(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has issued a report on arrests taking place from March 1st through the 19th. On the 19th, 34-year-old Lacy Jean Christensen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Violation of Probation. On March 18th, 30-year-old Lucas Badillo-Rubio, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop on Highway 59. Badillo-Rubio was charged with OWI 1st, Open Container, and Failure to Maintain Control.

On the 12th, 31-year-old Michael John Tremayne, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop on Spring Street, in Harlan. Tremayne was charged with Driving while License Denied or Revoked, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Tremayne was also arrested the previous day, March 11th, following a traffic stop at 7th St and Elm St., in Harlan. He was charged with Driving while License Denied or Revoked, Operating without Interlock Device, Failure to use a seat belt, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, Driving while License is Suspended, and Failure to Transfer Title on Motor Vehicle.

On the 10th of March, 33-year-old Benjamin Tomoya Sorensen, of, Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop at Umbrella Road and Highway 44. Sorensen was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (3 counts), Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Improper Rear Lamp.

Back on March 7th, 33-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Koester, of Harlan,  was arrested following a traffic stop at 1600th St. and Hwy 59.  Koester was charged with Driving Under Suspension. And, on March 1st, Faith Merritt Peterson, age 42, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant. Peterson was charged with Violation of Probation.

Note: Criminal charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.