On 7-3-2019 the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ashley Dawn Scarlett, age 28, of LeMars, IA. At approximately 5:45 am, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office arrested Scarlett for an active arrest warrant at her rural residence near Brunsville, IA. Scarlett’s warrant was for robbery 2nd degree, burglary 2nd degree, criminal mischief 3rd degree, and false imprisonment. Those charges are related to an investigation into an incident in September 2018. Scarlett was jailed at the Plymouth County Jail and bond was set at $50,000.

Also arrested as a result was Reuben Michael Ritz, age 28, of LeMars, IA. Ritz was arrested for driving while barred (aggravated misdemeanor). Ritz was jailed at the Plymouth County Jail and bond was set at $2,000