Clear Lake man charged with Theft in the First Degree

Michael David Eichmann, 42, of Clear Lake, has been charged with Theft in the First Degree, a class C felony, and Ongoing Criminal Conduct, a class B felony after the culmination of an 

investigation conducted by the Clear Lake Police Department. 

Detective Ryan Eskildsen led the investigation which involved property that Eichmann had in his possession at various locations stolen between the fall of 2012 and April of 2013.  Most of the property was stolen from locations in Clear Lake and surrounding neighborhoods. 

Included in the recovered property was a fishing boat, a pontoon boat trailer, three jet skis, two jet ski trailers, an ATV, a motorcycle, air compressor and a portable generator. 

The reported value of the property exceeds $10,000. 

Eichmann was charged at the Cerro Gordo County Jail where he was already incarcerated on other charges.