FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Freeborn County man accused of stealing more than $300,000 from a private property in Iowa has escaped jail time. A judge ordered Brandon Lee Crews, of Emmons, Minnesota, to five years probation, after he accepted a plea deal for lesser charges. The 32 year old was arrested for smashing out the back window of a truck in Lake Mills on November 28, 2021, and stealing cash and other items totaling over $373,000.
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