The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 18-year old Wynter Grace Knight was arrested at around 8:40-p.m. Saturday, following a traffic stop. Authorities say Knight showed signs of being impaired by drugs, and was detained for further testing. She was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. An OWI/1st offense charge was pending.

At around 6:30-p.m. Saturday, 61-year old Stephen James Ronk was arrested following a traffic stop for speeding, in Pott. County. Ronk was charged with OWI/1st offense, and cited for speeding 70 in a 55 mph zone.

As previously reported, a pursuit Saturday afternoon in Pottawattamie County, ended with the arrest of a man wanted on a sex offender warrant out of Douglas County, Nebraska. 34-year old Nicholas Harms was taken into custody after a Pott. County Sheriff’s Deputy performed a PIT maneuver at the corner of Pioneer Trail and Traceview Loop. The pursuit began when Harms refused to pull over for a traffic violation. During the chase, speeds reached in excess of 100-miles per hour, with some speeds in the rural southeast Council Bluffs area he was finally stopped at, ranging up to 115-mph. No injuries were reported. Harms was being held Saturday in the Pottawattamie County jail. He faces eluding while exceeding the speed limit by 25 mph or more, and Possession of drug paraphernalia, in addition to being wanted on the NE warrant.

At around 11-p.m. Friday, 38-year old Alex Eugene Hargens was arrested following an investigation into a vehicle stopped in the traveled portion of the road at the Avoca City Park. Hargens was found to be impaired have had an open container of alcoholic beverage in his possession. There were also numerous prisoner transfers to the Pott. County Jail from other facilities, this past week. Among them was 37-year old Maurice Antonio Lyons, of Denison, who was picked up from Crawford County. Lyons was wanted on valid Pott. County warrants for Child Endangerment w/substantial risk, Domestic Abuse Assault w/a dangerous weapon/1st offense, False Imprisonment, and Obstruction of E-911 communications.

(9-a.m. News)