(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has issued reports on several arrests between July 7th and the 19th. At around 12:30-a.m. on July 7th, Deputies tried to initiate a traffic stop on an un-plated GMC pickup, in the area of 220th and Vine Avenue, in Montgomery County. The vehicle fled from Deputies, with the pursuit traveling south into Villisca, before heading east into Adams County. The truck eventually turned south into Taylor County, where it entered a farm field and became stuck.

The driver, 36-year-old Brandon Ray Larson, of Atlantic, was arrested on charges that include Possession with the Intent to Deliver (more than 5 grams of meth) – A Class B Felony, Driving While Barred, and Felony Eluding. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $25,000 bond.

On Tuesday (July 19), Deputies conducted a traffic stop at around 8:45-p.m., on Boxelder Avenue, south of Highway 34. Upon investigation, 58-year-old Scott Wuster, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana/1st offense (A Serious misdemeanor), and Poss. of an Offensive Weapon (A Class-D Felony). Wuster was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond. The Mills County K9 Unit and Montgomery County Communications Center assisted in handling the incident.

On July 11th at around 11:30-p.m., Deputies in Montgomery County conducted a traffic stop at 180th Street and Highway 49. They arrested 37-year-old Cory Ross Smith, of Elliott, for Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000. On July 8th, 50-year-old Kevin Lee Ward, of Urbandale, and 45-year-old Justine Elaine Gregory, of Hamburg, was arrested in Montgomery County, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. They were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on full bond. Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in handling the incident.