(Lorimor, Iowa) — A man and woman were arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges of sexual abuse and lesser charges of child endangerment. A criminal complaint filed by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, says 31-year-old Dalton Thadius Barber, of Lorimor, and 25-year-old Roni Steil, of Chariton and formerly of Lorimor, were arrested on Union County warrants.

Steil was arrested in Clarke County on Union County Felony warrants charging her with two counts of sexual abuse of a child in the 2^nd degree,  three counts of lascivious acts with a child, and one count of incest. She faces additional aggravated misdemeanor charges including three counts of indecent contact with a  child, and two counts of child endangerment. She was being held at the Union County Jail in Creston, on a $95,000 cash-only bond.

Barber was arrested following a traffic stop in Lorimor, on Union County Felony warrants charging him with:  2 counts of sexual abuse of a child in the 2^nd degree; 2 counts of lascivious acts with a child/solicitation; 1 count of lascivious acts with a child/fondling or touching; 1 count of administering harmful substances to a child; 3 counts of indecent contact with a child; 2 counts of child endangerment; incest, and possession of a stolen handgun. Bond was set at $200,000.

Preliminary Hearings for Steil and Barber were set for August 2nd.

Barber was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 44-year-old Jerome McCallum, of Kellerton. McCallum was arrested after he drove away from a residence in Lorimor, where a search warrant was being served. Inside his vehicle, authorities found a loaded 12 gauge sawed off shotgun next to the driver’s seat, and a syringe used to inject methamphetamine was found in the driver’s door.

McCallum’s license had previously been revoked. In addition, he had fraudulent license plates on the vehicle. He faces Class-D Felony charges that include Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun, as well as Possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor. McCallum was being held on a $10,000 cash/surety bond. His preliminary hearing was set for August 9th.