion on this case, which was very valuable. We respect his hard work that he does for our City.”
Tasler also noted that the subject is innocent until proven guilty in court.
(contributed information from Madrid Police Department Press Release)
