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Brake light issue results in drug arrest

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August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say a Red Oak man was arrested Tuesday night in Council Bluffs, on a drug charge. A Deputy conducting a traffic stop at around 8:30-p.m. on a vehicle with an improper brake light, saw a sandwich bag with a green, leafy substance in plain view, between the passenger seat and center console. The driver of the vehicle, 25-year old Kristopher James Koon, of Red Oak, denied the bag was there. When it was opened, the deputy noticed the distinct smell of marijuana. Koon was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (3.2 grams) and given a written warning for the brake light infraction.

An Avoca man was arrested Tuesday evening on an OWI charge, after the vehicle he was driving was pulled over for no license plates. 22-year old Jacob Dwayne Jens was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense. He was also cited for Driving While Suspended, No vehicle registration, and No proof of Insurance.

And, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy on routine patrol Tuesday evening, stopped a vehicle after a license plate check revealed the registered owner was wanted on a warrant. The driver and owner of the car, 29-year old Amanda Jeane Guill, of Neola, was taken into custody on a Council Bluffs Police Department warrant for Probation Violation.