SIOUX CITY, Iowa – April 19, 2023 – Drivers on U.S. 30, three miles east of Denison, need to be aware of a bridge construction project that may slow down their trip. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 24 until Oct. 28, weather permitting, construction crews will reduce the roadway to one lane with traffic controlled with traffic signals as they replace the U.S. 30 bridge over Rocky Run Creek near Denison.

During this project, a ten-foot lane-width restriction will be in place. Jensen Construction Co. was awarded the $1.8 million project.

Sidney, Iowa – On April 17, 2023, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a stabbing at 508 Main St. in Sidney, Iowa. Upon arrival, deputies and first responders located two make subjects outside the residence who had been stabbed, one individual later succumbed to his injuries, while the other was life flighted to University of Omaha Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha with life threatening injuries.

On the afternoon of April 18, 2023, a forensic autopsy was conducted by the Iowa Office of the State Medial Examiner on the deceased male. The death has been ruled as a homicide and the manner of death was identified as stab wounds. The deceased male has been identified as 26-year-old Corey Miller of Sidney, Iowa.

The second stabbing victim has been identified as 28-year-old D’Andre Kyle of Sidney, Iowa. Kyle is currently in stable condition at UNMC.

On April 17th, a search warrant was conducted at 508 Main St in Sidney where upon illegal and illicit items were seized. On April 18, 2023, Mark Dupre (age 26) and Katelan Jacobs (age 23) of 508 Main St. Sidney, Iowa, were arrested at a separate location by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office on charges stemming from the search warrant. Both Dupre and Jacobs were charged with possession of a controlled substances with intent to deliver over 5 grams of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dupre was also charges with possession of marijuana (2nd offense) and Jacobs was charged with possession of marijuana (1st offense). Dupre’s bond was set at $100,000.00 cash and Jacobs was set at $300,000.00 cash.

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This is an on-going criminal investigation, and no further details will be released at this time.

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 36-year-old Bradley James Jackson, of Glenwood, was arrested last Friday afternoon at the Mills County Jail. He was taken into custody under the authority of a Montgomery County warrant for 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse. Jackson posted $25,000 bond, and was released.

On April 13th, 37-year-old Jason Kyle Rush, of Elliott, was arrested on a warrant for Domestic Assault. He later posted a $300 bond, and was released.

And, on Wednesday, April 19th, 21-year-old Chad Stanley Padilla, of Red Oak, was arrested by Montgomery County Deputies, on a warrant for Violation of Probation. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail, on $2,500 bond.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood, today (Wednesday), report the arrest on Sunday (April 16), of Mikayla Nelson, from Glenwood. Nelson was taken into custody for Driving While Barred. She was released after posting a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A man from Nebraska was sentenced in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, to 168 months (14-years) in prison following his plea of guilty to distribution of a controlled substance. The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports that on January 12, 2021, the Council Bluffs Police and Council Bluffs Fire Departments were dispatched to a motel to provide medical treatment to an unresponsive victim, who ultimately died from a fentanyl overdose. 22-year-old Jason D. Hartzell, of Omaha, distributed fentanyl pressed pills to the victim.

Officers linked Hartzell to the fentanyl overdose death after reviewing phone information, social media information, surveillance footage, and conducting witness interviews. Hartzell must serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

The Council Bluffs Police Department, Omaha Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.
Fentanyl has become the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States. Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills often resemble pharmaceutical pills, but contain potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.

Visit the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website to learn more about One Pill Can Kill.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – If you plan on indulging (albeit illegally, in Iowa) on marijuana, Thursday (“420 Day), you should know that the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement, to keep drug-impaired drivers off the road. Drug-impaired driving is dangerous and illegal. The Iowa GTSB and Department of Public Safety (DPS) says “If you feel different, you drive different.”

Statistics show, that in Iowa, from 2020-2022, 36% of impaired driving fatalities involved drug use. Authorities say “It has been proven marijuana can slow reaction times, impair cognitive performance, and make it more difficult for drivers to stay in their lane. The GTSB’s coordinator for Iowa’s Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Program, Todd Olmstead, says “High, stoned, or wasted: it doesn’t matter what term you use, if you are impaired, do not get behind the wheel. Our DRE experts assist local law enforcement in the detection of drug-impaired drivers. If you think you can get away with driving high, you’re mistaken.”

Those who plan to consume cannabis on “420 Day” (or any day, for that matter): Don’t drive! If you find yourself drug-impaired and stranded in your vehicle, give your keys to a sober driver. If you have a friend who is about to drive “High,” take the keys and help them get home safely.

According to urban legend, “420 Day” began in 1971, when five San Rafael, CA. High School students devised a secret code which they used to indicate to each other that they would meet later in the day to smoke cannabis. After saying “420” to each other in passing in their school hallways, they would then meet at 4.20pm in order to smoke cannabis. Time magazine reported in 2016, the actual numbers “420” don’t have much symbolic significance.