Officials with the Atlantic Police Department said Friday, that some fake $100-dollar bill’s were found in town on the side of a road. The P-D says if you find one, you should be aware that the bills are fake.

Fake $100 bill (Notice the red foreign characters on the left)

If you happened to find one, do not try to use them. If you are a business, do not accept them. The red lettering (Japanese or Chinese) on the left side of the bill is a clear indication that they are not real. (see this same story on the kjan.com News page for a similar bogus bill)

(Radio Iowa) — Hundreds of bills have been permanently sidelined by today’s (Friday’s) deadline in the Iowa legislature. Bills to implement new state policies must have cleared a committee in either the House or the Senate by March 8th to remain eligible for consideration. Some of the 12-hundred bills that were filed by lawmakers this year were never scheduled for an initial hearing, but a handful were discussed in a subcommittee and defeated.

That includes a bill that would have required Iowa schools to “conspicuously display” the phrase “In God We Trust” in every public school building. Brenda Brown of Carlisle is a member of the Iowa Prayer Caucus which meets every Tuesday in the statehouse. “We have children that do not know their God, but they know Allah because that have got that information in our schools,” she said, “so we want to take that confusion out.”

Groups representing Iowa educators opposed the bill. Emily Piper is a lobbyist for the Iowa Association of School Boards. “We have some real concerns about the separation of church and state by displaying that in all our schools.” Brad Hudson is a lobbyist for the Iowa State Education Association, which represents teachers. “There are other priorities that would help student learning more than the expense of putting ‘In God We Trust’ on our walls,” Hudson said.

The Democrat and both Republicans who reviewed the bill permanently tabled it.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 35-year-old Joseph Marchesini was sentenced Friday in Des Moines’ federal courthouse to 188 months in prison. He was also ordered to undergo eight years of supervised release after his prison term.

Marchesini pleaded guilty in October 2018 to distribution of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted to distributing via the internet images of children — some of them preschoolers — being sexually assaulted.

Marchesini also was ordered to pay $3,000 to a victim authorities were able to identify depicted in the child pornography he possessed.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, today (Friday), released a report on recent arrests. On Monday (March 4th), three people were arrested on drug charges:

David Moore, of Jamaica, was arrested on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Greater than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine – Class B Felony, Gathering Where Controlled Substances are Used, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

David Moore

Moore was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $107,000 cash or surety bond;

Isaac Moore

Issac Moore, of Jamaica, was arrested Monday on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine – Class C Felony, Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana – Class D Felony, two counts of Gathering Where Controlled Substances are used, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Moore was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $63,000 cash or surety bond;

Andrea Willey

and Andrea Willey, of Jamaica, was arrested Monday, on charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, Possession of Methamphetamine 3^rd Offense and Possession of Marijuana 3^rd Offense. Willey was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $12,000 cash or surety bond. Willey was later released on pre-trial release terms.

On March 5th: Zachary Johnson of Adel turned himself into the Guthrie County Jail to serve the remainder of his jail sentence on a Probation Revocation; Whitney Muhlenburg of Ankeny was arrested on Guthrie County warrants for Probation Violation. The original charges were Delivery of less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine and Prohibited Acts – Methamphetamine. Muhlenburg was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on a $10,000 cash or surety bond.

On March 6th: Jami Schneller of St. Charles was arrested at the Johnson County Jail on two Guthrie County warrants for Failure to Appear. The original charges were Domestic Abuse Assault and Operation of  Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent. Schneller is being held without bond pending an appearance before a Guthrie County District Court Judge.

On March 7th: Anthony Kennedy of Jefferson was arrested at the Dallas County Jail on a Guthrie County warrant for Probation Violation. Kennedy’s original charge was Operating While Under the Influence. Kennedy was ordered to serve seven days upon arrival at the Guthrie County Jail; Taylor Rochholz of Dexter, turned herself into the Guthrie County Jail to serve a three-day sentence on an Operating While Intoxicated 2^nd Offense conviction; and, Matthew Farber, of Panora, was charged with Operating While Under the Influence 1^st Offense following an investigation into an accident near Menlo on December 29^th. Farber has been summoned to appear in Guthrie County Magistrate Court for an initial appearance.

On March 3rd: Vicki Johnson, of Coon Rapids, was arrested on charges of Operation of a Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent and Carrying Weapons. Johnson was released from custody for medical treatment; And, Jason Sheeder, of Orangeville, IL, was arrested on Guthrie County warrants for Failure to Appear on Driving Under Suspension and Registration Violation charges. Sheeder had an Adair County warrant and was transferred to their custody.

March 1st: Guthrie County Deputies arrested Kameo Smith, of Perry, at the Sac County Jail. Smith was taken into custody on a Guthrie County warrant for Theft 2nd. Smith was transported to the Guthrie County Jail and held without bond.; And, Robert Nelson, of Guthrie Center, was arrested by the Panora Police Department on a charge of Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense. Nelson was released on his own recognizance the following day by the Guthrie County Magistrate.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Villisca man on Friday afternoon. At 2:30pm Deputies arrestd 20-year-old Wyatt D. Baldwin of Villisca on a valid Iowa District Court warrant for Violation of Probation. Baldwin was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 cash bond.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 34-year old Jamie Lea Petersen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested today (Friday), on a Montgomery County warrant for Probation Violation. Bond was set at $5,000.

On Thursday, 43-year old Matthew John Krewson, of Sidney (IA) was arrested for Driving Under Suspension ($300 bond), and 39-year old Matthew Duane Graham, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held without bond pending a court appearance.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports they have received multiple calls in our office today (Friday), with regard to people calling claiming to be the Social Security office. The caller wants information from you and says your benefits are in jeopardy! This is a SCAM – DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION!

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man convicted of a 1987 drug-related slaying has died in prison. The Iowa Corrections Department says 71-year-old Charles Robinson died of an illness Wednesday at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The Des Moines Register reports that Robinson was a drug dealer who fatally shot 50-year-old Joseph Coon in January 1987 and wounded another man. Prosecutors said Coon owed Robinson $260 for drugs and the two had argued over the money. He’d also served prison time for robbery, forgery and shoplifting convictions.