The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a central Iowa man was arrested on Theft charges and cited for Criminal Trespass, following an investigation into a report of a stolen vehicle. 41-year old Brandon S. Beenken, of Des Moines, faces a felony charge of Theft in the 1st Degree, plus a separate charge of Theft in the 1st degree. His total bond on both charges was set at $20,000.

At around 6-a.m. Wednesday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was notified a vehicle had been stolen from the Morton Mills area. The complainant located the vehicle near the intersection of Redwood and Spruce Avenue, stuck on a Level “B” road. An investigation lead authorities to a farm building in 1300 block of T Avenue, where Beenken was located and charged with a Class C Felony Theft charge and Criminal Trespass.

At around 4-p.m., while Beenken was in the Montgomery County Jail, he was additionally charged with Theft in the 1st Degree, after it was learned a second vehicle that was located, had been stolen from Pleasant Hill. The vehicle also had stolen license plates.