Emmetsburg, IA (northwestiowanow.com) — On Thursday of last week shortly before 10am – the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested 40-year-old Blaine Matthew Stockwell of Laurens on a Webster County warrant for Failure to Appear at a Pre-trial Hearing on two counts of Theft 4th Degree.

Stockwell was unable to post the $3,000 cash bond and remains in the Palo Alto County Jail awaiting his initial court appearance. A criminal charge is an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.