Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say an investigation that led to a search warrant on Sept. 3rd, also resulted in the arrest of a man on theft and weapon charges. 48-year old Thayne Kinnison, of Stanton, was arrested Wednesday (Today) on a warrant for Theft in the 2nd degree/Possession of Stolen Property, and for being a Felon in Possession of an Offensive Weapon. Kinnison was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 cash bond.

Also on Wednesday (today), deputies in Montgomery County arrested 20-year old Travis Brightbill, of Council Bluffs, on a warrant for Probation Violation related to an original narcotic violation offense. Brightbill was being held in the jail on $2,500 bond.

In a follow-up to our story Tuesday about a fatality accident near Avoca, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Wednesday) identified the victim as 60-year old Garry Johnk, of Atlantic. Sheriff Jeff Danker says the cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.

Johnk was driving a Ford F-150 pickup on westbound Highway 83 at around 7:35-a.m., Tuesday, when the vehicle left the road and came to rest in a harvest cornfield. Iowa Department of Transportation workers were on location erecting a construction zone sign,  when they saw the pickup pass by. The driver appeared to be slumped over, leaning toward the driver’s door.

Two people were injured during a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon, in Shelby County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 39-year old Amy Malloy, of Walnut, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered severe injuries and was flown by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha, while the driver of the other vehicle, 31-year old Jason Leinen, of Adel, who was wearing his seat belt, suffered non-life threatening injuries, was transported to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan by Elk Horn Rescue.

The accident happened at around 12:50-p.m. on 400th Street, about one-quarter of a mile east of Umbrella Road, in Shelby County. Officials say a 2006 Toyota Camry driven by Malloy, was traveling west on the wrong side of 400th Street, at the same time a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by Leinen, was traveling east.

The vehicles collided at the crest of a hill, causing major damage to both vehicles.

Two people from Atlantic were arrested on drug charges, Tuesday. The Atlantic Police Dept. reports 19-year old Kody Lynn Hansen, of Atlantic,  was arrested on Cass County warrants for two counts of Delivery of Drugs to Minors, and for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Hansen was booked into the Cass County Jail.

And, 15-year old Spenser Denison, of Atlantic, was arrested on two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. He was later released to his parent.