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The Adams County Sheriff’s Office released details on numerous recent arrests including one early Saturday and two on Friday.

Early Saturday morning at 2:00am Deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 25 and 275th Street. After investigation Taylor Allen Ray of Lenox was arrested for OWI 2nd Offense. He was booked into the Adams County Jail.

On Friday Adams County Deputies witnessed a truck operated by Steven Wulff Jr. drive at a vehicle head-on and put his front bumper against the front bumper of a truck sitting at a stop sign. Wulff then rapidly accelerated in an attempt to push the truck backwards. He was charged with 3 counts of Child Endangerment and 1 count of Domestic Abuse. He was also cited for Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, and Driving on the Wrong Side of a Two Lane Roadway.

Also on Friday morning at 4:45am Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 25 and 272nd Street. K9 Baxo was deployed during the investigation and gave a positive indication to the odor of narcotics. The driver Robert Girard of Creston was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Marijuana), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Digital Scale). Girard was also issued a citation for Speeding, Failure to Provide Insurance, and No Valid Driver’s License.

On October 9th at 5:41pm Adams County Deputies arrested Linda Sitzman and Nicholas Hale, both of Corning, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

On October 7th Adams County Deputies arrested Austin Ray Gardner of Clarinda on an Adams County Warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Red Oak man on Friday. At 11:30am Deputies arrested 29-year-old Shaun A. Jensen of Red Oak on a charge of Enticement of a Minor. The arrest is the result of an incident that allegedly took place on Wednesday, October 3rd. Jensen was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say a man being sought on multiple arrest warrants fled a police stop before shooting and critically injuring himself. Police say officers tried to stop a car driven by 29-year-old Jakeb Lee Hall around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, when he sped off. Officers gave chase, and Hall’s car soon lost control and crashed into a house.

Police say that as officers approached the car, Hall shot himself in the head. He was taken to a hospital, where he remained Friday in critical condition. Two passengers in Hall’s car were uninjured.
Police say Hall was wanted on warrants charging him with burglary and several weapons and drug counts.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) has been made aware of a potential scam targeting Food Assistance recipients who use electronic benefit transfer (EBT). There have been reports of recipients receiving a text message which advises them their EBT funds are expiring and immediate deposit is required. It then asks them to click on a link to “apply” for benefits, at which point it asks for personal information.

Iowa does not use mobile messaging to share information with EBT recipients. This is a scam. Recipients are advised NOT to click on a link or provide any personal information. 

Police in Council Bluffs report an arrest has been made in connection with the robbery last Sunday morning, of the Mega Saver Store at 3540 W. Broadway, in Council Bluffs. Authorities said today (Friday), that with help from tips by the public, along with information provided by patrol officers, detectives were able to identify the suspect as 22-year old Ahmed A. Ibar, of Council Bluffs.

Ahmed Ibar

An arrest warrant was applied for and signed on Wednesday. This (Friday) morning, Ibar was located and taken into custody. He was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail without incident, and is charged with Robbery in the 1^st degree, Felon in Possession of a firearm, Ongoing criminal conduct, and Theft in the 4^th degree.

Officers were called a little after 8-a.m. Sunday to the store. When they arrived, a station attendant said that a black male had entered the business wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with dark sleeves. After entering, the suspect walked around the counter and pointed a silver handgun at the attendant,and demanded money. The suspect went to both registers and took money from both registers. The suspect left the area, running northwest, from the area.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A defense lawyer says three Nebraska farmers charged in an organic grain fraud scheme were working under a Missouri businessman who marketed ordinary corn and soybeans as organic. Tom Brennan, James Brennan and Michael Potter are expected to appear this (Friday) afternoon in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to plead guilty to wire fraud. Prosecutors say each received $2.5 million from 2010 to 2017 from sales of corn and soybeans falsely marketed as certified organic.

Potter’s attorney Clarence Mock says the scheme was led by Randy Constant, president of Jericho Solutions, Inc., who bought and sold their crops. Constant, of Chillicothe, Missouri, hasn’t been charged but the investigation is ongoing. Court documents refer to the owner of a company initialed “J.S.” as a co-conspirator. Constant didn’t immediately return phone messages.

Police in Red Oak report the arrest at around 10-a.m. today (Friday), of a Red Oak man on a felony sexual assault charge. 19-year old Rodrigo Lemus-Silva was taken into custody on a charge of Sexual Assault in the 3rd degree, as the result of an incident that allegedly occurred during the early morning hours of Monday (Oct. 8th). Lemus-Silva was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lucky player could soon overcome remarkably bad odds to win the nation’s ninth-largest lottery jackpot. Numbers will be drawn Friday night for a chance at the estimated $548 million Mega Millions prize. The jackpot has been growing since July, when a group of California office workers won $543 million. It only costs $2 to play the game, but the odds of instant wealth aren’t good. The chance of matching all six numbers and winning the jackpot is one in 302.5 million.

The $548 million jackpot refers to the annuity option, paid out over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash, which for tonight’s (Friday night’s) drawing would be an estimated $309 million. Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Court records indicate police in Iowa have recovered three knives in an investigation into the killing of a top amateur golfer from Spain. Collin Richards is charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 17 stabbing of Celia Barquin Arozamena, an Iowa State University standout, at a golf course in Ames, Iowa. Search warrant documents filed Thursday show one knife was found at a campsite in Ames to which Richards has been connected.

The records show officers responding on Sept. 20 to a garage fire at a home where Richards allegedly showered after the slaying found two kitchen knives, one serrated, with blades longer than four inches.
Investigators haven’t said which of the knives may have been used in the slaying. If convicted of murder, Richards faces life in prison.