Man Who Allegedly Stole Car in Arkansas found Hiding in Coffee County

On Tuesday, Coffee County Deputy Cody Frame responded to a call at 681 Blue Springs Rd to check a vehicle that the complainant stated had got stuck in his field. The complainant stated that he watched the vehicle trying to get out of his field. He stated that when the deputy arrived on the scene the driver ran across the field.
When other deputies arrived Andrew James Nielsen was found in a tree.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle the subject was seen exiting, was a stolen postal employee’s Ford Escape that was reported stolen January 23, 2016 in Marion, Arkansas.
At this time Nielsen was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff’s department where a warrant for theft of property was obtained and Arkansas police were contacted.
Bond for Andrew James Nielsen age 39 of Fort Dodge, Iowa was set at $250,000 and he has a court date of March 7, 2016.