The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was arrested on drug and child endangerment charges early this (Wednesday) morning, following a traffic stop in Bedford. Deputies stopped a 2019 GMC Acadia at around 2:30-a.m., for speeding. The Taylor County K9 “Ciba” arrived, and indicated to the presence of narcotic odor in the vehicle. Following a search of the vehicle, Deputies located approximately one pound of marijuana and one-half pound of methamphetamine.

CORALVILLE– The Iowa Department of Corrections reports several security staff members were assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at approximately 11:20-a.m, Tuesday.  Authorities say an inmate attempted to leave his unit without authorization. As additional security staff responded, the inmate became combative and landed several closed-fist strikes on the responding correctional officers. Officers quickly gained control of the combative inmate, and placed him in restraints.

The staff members that were assaulted by the inmate were treated by institution medical staff. The inmate appears to have not suffered any injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

DUNKERTON,Iowa (AP) — A former police chief of a small town in eastern Iowa, has pleaded guilty to charges that she collected pay for hours she didn’t work. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Katherine Krieger entered the pleas Monday to theft and felonious misconduct in office. She was chief in Dunkerton, a town of about 830 residents around 100 miles northeast of Des Moines. Prosecutors say Krieger collected pay for hours in Dunkerton when she was working another law enforcement job and for training and meetings she never attended last spring. Court records say she received $3,000 in unearned pay.

Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings reports Judge Jeffrey Larson, Tuesday, sentenced 33-year old Jacky Ray Walters, of Brayton, to an indeterminate prison term not to exceed seven years. Last July, Walters was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. He was originally charged with intent to deliver. In a separate incident, he assaulted a female, which was his second domestic assault conviction. Jennings said Walters made inappropriate contact with a witness related to those cases attempting to influence testimony, which gave rise to the witness tampering conviction.

Jacky Walters

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Walters pleaded guilty to a Class-D Felony charge of Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp; Domestic Abuse Assault, Second Offense (an Aggravated Misdemeanor); and Witness Tampering (also an Aggravated Misdemeanor). In exchange for Walters’ guilty pleas, Jennings said the State agreed to drop the habitual offender enhancement. The court immediately issued an order remanding Walters to the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Jennings said her Office wants to thank the Sheriff’s Department and others, for their critical contributions in the case.