CHARLES CITY – A Northern Iowa sex offender was apprehended by police for allegedly prowling in a Charles City garage.
The incident took place on December 20, 2021. Officers with the Charles City police department responded to the 800 block of D Street for a report of a male trespassing inside a garage. After an investigation, police apprehended 31-year-old Caleb Barker of Colwell, Iowa, on charges of trespassing and public intoxication. Barker was convicted in Black Hawk county at age 16 for felony second-degree sexual abuse on a male victim age 13 or younger, records show.
Barker served one day in jail and was ordered to pay $60.00 in court costs for public intoxication.
A warrant for Barker’s arrest was issued on December 22, 2021. Â Records show he is facing drug and violation of the sex offender registry (a felony) charges in Floyd county and there is a sentencing hearing scheduled for March 1, 2022.
