State v. Armstrong

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

On May 11, 2008, Mark Reed of the Le Mars Police Department responded to a complaint of loud noise and possible underage drinking. Reed arrived at an apartment complex and began checking identifications to determine whether its occupants were of legal age to consume alcohol. Brett Armstrong (Armstrong) identified himself to Reed as Jeremy Armstrong (Brett’s brother) and provided Jeremy’s date of birth and social security number. He did not provide any identification documents. Reed ran the information, determined there was an outstanding warrant for Jeremy…