The Red Oak Police department reports the arrest of a male juvenile on Tuesday. At approximately 2:20pm Officers arrested a 12-year-old male juvenile on the charge of Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree. He was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, processed, and then transported to the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Facility in Council Bluffs.
The Atlantic Police Department on Tuesday released details on numerous arrests the past two weeks.
On May 15th Atlantic Police arrested 38-year-old David Thomas of Atlantic on Cass County Warrant for Failure to Appear. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.
On May 18th Officers arrested 31-year-old Serphyl Phylon of Atlantic for Simple Assault. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail.
On May 20th Atlantic Police arrested 30-year-old April Medina of Atlantic for Violation of Compulsory Mediation Agreement 1st Offense. She was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
On May 21st Officers arrested 45-year-old Dan Christensen of Atlantic for Possession of Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense, Interference with Official Acts, and Public Intoxication. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
On May 24th Atlantic Police report the arrest of 32-year-old Justin Knutsen of Atlantic for Harassment- 1st Degree. He was taken into custody and transported to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
Finally on May 26th 60-year-old Dennis Coleman of Prague, NE was arrested for Stalking-3rd or Subsequent Offense, Harassment-1st Degree, and then also charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations and Interference with Official Acts. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
CHARLOTTE JEAN FRANK, 85, of Harlan died Monday, May 27th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Mass of Christian Burial for CHARLOTTE FRANK will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 11:00am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Family will greet friends on Thursday, May 30th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. A Wake service will be held at 7:00pm Thursday evening.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
CHARLOTTE JEAN FRANK is survived by:
Daughters: Linda (Gene) Wageman of Hancock. Teresa (Dennis) Rozenboom of Harvey. Traci (Mike) Wilwerding of Harlan.
Son: Larry Frank of Phoenix, AZ.
Sister: Sandra (Patrick) Luft of Altoona.
9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms that raked eastern Nebraska and western Iowa dumped heavy rain and, in southwest Omaha, piles of hail that left some motorists temporarily stranded. Western Nebraska was first to endure the storms Monday night, with hail larger than 2 inches in diameter reported west of Ogallala. The Omaha World-Herald reported dozens of cars pulled off Interstate 80 with broken windshields. North Platte also received reports of baseball-sized hail.
Hail was reported to have been at least 12-inches deep in parts of Omaha and Council Bluffs. Snowplows were used to clear the streets of hail in those cites, and in Adair this (Tuesday) morning, as well. In Council Bluffs, a number of streets flooded as more than 2 inches of rain fell there overnight. Flash flood warnings were issued there and for areas around Lincoln and Omaha.
Hail in Adair (Photos courtesy David W. Passehl)
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says awards were presented today (Tuesday), to a couple of Fremont County’s local farmers. Chris Clark and Dustin Sheldon were presented with certificates from Sheriff Kevin Aistrope and K9 Deputy Zac Buttercase. Clark and Sheldon assisted Buttercase during a pursuit and apprehension of a suspect that fled during a traffic stop. Clark and Sheldon’s quick response to aiding the Sheriff’s Office, helped with preventing any injuries or damage to the public.
Chris Clark
Dustin Sheldon
As the certificate reads, “With deep appreciation, respect, and gratitude from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and K9 Unit, we commend you for bravely rendering aid and assistance. Your quick aciton and selfless dedication to the safety of the community does not go unnoticed.”
“Fremont County is lucky to have great citizens like these gentlemen. I am very pleased to serve this county,” Aistrope said. “It’s good to know that we have people out here that we can count on when we are by ourselves. I am truly grateful to serve this community.” Buttercase stated.
(Radio Iowa) — At least five tornadoes touched down in Iowa yesterday (Monday). “Kind of the strange part about this type of weather was it wasn’t even really associated with true thunderstorms, so a little bit of a rarity.” Meteorologist Todd Shea works in the National Weather Service office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which tracked some of Monday’s storms. “Most of the tornadoes that did occur from Charles City up towards Lime Springs and into southern Minnesota literally occurred with storms that weren’t even considered thunderstorms. There wasn’t even thunder or anything. It was just rain showers, but it was an environment that could support that type of tornado activity.”
The National Weather Service has confirmed 52 tornadoes in eight states yesterday. Two “sizable” tornado tracks have been established in northeast Iowa. “Most of the damage was to farm buildings. There were a couple of homes near Charles City that were hit pretty hard,” Shea says. “But a lot of the tornado activity also just occurred in open country which was kind of a blessing, that it didn’t hit more structures.”
One tornado early Monday afternoon caused heavy damage to the Floyd County Fairgrounds in Charles City, as well as to a fertilizer plant. There was also tornado damage in or near Lime Springs, Elma, Cantril and in southeast Iowa’s Des Moines County. Howard County Emergency Management Coordinator Darrell Knecht (kun-NEKT, like “connect”) says the roofs were damaged in several homes near Riceville and Saratoga and a hog confinement was destroyed.
