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https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/naked-bettendorf-man-accused-of-stealing-boat-unhooking-barges/article_438046b2-71c7-5878-93a5-0047da72f1f4.html

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Police allege in arrest affidavits filed in Scott County District Court that Hartsfield stole a 1985 Marinette cabin motorboat from the Isle Marina and floated it down river, where the boat struck and came to rest against the bridge project barges.

The boat sustained damages of between $1,500 and $10,000.

Hartsfield then boarded the barges from the boat and unhooked several ropes connecting the barges together, altering their original configuration, and threw the ropes into the river.

He was completely naked when located by police, and officers were unable to locate his clothing.

Police said that the cost to re-secure the barges and replace all the equipment that was lost exceeded $10,000.

First-degree theft and first-degree criminal mischief are Class C felonies, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Second-degree criminal mischief is a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

Bond was set Monday morning at $25,000 cash or surety. Hartsfield has a preliminary hearing Aug. 22.