BLAKESBURG – A Blakesburg man was arrested after a disturbance near railroad tracks yesterday.

According to the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement received a report of a man lying on railroad tracks near 230th Avenue in the Blakesburg area yesterday morning at around 10:04am. The caller making the report also indicated that the man was in possession of a handgun.

Deputies responded to the scene and located 33-year-old Dakoda Kendon Flinn still lying near the tracks. Flinn was reportedly intoxicated and initially noncompliant with the deputies’ commands, but he eventually was taken into custody without further incident.

It was later confirmed that Flinn was in possession of a .22 caliber revolver during this incident.

Flinn was transported to the Wapello County Jail and now faces several charges, including Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Trespassing, Violation of a No-Contact Order, and Public Intoxication.