Arrest Report from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, 8/31/23
August 31st, 2023 by Ric Hanson
(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has issued a lengthy report on arrests dating back to August 15th:
8-15-23: Donald Alfred Wheatley, age 70, Shelby, IA was arrested following a traffic stop at 12th St and Chatburn Ave. Wheatley was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 2nd, Driving Revoked, and Violation of Restricted License; Jacob Austin Wingert, age 25, Panama, IA was arrested following a call for service in Panama. Wingert was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Public Intoxication.
8-17-23: Jacob Austin Wingert, age 25, Panama, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 600 block of Court St. in Harlan. Wingert was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Public Intoxication; Brent Michael Swisher, age 40, Harlan, IA was arrested following an investigation in the 2000 block of 23rd St. Swisher was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
8-19-23: Tea Briannan Stevens, age30, Atlantic, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 and Maple Rd. Stevens was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances; Thomas Morgan Lathrop, age 31, Omaha, NE was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Lathrop was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Suspended, Violations of Conditions of Restricted License, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability; Dawson Gage Hansen, age 23, Manilla, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Hansen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License is Suspended.
8-20-23: Nyagach Dech Chigach, age 33, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of 12th St in Harlan. Chigach was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Disorderly Conduct; Simon Buombiey Jacob, age 34, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of 12th St in Harlan, Jacob was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault.
8-21-23: Andrew Michael Lyman, age 34, Denison, IA was arrested following an investigation of multiple thefts. Lyman was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Theft 3rd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Lyman was also charged with 2 counts of theft 5th.
8-23-23: Garrett Richard Morrison, age 23, Omaha, NE was arrested following a traffic stop in the 800 block of Hwy 59. Morrison was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance.
8-24-23: Gary Lyn McCoy, age 67, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 500 block of Market St. Following an investigation McCoy was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Burglary and Theft 3rd; Jose Misael Rivera, age 43, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Rivera was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving Under Suspension; John Joseph Bowen, age 42, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Ridgeway Dr. Bowen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, and Driving Under Suspension; Christopher Allen Cue, age 39, Council Bluffs, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Cue was transported to the Shelby County Jail.
8-25-23: Lexus Ann Harris Larrison, age 23, Council Bluffs, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Larrison was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Controlled Substance, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, and Following to Close; Terrance Francis, Weiland, age 72, Aurora, CO was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 191. Weiland was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st, Open Container, and Speeding.
8-26-23: Laura Ann Traufler, age 46, Earling, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1800 block of 23rd St in Harlan. Traufler was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Operating a Non-registered Vehicle.
8-27-23: Albert Alexander Johnson, age 37, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 300 block of Hwy 59. Johnson was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability; Laura Ann Traufler, age 46, Earling, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Hwy 59. Traufler was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended, and Operation without Ignition Interlock.
8-29-23: Jessica Lee Anderson, age 35, Harlan, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Theft 5th. Anderson was transported to the Shelby County Jail; Kenny Lee Carl, age 64, Harlan, IA was arrested after a Search Warrant was executed in the 1800 block of Exchange St. Carl was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
8-31-23: Kenedee Marie Joanna Turner, age 26, Audubon, IA was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 and Hazel Rd. Turner was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Theft 5th and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.
Note: Criminal charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.