(Bedford, Iowa) – Officials with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), said on June 8, 2022, Deputies with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the theft of a stop sign in rural Taylor County. On June 9, 2022, a search warrant was executed on a residence in the 100 block of 2nd Street in Clearfield, in an attempt to recover stolen property. During the search, Deputies located a large amount of controlled substance along with other instruments used in the possession and or delivery of controlled substances. No one was home at the time of the warrant.

On Monday, June 13, 2022, 21-year-old James O’Connor, of Clearfield, turned himself into the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on his outstanding warrants. O’Connor was charged with theft in the 5th degree and possession with intent to deliver. O’Connor posted bond and was released.

**All persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.