Lang
6/24/23
A wanted Muscatine County man is in custody after a two-hour standoff with police.
According to a “Felon Friday” post on the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Friday morning deputies received actionable information pertaining to the location of 39-year-old Bud Leroy Kauffman, who had active felony warrants for his arrest out of both Muscatine and Louisa Counties. Muscatine County Deputies, with the assistance of Muscatine Police Department personnel, surrounded a mobile home in Muscatine County. For approximately two hours, law enforcement announced their presence and commands to Kauffman who refused to acknowledge those commands.
Kauffman eventually made his way out of the residence and was placed into custody. He is being held in the Muscatine County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond on charges of Felony Eluding and Driving While Barred. A detainer has been placed by Louisa County for warrants pertaining to a Parole Violation and Possession of Controlled Substance with an $8,250 cash bond.
The Eluding charge alone carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.