Red Oak Police report OWI arrest following early-morning traffic stop

RED OAK, Iowa — The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man following a traffic stop early Friday morning.

According to the department, officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 200th Street and Ginkgo Avenue at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026.

Officers arrested 23-year-old Alec Michael Axon of Red Oak for operating while intoxicated, first offense.

Axon was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on $1,000 cash or surety bond at the time the information was released.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.