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Audubon County man arrested in Avoca

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October 24th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports an Audubon County man was arrested on a felony, and other charges Wednesday night, following a traffic stop in Avoca. 41-year old Anthony Joseph Miller, of Kimballton, was taken into custody at around 11:30-p.m., on a felony charge of OWI/3rd or subsequent offense, and an aggravated misdemeanor charge of Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a total of $7,000 bond.

And, 24-year old Robert Fredrickson Durham, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, was charged Wednesday afternoon with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, for destruction/damage or vandalism of property valued at $300 to $750. Authorities say Durham broke the sprinkler head in his isolation cell. Corrections staff explained they to redirect Durham from tampering with the sprinkler all day long, Wednesday, until just before 2-p.m., when his efforts were successful.