(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office is reporting three recent arrests, plus a hit-and-run accident. Those arrested include:

• On March 4th, 39-year-old Paul Aaron Pontow, of Red Oak, for OWI/1st offense ($1,000 bond)
• On March 5th, 22-year-old Jesse James Darrell Ahrendsen, of Omaha, for Public Intox. ($300 bond)
• On March 7th, 45-year-old Chad Michael Hill, of Red Oak, for Driving While Barred. ($2,000 bond)

A little after 5-a.m. Sunday (March 5), a 2023 Kia registered to Carter Schindler, of Papillion, NE, was on Bunge Avenue, when Schindler came upon an unidentified, non-moving vehicle. When he tried to go around the vehicle, the unknown driver of the other vehicle put their vehicle in reverse and accelerated rapidly, causing the rear bumper of the unknown vehicle to strike the driver’s side rear door and rear fender of the KIA.

The unknown vehicle then took-off quickly and left the scene. The report did not say what the dollar amount of the damage was.