The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports a few recent arrests. At around 7-a.m. Saturday, 25-year old Phillip John Matzen, of Kirkman, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault with Injury ( Aggravated Misdemeanor), after deputies were called to the 100 block of Main Street in Earling, for a disturbance called into the 911 Center. Matzen was brought to the Shelby County Jail where he was held without bond until making an appearance before a magistrate. He was released later that morning.

At around 3-a.m. Friday, Shelby County Deputies arrested 35-year old Michael Allen Hager, of Persia, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. The charges were the result of a traffic stop on Highway 44 near Shelby County Road M16. Hager was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $1,000 cash/surety bond. Also arrested at the same time and place, was 47-year old Darrell Dean Sholley, of Des Moines. He was charged with felony Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Sholley was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $5,000 cash/surety bond.