“One of the wind turbines had several of the blades on their propellers torn off and then the tornado continued on toward Lime Springs. went over the top of Lime Springs and just did tree and power line damage there,” he says. “And of course there was a lot of tree and power line damage out in the rural areas as well.” A sixth twister is still unconfirmed near the Quad Cities. No serious injuries are reported.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A new sentencing date has been set for former “The Bachelor” star Chris Soules for leaving the scene of a fatal 2017 accident. The Des Moines Register reports Soules will be sentenced on Aug. 27 at the Buchanan County Courthouse in Independence, Iowa. A judge last week delayed sentencing after striking letters written by the deceased driver’s family. The judge agreed that family members couldn’t be considered victims because Soules wasn’t convicted of causing the death of 66-year-old Kenny Mosher.
Soules was arrested after he rear-ended a tractor in April 2017. Soules called 911, performed CPR on Mosher and waited for first responders, but he left the scene before officers arrived.
The 37-year-old former reality TV star pleaded guilty on Nov. 13 to a reduced charge of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident. Soules appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With The Stars” in 2015.
DENVER (AP) — The no-nonsense federal judge who gained national respect overseeing the Oklahoma City bombing trials has died. The clerk of Colorado’s federal court, Jeffrey Colwell, says U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch died on Sunday. He was 88. Matsch was known for cowboy hat and his short temper with courtroom antics. As chief judge of the federal court in Denver, Matsch oversaw the 1996 trials that led to the convictions of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols after a judge ruled that neither could receive a fair trial in Oklahoma City.
Matsch imposed a gag order to prevent attorneys from trying their case outside the courthouse. He received a liver transplant in 2001 after being diagnosed with a disorder that causes a buildup of fluid that can lead to infections. Born in Burlington, Iowa, Matsch graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, served as a federal prosecutor and became a bankruptcy judge. His role model was the fictional lawyer Atticus Finch, hero of Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” who saw it as his duty to do the right thing even though it might be unpopular.
Sheriff’s deputies in Page County conducted a traffic stop Monday, during which 36-year old Lyle Francis Stogdill, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Driving while license is suspended / revoked. Stogdill was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $566.25 bond. Today (Tuesday), arrest warrants were served on Stogdill while he was incarcerated in the Page County Jail. Additional charges of Theft 5th Degree, Burglary in the 3rd degree and Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree were added. Bond on those charges was set at $6,000 cash only. Stogdill pled guilty to Driving while license is suspended / revoked. He was sentenced to four days in the Page County Jail.
On May 24th, Page County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on the east side of Clarinda. During the stop, 28-year old Justin Leo Powers, of rural Yorktown, was arrested for Driving while license suspended / revoked. Powers was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $566.25 bond.
The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous arrests took place over the past week. At around 6:45-p.m. Monday, 40-year old Jacqueline Nicole Vacek was arrested following an investigation into a missing juvenile in Minden. When the deputy made contact with the mother of the juvenile (Vacek) at the Casey’s Store in Minden, the woman was arrested for OWI/1st offense. Sunday afternoon, 37-year old Shawn Gonzalez, of Avoca, was arrested at the truck stop in Avoca, for Child Endangerment resulting in injury, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications.
Early Saturday morning, 26-year old Michael Joseph Dargy, Jr., was arrested for OWI/1st offense following a report of a possible drunk driver in Avoca. Dargy. Jr. was later stoppedon I-80 westbound at the 40-mile marker, for swerving in between the lanes and for license plates not matching the vehicle. In addition to the OWI charge, Dargy, Jr. was cited for Open Container. Saturday evening, 18-year old Wynne Kent Keller was arrested following a traffic stop at Highway 92 and 270th St. in Pott. County. After a deputy detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Keller was placed under arrest for Possession of Marijuana. He was released with a citation at the scene.
Late Friday morning, 45-year old Jerry Lee Dawson, of Red Oak, was arrested at the Pott. County Jail for Possession of Contraband, after he was transported from Mills County to Pott. County Corrections. Among his property was a white powdery substance in a small baggie located inside Dawson’s wallet. His bond was set at $10,000 on the contraband charge. At around 3-a.m., Friday, 29-year old Maricruz Degante was arrested following an accident investigation on I-29 at mile marker 52. The disabled vehicle sustained extensive damage after it apparently struck the bridge and other objects, causing all four tires to be flat. Degante was arrested for OWI/1st offense.
Thursday morning, 21-year old Michael Robert Cahill was arrested following a report of shots fired and a suspicious vehicle near 28191 296th Street, in Pott. County. When deputies arrived, they found three people with a shotgun. Cahill and a 17-year old female were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/marijuana – 1st offense. Cahill was additionally charged with Shooting a firearm over water, a highway or railroad, and carrying a weapon while intoxicated. The juvenile was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug. 21-year old Bernardo R. Genchi, was arrested at the scene for Possession of paraphernalia, Shooting a firearm over water, a highway or railroad, and carrying a weapon while intoxicated, and OWI/1st offense.
And, on May 23rd, 53-year old Todd Michael Walker was arrested in Hancock on charges that include Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury/1st offense, and Obstruction of Emergency communications. His arrest followed the alleged assault of a 45-year old woman and a 13-year old male.
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