WAUCOMA, IOWA – Just a good ole boy, never meaning no harm, except when it comes to random items in the Northern Iowa countryside locked in his crosshairs, and due to his alleged nefarious ways, he awaits trial.
In the months of October and November of 2024, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of property damage in the Waucoma area. The property damage ranged from multiple road signs, mailboxes, trash bins, and Waucoma City Park property being destroyed.
After further law enforcement investigation and multiple search warrants being conducted, the culprits were identified.
On December 28, 2024, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year-old Luke Joseph Langreck (pictured at top) of Lawler, Iowa, on a valid Fayette county warrant for felony second-degree criminal mischief for crimes he allegedly committed on November 17, 2024. Langreck was transported to the Fayette County Jail where he was held on a $5,000 cash or surety bond until his initial appearance. He posted bond and now awaits a preliminary hearing.
Langreck is also charged with felony second-degree criminal mischief and aggravated misdemeanor reckless use of a firearm causing property damage in Chickasaw county. He allegedly committed these crimes on November 17, 2024. He was arrested and posted bond as he entered a not-guilty plea and now awaits a jury trial scheduled for February 26.
According to records, authorities in Chickasaw county executed a search warrant on Langreck on January 3, 2025, and multiple ones earlier in Fayette county. He’s been charged with trespassing in Chickasaw county as well.