(Audubon, Iowa) – The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports two Cass County residents were arrested Tuesday. 31-year-old Stephen Ross and 22-year-old Mikayla Tye, both of Atlantic, were arrested on charges of Theft 2nd, Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The charges stem from the recovery of a stolen pickup in the 3000 block of Falcon Ave. Both appeared before the magistrate and are being held on $10,000 cash or surety bonds. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cass and Shelby County Sheriff’s Offices.

Two people from Exira were arrested on drug charges Oct.  19th.  60-year-old Kenneth Cook and 47-year-old Michaela Cook, each faces a charge of Possession with Intent to Distribute to Persons under 18. The charges stem from a search warrant in the 200 block of N Jefferson in Exira. Both appeared before the magistrate and are being held on $50,000 cash or surety bonds. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Robert Joens, of Exira, was arrested on October 18th on an outstanding warrant for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The charges stem from a traffic stop in the area of Highway 71 and Highway 44 on October 1st. He appeared before the magistrate and was held until he later posted bond.

On the 13th, 50-year-old Billy Simon, of Exira, was arrested on charges of Driving while Barred and Driving while Revoked. The charges stem from a traffic stop in the 300 block of Church Street in Exira. He was released on his own recognizance the next morning.

On Oct. 4th, 30-year-old Jacob Sweeney, of Audubon, was arrested on an outstanding Violation of Probation warrant on October 4th. He appeared before the magistrate and was held until he posted cash bond on October 16th.

And, deputies in Audubon County arrested 18-year-old Nathan Keiser, of Lewis, on an outstanding warrant for Assault. He appeared before the Magistrate and posted a cash bond. The charge stems from an incident on June 24th in the 200 block of N Kilworth in Exira.

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