Execution of search warrants near Harpers Ferry results in arrest on multiple charges

The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office produced a media release following the notable presence of numerous State of Iowa law enforcement vehicles in the Allamakee County area Monday, January 12, most notably in the Harpers Ferry area. Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick explained that the increased law enforcement presence followed protocol in a search warrant execution in a developing matter involving an individual with a past criminal history, with the briefing of authorities involved in the matter taking place in Harpers Ferry.

That Monday, January 12, at approximately 11:00 a.m., a search warrant was executed at a residence located at 1954 Old Mission Drive in rural Allamakee County, approximately 15 miles southwest of Harpers Ferry. The warrant was issued as the result of an investigation conducted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) into the illegal harvest of deer.

Upon entry to the residence, officers observed items that are consistent with methamphetamine and marijuana. A second search warrant was then issued. As a result of that search, numerous firearms and substances consistent with the possession of illegal controlled substances were located and seized.

A male individual, Albert Ian Scroggins, age 34, of rural Harpers Ferry, and formerly of Waterloo, was placed under arrest at the residence and transported to the Allamakee County Jail where he was booked in on the following charges:
• Control of a firearm by a felon - a Class D Felony;
• Possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine 2nd Offense) - an Aggravated Misdemeanor;
• Possession of a controlled substance (Marijuana 1st Offense) - Serious Misdemeanor;
• Possession of drug paraphernalia - a Simple Misdemeanor;
• Multiple fish and game violations to be charged through the state of Iowa.

Scroggins was released on cash bond the day after his arrest. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Allamakee County District Court Friday, January 23.

Assisting at the scene was the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State Patrol, Lansing Police Department and the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office.