Mills County arrest and Accident report, 4/7/22
April 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. As previously mentioned, 27-year-old Tyler Keith Evans, of Omaha, was arrested in Council Bluffs at around 4-a.m. today (Thursday), following a pursuit that began in northern Mills County. He faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance; Theft in the 1st; Eluding; Drug Tax Stamp Violation; having no valid driver’s license, and failure to show proof of insurance. His bond was set at $45,000.
Tuesday afternoon, 22-year-old Adam Dennis Letts, of Emerson, was arrested for Driving While Barred ($2,000 bond), and at around 12:35-a.m. Tuesday, 46-year-old Brent William Michael, of Malvern, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension ($300 bond). He was taken into custody following an accident at the intersection of Highway 34 and 310th Street. Michael was traveling west on Highway 34 at around 12:35-a.m., and attempted to turn north, onto 310th Street, when he lost control of his 2009 Pontiac, on the gravel. The car slid through the intersection and into a ditch, hitting and knocking over a stop sign before coming to rest. No injuries were reported.
There were also no injuries reported following an accident Wednesday afternoon, in Mills County. The crash happened at 221st Street and Barrus Road. Authorities say 39-year-old Jennifer Tucker, of Glenwood, was driving a 2020 KIA northbound on 221st Street, at the same time a 2021 Acura driven by 21-year-old Katherine Gardiner, of Omaha, was traveling west on Barrus Road.
As she was leaving a stop sign at the intersection, Gardiner failed to yield to the Accura, and struck Tucker’s car on the rear, passenger side.