(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a woman was arrested early this (Tuesday) morning on Arson and Criminal Mischief charges. 38-year-old Sara Sue Batten, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 12:15-a.m. in the 600 block of E. Reed Street. She was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree (Simple Misdemeanor) and Felony 1st Degree Arson. Batten was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $25,000 bond.

Separately, Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old Matthew Wayne Echternach, for Driving While Barred. He was arrested Monday night in the 200 block of E. Oak Street and was being held on a $2,000 bond.