Garnavillo Nationwide Warrant Arrest

On October 21^st, 2025, at approximately 12:41 a.m., a Garnavillo police officer initiated a traffic stop on a blue sedan for not displaying any registration plates or tags on Highway 52 at the northern Garnavillo city limits. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer discovered that said driver had a extraditable nationwide warrant out of Michigan for motor vehicle theft. The officer additionally noticed that both occupants of the vehicle were extremely nervous. After speaking consensually with the female passenger, the passenger admitted that narcotics were present in the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted and approximately 4 grams of a controlled substance were located within the vehicle, as well as drug paraphernalia. Joshua Lee Coleman (45) of White Pigeon, Michigan, was taken into custody on his nationwide warrant and was additionally charged by the Garnavillo Police Department with Possession of a Controlled Substance 2^nd Offense (Aggravated Misdemeanor), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office assisted the police department on the traffic stop.