(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports there were three arrests on Tuesday and another arrest this past Monday. Officials say on Monday (1/16/23), 33-year-old Matthew Stevens, of Lewis, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Stevens was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held.

Those taken into custody on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, include:

55-year-old Bernard Ewertz III, and 47-year-old David Headley, both of Log Lane Village, CO. Each was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Drug Trafficking. Ewertz was additionally charged with being a Felon in Control of a Firearm. Both men were booked into the Cass County Jail, and held. Separately, 40-year-old Zachary Frank, of Atlantic, was arrested Tuesday, on a warrant for Theft 4th Degree.  Frank was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held pending his later release on bond.

All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in the court of law.