The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous arrests took place from Feb. 24th through March 1st. Most recently, on Monday (3/1), 23-year old Zachary James Martin, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for a Sex Offender Registration Violation. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail on $2,000 bond. On Sunday, three people were arrested on drug charges, in Walnut: 42-year old Erica Joyce LaPorto, of Denver, CO., was arrested for Possession of Meth/1st offense, Prohibited Acts; and Possession of Marijuana/1st offense. Her bond was set at $4,300; 41-year old Michael J. LaPorto was arrested for Possession of Meth/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and, 51-year old Jennifer Diane LaPorto, was arrested for Possession of Paraphernalia. The trio were taken into custody at around 9:15-p.m. following a call about a disturbance at 2101 Antique City Drive. An investigation determined all three subjects in a vehicle had narcotics inside the vehicle.

The Shelby County K9 was requested, and alerted to the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted. All three subjects were transported to the Pott. County Jail, where only Erica LaPorto remained, as of today (Tuesday). Sunday afternoon, a Deputy was called to a residence in the 7,300 block of Stafford, where a disoriented man had driven off the road. Once 59-year old Kevin L. Conant was checked out by Underwood and McClelland volunteer firefighters/EMS, and sobriety tests were conducted, Conant was arrested for OWI/1st offense. At around 3:30-a.m. Sunday, a check on a vehicle in the median at mile marker 1 of I-680 resulted in the arrest of 45-year old John Eric Blankenship being arrested for OWI/1st offense.

Saturday evening, a welfare check on residents of a home in the 1100 block of Jennings Avenue in Council Bluffs, resulted in the arrest of 59-year old Darby Leroy Durham, for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. The man allegedly was intoxicated, and had caused an arm injury to a female party. The woman was transported by Underwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital.  Saturday morning, 56-year old Debra Sue Jacobsen was arrested in Hancock for OWI/1st offense, following a warrant check. Friday evening, 34-year old Charles William Walker, of Adair, was arrested for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender, following a traffic stop on a vehicle with fraudulent license plates. Walker was found to have valid arrest warrants, and a barred license. His bond was set at $2,000.

On Feb. 26th: 31-year old Nathaniel Robert Didamo was arrested in Council Bluffs for Violation of Probation; An eight-year old male was arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree/2nd or subsequent offense, Feb. 26th, following a call about a burglary in Neola. Also arrested Feb. 26th in Pottawattamie County, was 39-year old Chad Gerald Fulsos, who was wanted on a bench warrant for failing to pay child support. He was taken into custody in Council Bluffs. Authorities said also, 42-year old Jason Riley Lawton turned himself-in to the Pott. County Jail. Lawton was wanted on a warrant for Burglary in the 2nd Degree. He was turned over to Corrections Staff and booked into the jail.

On Feb. 25th, 32-year old Felicia Rae Ross, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pott. County Jail, on a warrant for Burglary in the 3rd Degree/1st offense. 24-year old Dakota William Ruby was arrested the same day, in Council Bluffs, for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. And, 44-year old Kevin Scott Waters was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following an investigation into an overturned semi off I-80 at mile marker 27.

On the 24th, 61-year old Mark William Armstrong was arrested on Crescent, on a warrant for Violation of Probation.