Des Moines, Iowa — A man who made his way into a Des Moines hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and briefly cared for a baby that was NOT his and he was NOT authorized to care for, was found guilty, Thursday, of Trespassing.

Thirty-six-year-old Adam Wedig was sentenced to pay $736 in fines, charges and costs, according to court documents. He’s also facing another misdemeanor charge. According to reports, Wedig has also agreed to a no-contact order with the baby’s family, with whom has has no known relation. In addition, the baby’s family is suing Wedig as well as MercyOne Hospital. MercyOne called the incident “extremely troubling” and said it has changed policies to ensure a similar incident does not happen in the future.

Adam Wedig (Polk County Jail booking photo)

Court documents show the child’s parents were living at the Ronald McDonald House at the time while the child received treatment for heart problems. In December, the child’s parents got a call about a man handling their child. They rushed to the hospital, where the father tried to follow Wedig. The man told police he didn’t intend to hurt the child. Authorities say he slipped past a nurse as she was walking through a secure door. He then entered the NICU and bottle fed the baby. Wedig also changed the baby’s diaper.

(Creston, Iowa) – Two people were arrested on separate charges Thursday, in Creston. Creston Police reports 57-year-old James Chandler Sash, of Creston, was arrested a little after 4-p.m. at the Creston Wal-Mart, for Theft in the 5th Degree, and Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine. Sash was taken to Union County Jail and later released after posting a $1,300 bond.

And, at around 6:25-p.m. Thursday, 20-year-old Elyice Bolin Stow, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Courthouse/Sheriff’s Office, for Probation Violation. Stow was taken to Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by Judge.

Authorities said also, a woman residing in the 200 block of N. Dodge Street, in Creston, reported Wednesday afternoon, that a tire on her vehicle was slashed. The loss was estimated at $200.

Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested Thursday afternoon, on a felony assault charge. 42-year-old Christopher Mickel Mattingly, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 4:20-p.m. on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault/4th offense, a Class-D Felony. Mattingly was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – By a nearly unanimous vote, the Iowa House has passed a bill that would put new restrictions on food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash. If the bill becomes law, the companies would face fines if driver are caught eating some of the food they’re supposed to be delivering. Representative Brian Meyer of Des Moines cites a 2019 study that found one in four delivery drivers sample the food.

“That is a pretty alarming number of people stealing fries,” Meyer said, “so I think that it’s important that we have those provisions in there on the food safety.” Restaurants would be required to put food in tamper resistant containers. Delivery drivers would be prohibited from smoking and they could not have kids or pets in the vehicle when food is being delivered. The bill also would force delivery companies to have an agreement with a restaurant before they could advertise and deliver the restaurant’s food. Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren of Peosta owns a restaurant.

“What really isn’t fair is when a national company privates our menus and places them on their website and acts as though they are us,” Lundgren says. “…In January of this year, my menu was pirated and we had to go through some very interesting steps to try to get removed from that website.”

The bill passed the House on a 97 to two vote. A similar bill is eligible for debate in the Senate..