Buena Vista County teen gets probation in stolen gun case
A Nebraska teen got probation after a Sioux Rapids vehicle-burglary case led investigators across three counties to stolen guns, including one recovered in Omaha.
A 17-year-old from Elkhorn, Nebraska, will serve five years of probation after a Buena Vista County firearm-theft case tied to vehicle burglaries in Sioux Rapids ended without prison time. Dewayne Terrell II also was ordered to pay about $2,250 in restitution.
Vehicle burglaries were reported Dec. 27, 2025. Three firearms were stolen and later recovered in Buena Vista and Sac counties, while a stolen handgun tied to the case was found in Omaha, Nebraska.
Terrell originally faced trafficking stolen weapons used in the commission of a crime, along with two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of third-degree burglary. Under a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty April 7 to trafficking stolen weapons used in the commission of a crime, a Class C felony. The other burglary and weapons charges were dismissed.
A separate Storm Lake traffic stop turned into a drug case near Highway 110 and Frank Starr Park. At about 12:15 a.m. June 11, police smelled marijuana and searched a vehicle.
Jason Hoger, 51, of Sugar Grove, Illinois, was booked into the Buena Vista County Jail and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of a hemp inhalation device and failure to affix a drug tax stamp. Officers found about 80 grams of marijuana, about 110 grams of THC gummies, five THC vaping devices and other paraphernalia.
A second person in the vehicle, Juan Barrera Lopez, 32, of Lombard, Illinois, also was charged after he admitted knowing the drugs were in the car. Both men were held on $7,300 bond.
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