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Hiawatha man arrested on multiple charges

By Greg Bebermeyer

05/17/2023

Guillermo Vela ( Credit: Brown County Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man is facing multiple charges in connection with a domestic disturbance over the weekend.

Hiawatha Police Chief Mickey Gruber, in a release, said Brown County Sheriff's deputies and a Hiawatha Police Department Officer responded to a domestic disturbance call at the Country View Apartments located in the 200 block of Miami Street in Hiawatha shortly after 2:00 Saturday morning.

After investigating the incident, Gruber said officers attempted to arrest 37-year-old Guillermo Nicholas Vela for violating a protective order and he resisted arrest.

Vela was taken into custody on charges of felony battery on a law enforcement officer, battery, interference with law enforcement, violation of a protective order and disorderly conduct.

Following his arrest, Vela was booked into the Brown County Jail.

At the time of the incident, Gruber said Vela was free on bond from a 2022 criminal case in which he was charged with four counts—including aggravated battery.

Gruber said a law enforcement agency from outside of Brown County is reviewing the arrest at the request of Brown County law enforcement due to allegations by Vela's family that excessive force was used to arrest him. It is standard protocol to request that an outside agency review the matter when allegations are made against a local law enforcement agency.

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