Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports a man and a woman were arrested Saturday evening for Burglary and Theft of Services, along with Possession of Marijuana. Officers took the pair into custody at around 5:30-p.m. Authorities allege 31-year old Seth Allen Simmons, a homeless person, and 37-year old Shelley Lane Steiner, of Villisca, entered the Celebrity Inn at 1323 S. 16th and occupied a room overnight.  Brothers said the pair were not authorized to stay there, and failed to pay for their lodging. Furthermore, it is alleged Simmons and Steiner caused some minor property damage in the room.

They were also found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Simmons and Steiner were arrested without incident in the Clarinda Fareway parking lot. They were being held in the Page County Jail on $5,600. Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.