(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that at around 10:35-p.m., Friday, Fremont County Deputies were called to the Fremont County campgrounds south of Sidney for a report of a male who had threatened to kill three campers. Prior to law enforcement arrival, the male fled into a wooded area near the Fremont County Golf Course. A search was conducted, and the male was not located.

On Saturday (today), Deputies were called to the Fremont County Golf Course for a report that the male had returned to the area. The male, attempted to hide again in a wooded area, but was apprehended by Fremont County Deputies. The male, identified as 56-year-old Jeffrey Bloomfield, with no known address, was placed under arrest. A search of his person uncovered property stolen from a residence in Sidney.

Jeffrey Bloomfield (Fremont County S/O booking photo)

Bloomfield faces charges that include Burglary 3rd Degree, Theft 5th Degree, Interference with Official Acts, and three counts of Harassment 1st Degree. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Mills County K9 Unit, Shenandoah K9 Unit, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Sidney Fire Department Drone Team, assisted with the case.