(Estherville)– Meth charges have been filed against an Estherville man as the result of a joint investigation by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office, the Emmetsburg Police Department and the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say 30-year-old Jarrod Bandow of Estherville has been charged with one count of delivery of methamphetamine in Palo Alto county. The class “C” felony carries a 10-year prison sentence.
Bandow is currently being held in the Emmet county jail on 50-thousand dollars bond on a related charge of delivery of methamphetamine in that county.
Authorities say their investigation started in Palo Alto county with Bandow allegedly making a delivery of meth to an undercover informant at a location in Emmetsburg. They say the investigation resulted in the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office identifying suspects involved in Emmet county and a joint investigation got underway with the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office and the Emmetsburg Police Department.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.




