PALO ALTO COUNTY – A Northern Iowa sex offender was caught with illegal substances and accused of violating the state’s sex offender registry.
On November 17, 2020, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested 62-year-old Kenneth Elmer Clabaugh of Rodman, Iowa on a valid Kossuth County Arrest Warrant. Following his arrest, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office charged Clabaugh with Possession of a Controlled Substance, 3rd Offense, a Class D Felony; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Simple Misdemeanor; and Failure to Comply With a Sex Offender Registry Requirement, 2nd or Subsequent Offense, a Class D Felony.
Clabaugh was placed in the Palo Alto County Jail to await his initial appearance before a judge.
