(Creston, Iowa) –  The Creston Police Department reports two arrests and the theft of tools. Yesterday (Sunday), 18-year-old Jonathan Dean Williams, of Creston, was arrested at his residence  on a Union County Warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance Marijuana 1^st Offense. Williams was transported to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Last Wednesday (May 4), Creston Police arrested 57-year-old James Chandler Sash, of Creston, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Public Intoxication 1^st Offense. Sash was transported to the Union County Jail later released on bond.

Tuesday night (May 2nd), a Creston resident reported the theft of tools valued at about $4,000, from a residence in the 500 block of W. Montgomery Street. The victim told police, that sometime between Dec. 8, 2021 and Dec. 13, 2021, the following items were taken: 3 Air Horns; 2 Submersible Pumps; 2 Drones; 4 sets of Magnetic Flashing Lights; Brothers P Touch Machine; a Milwaukee Flashlight; Dog Harnesses; Stihl Chainsaw; 1” Drive 36”, 1” Drive Ratchet 8mm; and a 14k Yellow Gold Mens Diamond-Cut Rope Chain Necklace.

(Radio Iowa) – The murder trial opens today (Monday) in Webster City for the man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper in a standoff last year. Forty-two-year-old Michael Lang is accused of shooting Sgt. Jim Smith in Lang’s Grundy Center home in a confrontation on April 9, 2021. Lang, who himself was shot several times after police used an armored vehicle to breach his residence, is charged with murder, attempted murder and assaulting a police officer. Smith was a 27-year member of the Iowa State Patrol at the time of his death last year.

ISP Sgt. Jim Smith

The trial was moved to Hamilton County in January on a change of venue due to extensive media coverage and public interest in the case. Jury selection will begin today followed by opening statements from attorneys. Several witnesses will take the stand during the trial that will likely continue into next week.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest at around 8-p.m. Sunday, of 48-year-old Tom Oren Murphy. He was taken into custody in the 200 Block of W. Oak Street, in Red Oak, for Driving While License Suspended (a simple misdemeanor). Murphy was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on slightly more than $491 bond.