Kaelyn Surrell

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports a student at the Sidney High School was arrested Tuesday in connection with alleged Threats of Terrorism. 18-year-old Kaelyn Alexis Surrell,of Sidney, allegedly created a “hit list” of students and staff at the school, as well as other individuals in the community. It is alleged that Surrell threatened to commit acts of Arson towards the people on this list. She is charged with seven counts of Threat of Terrorism, a Class D Felony. Bond was set at $5,000 cash/surety. (click on any image to enlarge)

On Christmas Day, 32-year-old Dyston Patrick Tobin, of Sidney, was arrested for Providing False Information to Law Enforcement. He was released on a $300 bond.

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Deputies arrested 37-year-old Christopher Merle Powe, of Bellevue, NE. on Sunday (12/24), for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was released on his Own Recognizance.

There were numerous arrests in Fremont County on Dec. 22nd:

• Deputies were called to the Randolph State Bank for an ex-employee who was allegedly harassing bank staff. Deputies found 41-year-old Brandon Scott Marriott, of Glenwood, in the parking lot of the bank. Marriott fled the scene and was stopped a short-time later. He was arrested for OWI and Interference with Official Acts. Additional charges are pending.
• 31-year-old Mason McKay Reilly, of Fort Dodge, a registered sex offender, was arrested Dec. 22nd on charges that include six Class-B Felony counts of Sex Abuse in the 2nd Degree. He was taken into custody by Ft. Dodge Police on a Fremont County warrant and transported to the Fremont County Jail, where his cash-only bond was set at $150,000.
  

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• Also arrested on Dec. 22nd, was 52-year-old Ronda Sue Morgan and 59-year-old Michael “Charlie” Lee Morgan, both of Sidney. Deputies alleged the Morgans knowingly allowed a minor in contact with a known sex offender, resulting in bodily injury. It is also alleged that Ronda Morgan failed to report the assault. During the investigation, deputies uncovered a video alleging a physical assault on a child, causing bodily injury, by both Morgans. Ronda Morgan was charged with two counts of Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury – Class D Felonies, and one count of Accessory after the fact – an Aggravated Misdemeanor; Michael Morgan was charged with three Class-D felony counts  of Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury. Both were released after posting $5,000 cash/surety bonds. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa Dept. of Human Services.

Others arrested between Dec. 14th and 19th include:

•  On 12/14/2023, deputies arrested Justin Lynn Turner, age 29 of Shenandoah, Iowa for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender 2nd Offense. He is being held at the Fremont County Jail on $5,000 cash/surety bond as well as a no bond warrant out of the State of Missouri; That same day, Deputies took a report of an identity theft that occurred in Hamburg. Deputies learned that the victim’s identity was used to gain credit and items at multiple locations, including a business in West Des Moines, Iowa. Deputies were able to identify two suspects in the case.
• On 12/15/2023, deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the suspect vehicle in Nebraska and the vehicle continued eastbound, stopping in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Fremont County deputies with the assistance of the Council Bluffs Police Department and the Iowa State Patrol, arrested Rafael Hildago Cruzm age 28 and Erick Montero De La Rosa, age 31, both of New York, New York.
  

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  A search warrant was conducted on the vehicle and over $7,000 in stolen property was recovered.
  Both Cruz and De La Rosa were released after posting $10,000 cash bond. More charges are pending in the case.

• On 12/17/2023, deputies arrested Curtis Mark Karnes, age 59 of Kansas City, Missouri for:
  Possession of a Controlled Substance, Cocaine
  Possession of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine
  Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug
  Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  Fugitive from Justice
  Karnes is being held on a $3,000 cash bond and a $10,000 warrant out of the State of Kansas.
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  On 12/19/2023, deputies arrested Isaac Calvin Hayes, age 37 of Farragut, Iowa. Deputies were called to a disturbance in Farragut. It is alleged that Hayes threatened to stab the victim. During the arrest it is alleged that Hayes headbutted a deputy. The deputy was uninjured.
  Hayes was charged with:
  Harassment 1st Degree
  Assault on an Officer
  Domestic Abuse 2nd Offense
  Interference with Officials Acts
  Hayes is being held at the Fremont County Jail on $5,000 cash/surety bond in Fremont County and a $5,000 cash/surety bond out of Page County for a Probation Violation.