(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on numerous arrests taking place from Oct. 16th through the 30th. Most recently….

10-30-23: Steven James McDonald, age 50, of Logan was arrested following a traffic stop on Chatburn Ave. McDonald was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Barred.

10-27-23: Guillermo Dominic Hernandez, age 24, was arrested following a traffic stop on Highway 59. Hernandez was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Revoked; William Vincent Degroot, age 51, of Harlan was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59 and 1200th St. Degroot was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st and Careless Driving.

10-26-23: Jill Annette Wensel, age 52, of Logan was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 and Ironwood Rd. Wensel was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Barred and Fraudulent use of Registration.  

10-25-23: Devan Edward Dahleen, age 20, of Charter Oak, was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59. Dahleen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

10-24-23: Jason Michael Lee, age 19, and 19-year-old Ian Austin Hill, both of Harlan, were arrested following a traffic stop on Morningview Dr., in Harlan. Lee was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st, and Person under 21 using tobacco/vapor product.Hill was charged with Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st, Interference with Official Acts, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Improper Rear Lamps, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Failure to Maintain or Use Safety Belt.; Nicholas Ross Swanson, age 43, of Audubon, was arrested following a traffic stop Oct. 24th, in the 700 block of Hwy 173. Swanson was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with OWI 1st.; Gerard August Rueschenberg, age 69, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service in the area of 10th St and Market in Harlan. Rueschenberg was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Offense.

10-21-23: Michael Allen Pitt, age 59, of Council Bluffs was arrested on an active Shelby Warrant for Failure to Appear. Pitt was transported to the Shelby County Jail.; Alvin Gregory Evans, age 39, of Harlan was arrested following a traffic stop in the 2000 block of 23rd St in Harlan. Evans was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while Suspended.

10-19-23: Hilda Maritza Magana, age 23, of Kiron, was arrested following a traffic stop at Cyclone Ave and Durant St. in Harlan. Magana was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st and Speeding.; Thomas Michael Cahill, age 38, of Walnut, was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 59 at River Rd. Cahill was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with speeding.;Philip Brian King, age 30, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service in the 1100 block of Chatburn Ave. King was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Methamphetamine, Child Endangerment, and Trespass.; Elizabeth Marie Balquier, age 24, of Nebraska City, NE was arrested following a call for service in the 1100 block of Chatburn Ave. Balquier was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Child Endangerment.

10-18-23: Stefen Matthew Halm, age 18, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop at 7th St and Walnut St. Halm was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st, and Person under 21 using Tobacco/Vapor Product 1st.

10-17-23: Michael Leroy Arnold, age 51, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. Arnold was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

10-16-23: Simon Buombiey Jacob, age 34, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop in Tennant. Simon was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving while License Revoked.