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Man Arrested for Trespassing on Grain Elevator Silo

He was found on CFE's 144-foot-tall silo in Hartley, IA

November 30, 2020
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The Hartley Police Department reported the arrest of Tracy Lee Peterson, 28, Sheldon, IA, about 2 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of trespassing after he was found on top of Cooperative Farmers Elevator’s 144-foot-tall grain silo by an employee in Hartley, IA.

NWestIowa.com reports Peterson said he was hiding from somebody and climbed the silo the previous evening.

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