Sheriff-patrolThe state has taken custody of a northeast Iowa woman’s children. Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 26-year-old Brooke Renee Cromwell of Oelwein for child endangerment claiming she allowed a man who is registered sex offender to pick up her children from school and a daycare provider.

The man, 28-year-old Dillon Sommerfelt of Oelwein, is charged with failure to comply with the sex offender registry. Both Cromwell and Sommerfelt were released from jail on Saturday after posting bond.

The Iowa Department of Human Services took custody of the children for placement.