The Harlan Police Department, Tuesday, released a report on arrests that took place over the past week. On Monday, 20-year old Joslynn Nicole Johnston, of, Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant, and transported to the Shelby County Jail. Last Saturday, 49-year old Michael Dean Onnen, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for a disturbance. Onnen was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated. And, 22-year old Jesse Ayala, of Eldridge, was arrested following a traffic stop. Ayala was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated.

On Feb. 14th, 60-year old Leo James Pedersen, of Charter Oak, was arrested following a traffic stop, in Harlan. Pedersen was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with violating a one-way traffic designation and operating while intoxicated.And, on Feb. 12th, 53-year old Judith Bradley, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Bradley was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with violation of a no contact order. That same day 28-year old Angela Michelle Williams, of Manilla, was arrested following a traffic stop. Williams was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with driving while barred, violation of financial liability, and violation of a no contact order.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman whose infant son’s lifeless body was found in a baby swing has been imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. Court records say 22-year-old Cheyanne Harris was sentenced Tuesday in New Hampton to the state-mandated penalty, and her request for a new trial was denied. A jury found her guilty Feb. 6 of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death.

The charges stem from the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn, whose body was found Aug. 30, 2017, in a maggot-infested diaper at an apartment in Alta Vista. The swing was in a sweltering bedroom. An autopsy shows he died of malnutrition, dehydration and an E. coli infection. The baby’s father, Zachary Koehn, also has been sentenced to life in prison.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials have chosen a 22-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol to lead the organization. The Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that Capt. Nathan Fulk had been chosen as colonel to lead the state patrol. Fulk, of Ankeny, will be sworn into his new position Friday. Fulk grew up in southeast Iowa and served in the Marine Corps.

He began working for the Iowa State Patrol in 1997 as a trooper in Solon. He was promoted to sergeant in 2008 and lieutenant in 2013. Most recently, he worked as an area captain in central Iowa. Fulk will replace Colonel Jeff Ritzman, who retired from leading the state patrol after 36 years at the agency.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office investigated and released a report on, two recent accidents. Authorities say last Saturday, at 11:51 p.m., Deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 71 south of Memphis Road. A 2005 Jeep Liberty driven by 24-year Heather Dawn Dickerson, of Griswold, was southbound on Highway 71 when she lost control in blowing snow. A 2006 Mercury Milan driven by 56-year old Brent Charles Yarger, of Atlantic, which was behind the Jeep also lost control. After the car struck the rear end of the Jeep, both vehicles came to rest in the west ditch. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued. Damage to the Jeep is estimated at $500; damage to the Mercury is estimated at $2,500.

And, at around 9:30-a.m. February 2nd, a single-vehicle accident occurred on 550^th Street at Wichita Road. Authorities say a 2006 Dodge Durango driven by 31-year old Lacey Faye Dorris, of Elliott, was northbound on 550^th Street when Dorris lost control on slippery road. Her SUV left the road and rolled onto its top into the east ditch. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $3,500.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports that following a pursuit in and around Anita on February 15th, Deputies arrested 18-year old Nickolas Eli Tolhurst Jurovcik, of Fremont, OH. He faces charges that include: Felony Theft in the 2nd Degree; Possession Marijuana 1st Offense; Providing False ID to Law Enforcement, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. A 17-year-old male was also arrested on similar charges, plus felony Eluding; Interference with Official Acts, and Reckless Driving. Jurovcik was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $6,000 bond; the minor was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs. Also arrested February 15th, was 35-year old William Daniel Mendez, of Atlantic. Mendez was arrested by Atlantic Police, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Sex Offender Registry Violation 2nd Offense a Class-D Felony. He was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $5,000 bond.

On February 8th, Atlantic Police arrested 45-year old Eric Clifton Haley, of Atlantic, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for two counts of Indecent Contact with a Child. Haley was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $10,000 bond. And, on February 6th, transport brought 26-year old Joshua George Chapalonis, of Atlantic, to the Cass County Jail on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for eight felony counts of Sex Abuse 2nd Degree. Chapalonis remains held at the Cass County Jail on $500,000 bond.