(Bedford, Iowa) – The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports that the 15th of November, 2022, a Taylor County Deputy observed a male known to him for not having a driver’s license, getting into a vehicle leaving a known residence associated with narcotic activity. The subject, 39-year-old, Harold Brown, of Malvern, was stopped for driving with a suspended license.

A probable cause search of the vehicle located a loaded firearm and approximately two grams of meth. Brown was charged with driving while license suspended, possession of a controlled substance (3rd or subsequent offense), and possession of a firearm by a felon. Brown posted the $5000 cash-only bond, and has since been released from the Taylor County Jail.

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