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Pott. County Sheriff’s report 1/7/19: Lewis man arrested Saturday; Omaha woman arrested on burglary charge in Avoca

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January 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a traffic stop early Saturday morning resulted in the arrest of a man from Cass County. A Deputy patrolling at around 1-a.m. near the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 6,  observed an SUV with several equipment violations. Upon stopping the vehicle the driver, 58-year old Gary Joe Buboltz, of Lewis, was found to be driving without a license. Buboltz was subsequently arrested for Driving While Barred, and given written warning for the equipment violations.

A reported reckless driver was arrested late Saturday night, in Pottawattamie County. Authorities say a pickup heading eastbound over Interstate 480 into Pottawattamie County was later located, and the driver, 45-year old Michael Phillip Castor, JR., of Omaha, was taken into custody at around 10:45-p.m. for Eluding, OWI/1st offense, Interference with Official Acts, and Theft in the 1st degree. Castor was also arrested on a U-S Marshal’s warrant for being a Fugitive from Justice. Castor was being held without bond on the Fugitive warrant, and $10,000 bond on a felony Escape from custody charge.

And, an investigation into a reported Burglary in Avoca, Sunday morning, resulted in the arrest of a woman from Nebraska. 25-year old Michelle Grace Waldhauser, of Omaha, was taken into custody for Burglary in the 3rd Degree (Breaking and Entering) for an incident that occurred at a garage in Avoca, whereby she allegedly attempted to take a pancake-style air compressor valued at $500.  Waldhauser suffered apparent, minor injuries during the incident that happened in the 500 block of Locust Street, in Avoca.