Members of the Page and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Departments teamed-up Thursday to arrest a man wanted on numerous felony warrants. 38-year old Ricky Dean Peterson was taken into custody at 1389 O Avenue in Page County, on valid Page County Warrants for felony charges that include Burglary 1st degree and Dominion / control of firearm / offensive weapon by domestic abuse offender. Peterson also faces misdemeanor charges of Criminal mischief 3rd degree, Domestic Abuse Assault – injury or mental illness, and Contempt of Court – Violation of no contact / protective order. His bond on those charges was set at $32,000.

During the arrest, Peterson was also charged with another of Contempt of Court – Violation of no contact / protective order, due to where he was arrested. No bond will be set on the additional charge until Peterson is seen by a Magistrate.

Ricky Dean Peterson

Police in Red Oak arrested a man Thursday afternoon on Domestic Abuse Assault and Obstruction of Emergency Communications, charges. 38-year old Danny Samuel Skaggs, of Red Oak, was taken into custody in the 800 block of N. 6th Street at around 12:50-p.m., and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held without bond.

A traffic stop early this (Friday) morning, in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of a man on drug and other charges. Red Oak Police say 26-year old Jimmie Fred Hockett II, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 1:30-a.m. for Driving While Suspended and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hockett was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

(In an update to our posting Thu. night) Search and Rescue crews recovered the body of a man from the West Nodaway River early this (Friday) morning, near Clarinda. According to Iowa State Patrol Trooper Aaron Nordyke, authorities were notified at around 9:05-p.m. Thursday, that a male who was last seen in the river near the Washington Street Bridge, and struggling to stay above water. The man was identified as 23-year old Trent Lee Hayden, of the Clarinda area.

Members of the Midwest Regional Dive team were called to assist in the search, along with the Council Bluffs Fire Department’s Hover 5 airboat. The airboat crew located Hayden’s body in the middle of the river south of the Washington Street bridge, just after 2:15-a.m. today (Friday). The same area of river claimed the life four-years ago, of an 11-year old boy from Chicago.

Agencies assisting in last night’s search and rescue efforts included: The Midwest Regional Dive Team, which consists of personnel from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Clarinda Fire Dept., Ringgold County Water Emergency Team (WET), Adams County EMS, the Montgomery and Page County Emergency Management Agencies, as well as the Clarinda and Red Oak Fire and Rescue Departments, Clarinda Police, the Iowa DNR and Iowa State Patrol.

(Updated 6:37-a.m.)

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a motorcycle accident that took place early this (Friday) morning in Council Bluffs. The crash resulted in what were described as serious, but non-life threatening injuries to a Nebraska man. Council Bluffs Police say 59-year old Michael Sowl, of Kearney, Nebraska, was thrown from the motorcycle he was driving after the machine went out of control in the area of S. 35th Street and Nebraska Avenue. The accident happened at around 2:37-a.m.

Authorities say Sowl was traveling south on S. 35th Street when his cycle hit the median. After being thrown from the machine, Sowl landed on the traveled portion of the road. He was taken by Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue to Creighton University Hospital, for treatment.

Officials say charges in the crash are currently pending.