CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man who spent more than 25 years in prison for an Iowa murder that he didn’t commit is urging college students to help inmates who may be innocent. Terry Harrington spoke to Coe College students Tuesday, recounting how he was wrongly convicted in the 1977 shooting death of a Council Bluffs security guard when he was a teenager. Harrington had exhausted his appeals and was serving a life sentence at the Iowa State Penitentiary when he met a prison barber who believed in his innocence.

The barber obtained Council Bluffs police records that revealed authorities had withheld evidence showing that another man had been a strong suspect but was ignored. Witnesses who had implicated Harrington recanted, saying they’d been coerced. The Iowa Supreme Court overturned Harrington’s conviction in 2003.

The Harlan Police Department reports three people were arrested, and four others were cited, between Sept. 24th and Oct. 6th. 30-year old Joshua James Dyer, of Harlan, was arrested Sept. 24th, following a traffic stop. Dyer was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with no valid driver license, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On September 25th, 27-year old Dillen Brandyn Lee Hatcher, of Harlan, was arrested on a warrant. Hatcher was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with sexual abuse 2nd degree.

On October 4th, 51-year old Jerry Ray Young, Jr,of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Young Jr was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated and no valid license.

On October 2nd, 21-year old Joslynn Nicole Johnston, of Harlan, was cited following a traffic stop for driving with out a valid license and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Oct. 4th. 48-year old Sandy Paullline Coburn, of Harlan, was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop.

October 5th, 24-year old Austin Michael Parker, of Harlan, was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop. And on October 6th, 51-year old Brian Allen Sorensen, of Harlan, was cited for trespass and theft 5th following a call for service.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Pottawattamie County woman, 53-year old Laura Lynn Schubert, was sentenced to prison today (Tuesday), on drugs charges. Schubert was sentenced in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, to a little more than 7 1/2-years in prison (92 months) for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

Schubert was also ordered to serve a five-year term of supervised release. In October 2018, an Iowa State Trooper made a traffic stop of the vehicle Schubert was driving. Schubert was in possession of 90 grams of methamphetamine. A search warrant was obtained for her residence where officers located an additional 340 grams of methamphetamine. Schubert pled guilty to this charge in June 2019.

Schubert has a prior federal felony conviction for distribution of a controlled substance in 2004. The case was investigated by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement and the Council Bluffs Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Complaints about a suspicious vehicle Tuesday, in Coin, resulted in the arrest of a woman on drug charges. The Page County Sheriff’s Office received complaints about a vehicle in the 2400 and 2500 block of Ironwood Avenue, in Page County, or about three-miles northeast of Coin. The complaints came from landowners in the area.

When the K-9 “Lucas” was deployed on a free air sniff of the vehicle, he alerted to the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle found Methamphetamine and Marijuana being found. 38-year old Haley Ann Haynes, of rural Coin, was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Marijuana, both Serious misdemeanors.

Haynes was transported to the Page County Jail where she was being held on $2,000 bond, pending further court proceedings. Authorities says “This incident shows that alert people who “say something when they see something” can result in an arrest and take drugs “off the streets”. The Page County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Citizens for calling when they saw something suspicious.”

One person was injured during a motorcycle accident on Highway 92 near 490th Street, or about 5-miles west of Griswold, Tuesday. The accident happened at around 3:10-p.m. Griswold Rescue and Medivac along with law enforcement responded to the scene. The victim, a man estimated to be in his 30’s, was transported to Treynor, where he was to be flown to an area hospital. Initial reports indicated he had a shoulder injury, and other possible/unknown injuries.

Additional information was not available.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum has announced 69 year old Richard John Massey was sentenced today (Tuesday) in U-S District Court, for Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct. Massey was sentenced to a 40-month term of imprisonment (3 1/3 years), followed by a term of supervised release for 5 years.

In November 2018, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Massey on charges stemming from an investigation which started when a 17 year-old female student in Omaha, Nebraska confided to an adult about her relationship with Massey. A search of Massey’s Facebook and email accounts showed he was in contact with several females in other countries. Massey pled guilty to this charge in February 2019.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Omaha, Nebraska Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Cass County Health System will be conducting a system wide update overnight Wednesday, October 9^th into the morning of Thursday, October 10th, 2019.  These updates require all CCHS phone systems to be unavailable beginning at 11 pm on October 9^th and ending by 1 am the morning of October 10^th.   As always, individuals are encouraged to call 911 in the case of an emergency.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on multiple drug charges, of 24-year old Rodney Blackmon. He was taken into custody last Friday, following the execution of a search warrant at his residence in Bayard, which marked the third time in approximately two months the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office has executed search warrants at Blackmon’s home.  Blackmon was previously arrested on August 1st, 2019 on multiple drug and child endangerment charges. He was held on bond at the Guthrie County Jail until late August, when he posted bond and was released from custody.

As a result of his new charges, Blackmon was being held on a $15,000 cash or surety bond. The new charges include: Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense – Meth – a Class D Felony; Possession of a Controlled Substance – Schedule II – a Class D Felony; Drug Tax Stamp Violation – a Class D Felony; Possession of Prescription Medication – a Serious Misdemeanor, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Simple Misdemeanor.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are set to meet 9-a.m. Wednesday in their Boardroom at the Courthouse, in Greenfield. On their agenda is discussion with Dean Raasch with Washington National, pertaining to the company’s insurance plans. The Board will then hear from Terry Queck-Matzie/Adair County Tourism, with regard to Empowering Adair County grants, the application deadline for which is 4:30-p.m. Oct. 15th. There is one grant cycle every year and the maximum grant amount is $10,000 annually. Applications are available online at www.extension.iastate.edu/adair or at the Adair County Extension Office in Greenfield. Projects awarded grants have one-year to be completed, under the guidelines.

The Board will also hear from officials with the City of Stuart, with regard to an Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Joint Agreement, and Resolution to approve the addition of county property to the Stuart Urban Renewal Area. And, Colleen Oxley will discuss a Wind Turbine Cap Ordinance and clarification. There are nearly 550 wind turbines already in-place or under construction. The ordinance would placing a cap on any future projects, while a grandfather clause would protect current construction.

The Adair County Supervisors will also hear regular reports from the County Conservation Director and County Engineer.