DUBUQUE POLICE ARREST SUSPECT FOLLOWING DISTURBANCE AT MERCY DRIVE MEDICAL CAMPUS

Dubuque police officers arrested Shawn Vaassen, 31, of Dubuque, on Monday afternoon following a reported disturbance in the 200 block of Mercy Drive. According to official police dispatch records and jail booking logs, units responded to the Mercy medical campus area shortly after 4:00 p.m. Vaassen was secured by responding patrol officers at 4:16 p.m. without further incident. Vaassen was transported to the Dubuque County Jail and booked on initial formal counts under case file #43798. He is currently held on a ,000 cash bond pending an initial appearance scheduled for Tuesday morning in Dubuque County District Court. Formal criminal charges are allegations filed by law enforcement based on probable cause. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.