Mills County Attorney Eric C. Hansen, Wednesday, released additional details about the arrest of a North Carolina man arrested on sexual abuse charges. As reported earlier, 64-year old John Robert Schondelmeyer faces charges that include two felony counts of Sex Abuse in the 2nd degree, and two felony counts of Lascivious Acts with a Child. Hansen says the charges were filed following an investigation by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office.

Schondelmeyer recently resided in Bellevue, NE., but he now has a residence in Fayetteville, NC. He’s accused of committing various sex acts with two girls, ages seven and eight, over a period of time. Some of the alleged incidents occurred in Mills County, others in different jurisdictions.

If convicted of the offenses, Schondelmeyer faces 25-years in prison on each of the Sexual Abuse in the 2nd degree charges (for a total of 50-years), with a mandatory 70-percent of the time to be served before he is eligible for parole. Lascivious acts with a child is punishable by up to 10-years in prison on each count.

Schondelmeyer, who was arrested Tuesday morning at the Sarpy County, NE., Jail,  was being held in the Mills County Jail on $70,000 bond. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 1.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in a “Drug Take Back Day” on Saturday October 26, from 10-AM to 2-PM, at the Treynor Community Center. Citizens can drop off any legal or Illegal prescription or non-prescription drugs, with no questions asked. Authorities say nothing sharp (such as needles), pressurized inhaler canisters or thermometers, will be accepted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reser’s Fine Foods in Topeka, Kan., is recalling about 22,800 pounds of potentially bacteria-tainted chicken, ham and beef products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday that the meat products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The meat was shipped to retailers and distributors in 27 states including Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin. .

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service listed various “sell by” dates for the recalled products. There have been no reports of illness. Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon and potentially fatal disease. Symptoms can include high fever and severe headache.

A shifting load of grain is blamed for an accident in Mills County Monday morning. The Sheriff’s Department says a 1987 Ford grain truck driven by Robert Valeika, of Pacific Junction, was rounding a curve as it was traveling east on Nims Road, when its load of corn shifted. The vehicle tipped over and came to rest on the passenger side. No injuries were reported. The accident happened at around 10:05-a.m., about four-miles southwest of Pacific Junction.

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report a man from North Carolina was arrested Tuesday morning at the Sarpy County, NE., jail. 64-year old John Robert Schondelmeyer, of Fayetteville, NC, was taken into custody on a warrant charging him with two counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd degree and two counts of Lascivious Acts with a Child. Schondelmeyer’s bond was set at $70,000.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa judge has ordered a Phoenix, Ariz., telemarketing company to never call Iowans again after the attorney general filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against the company.  Polk County Judge Douglas Staskal’s order against Advanced Employment Solutions entered Tuesday requires the company, its owner and general manager to permanently stop calling Iowans and to make refunds if requested.

The order covers telemarketing calls and charitable solicitations to Iowans. It resolves the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Tom Miller in September. Miller’s lawsuit alleges the company sold trash bags, kitchen items, Bibles, and American flags using callers falsely claiming to be handicapped veterans or disabled workers. Miller says undercover recordings revealed several illegal deceptive techniques aimed at older Iowans.

Numbers listed for the company were either not working or disconnected.