March 28, 2024

Man arrested for threatening transgender student

NEVADA — Police in central Iowa have arrested a man they say left messages at a high school threatening to kill a transgender student there.

The Nevada Public Safety Department says police arrested 65-year-old Mondell Olson, of Ames, on Wednesday after an investigation into that threat and another harassing voicemail left for a Nevada High School teacher. Authorities say Olson left one message threatening to “kill, brand and cause bodily harm” to the student.