Hunter
01/13/23
An Oxford man has been taken into custody after an alleged New Year’s Day burglary of a North Liberty residence.
Police say 58-year-old Jimmy Frees of Johnson Iowa Road Northwest entered a James Avenue property sometime before noon on January 1st and took several items, including a chest, cabinet, several stuffed animals and an aluminum trailer.
On Tuesday, a resident at the Frees home contacted authorities about the trailer. Upon arrival, the resident said that Frees asked to borrow an angle grinder from him so that he could remove the vehicle identification number from what Frees called his “new” trailer. The resident also stated that Frees asked him if he knew anyone willing to buy the trailer.
The VIN matched the trailer stolen from North Liberty on the 1st. It was valued at $6000.
A warrant was issued for Frees the following day, and he was taken into custody Thursday afternoon. He’s been charged with 2nd degree Theft and 3rd degree Burglary. If convicted on both counts, Frees faces a prison term of up to ten years.