Merrick County Deputy helps arrest, sentence Iowa man on the run from child sexual assault charges
An Iowa man who was on the run will now spend more than a decade in prison thanks to a lengthy investigation and extra efforts by a Nebraska Sheriff's Deputy.
By News Channel Nebraska
MERRICK COUNTY, Neb. – An Iowa man who was on the run will now spend more than a decade in prison thanks to a lengthy investigation and extra efforts by a Nebraska Sheriff's Deputy.
According to a news release, Merrick County Deputy Brandi Coufal began investigating a suspicious man who worked at a rural gas station in Merrick County in 2022.
Online, Coufal located and identified 44-year old Herbert Glen Eddards who had an Iowa address.
Coufal contacted authorities in Benton County, IA, who told her that Eddards was a suspect in a sexual abuse of a child investigation that had taken place from 2016-2020.
Authorities arrested him in January 2023, and last Thursday, a judge sentenced Eddards to 15 years in prison for sexual abuse of a child and several other charges.