(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports a man from Tabor was arrested following the pursuit of a stolen motorcycle.  52-year-old Jesse Eugene Sump faces multiple charges in Iowa and Missouri. Sheriff Aistrope says on Feb. 8, 2023, a deputy observed a vehicle reported stolen out of Atchison County, Missouri at an address on Park Street in Tabor.

Deputies conducted a search warrant on the residence and discovered additional evidence connected to additional burglaries and motor vehicle thefts that occurred in Fremont and Pottawattamie Counties in Iowa, and Atchison County, Missouri. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Jesse Sump.

Jesse Sump (Fremont Co. S/O photo)

Last Sunday (March 5), Deputies were notified of a vehicle pursuit of Sump on a stolen Harley Davidson Motorcycle entering Page County from Atchison County, Missouri. Page County Deputies located the motorcycle at an abandoned farm southwest of Coin, Iowa. Fremont County K9 Roby was deployed and SUMP, surrendered to authorities and was placed under arrest without further incident.

Sump was charged with:

• Theft 1st Degree
• Theft 2nd Degree
• Theft 5th Degree
• Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense (meth)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Fugitive from Justice on an active felony warrant out of Atchison County, Missouri

Sump was being held on $10,000 cash/surety bond in Fremont County and a $100,000 cash/surety warrant out Missouri. Additional charges are pending.

Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.