OTTUMWA – Authorities in Wapello County arrested an Ottumwa man this week following a vehicle theft.

According to the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office, in the early hours of Monday morning, a Wapello County Deputy on routine patrol discovered a Nissan Frontier in the ditch near River Road and 110th Avenue just south of Ottumwa.

An investigation into the incident revealed that the vehicle was not yet reported stolen at the time. The owner of the vehicle was unaware of the theft when the deputies made contact.

Further investigation led deputies to arrest 18-year-old Brayden Michael Freddy Morrow of Ottumwa at around 10:03pm on Wednesday night. Morrow is currently in custody and is facing a 2nd degree theft charge (class D felony) as well as a charge of driving while suspended. He is being held in the Wapello County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond.