Bicyclists are feeling a lot safer on a popular trail in western Iowa following the arrests of three teenagers. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputies believe the juveniles were trying to injure cyclists on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail. Greg Losh, vice president of the group (Southwest Iowa Nature Trails) that manages the 62-mile long trail between Council Bluffs and Blanchard, says the incidents began in late June.
Two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old were arrested during last Thursday’s ride.
Losh says the deputies caught the teens preparing something that could’ve critically injured a cyclist.
The trail is dark in the area where the teens were allegedly placing obstructions. Losh said one cyclist badly skinned his elbow, knee, and hand in early July when he was thrown from his bike after hitting a log placed over the trail.
