(Bedford, Iowa) – A man from northwest Iowa was arrested Sunday in Taylor County, following an investigation into a report a man was at the back door of a residence, covered in blood. Deputies responding to the 200 block of Orchard Street, in Bedford, spoke with subject, who was identified as 66-year-old Tony Bernal, of LeMars. Bernal told Deputies that his vehicle was stolen.

Authorities say during their investigation, Bernal allegedly spit in a drink that was in the deputies vehicle. The man was taken into custody and charged with burglary in the second degree, false reports to a public entity and public intoxication. Additional charges are pending. Tony Bernal was being held in the Taylor County Jail on an $11,300 cash-only bond, until being seen by a Magistrate.

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