(Updated 12/16) — Sheriff’s deputies in Guthrie County, Saturday, arrested a Guthrie Center man on numerous sex-related offenses. 25-year old James Lee Rasmussen faces charges that include: Felony Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree; Felony Enticing a Minor Under 13 Years of Age – Sexual Abuse or Exploitation; and, three-Counts of Dissemination and Exhibition of Obscene Material to Minors.

Rasmussen (Guthrie Co. S/O booking photo)

Rasmussen was booked into the Guthrie County Jail and appeared before the magistrate and was ordered to be held on a $1,000 cash bond.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from eastern Iowa’s Jasper County was arrested Saturday afternoon on drug charges, following a traffic stop. David Dugan, of Newton, faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance/ Clonazepam and Diazapem, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving under Suspension. He was arrested at around 2:30-p.m. In addition, Dugan was cited for speeding and having no insurance.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Des Moines say rescue crews have pulled the body of a man from the Des Moines River. Television station KCCI reports that the man’s body was found late Saturday afternoon after an hours-long search.

Police say witnesses reported they saw the man go into the water just before 1 p.m. Saturday just north of the Grand Avenue bridge. Police say he had been wading in the water a few yards from the bank before he went under.

Authorities did not immediately release the man’s name. His body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

Police in Council Bluffs are searching for a man wanted in connection with an assault that occurred Saturday. Authorities have applied for warrants against 49-year old Timothy James Ehlers, of Council Bluffs. The warrants charge him with False Imprisonment, Burglary in the 1st Degree, Aggravated Domestic Abuse, and Violation of a restraining order. He also has three valid warrants for Violation of a Restraining Order. Ehlers is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred just before Noon, Saturday, at an apartment located 305 N. 6th Street, where Ehlers allegedly assaulted his 28-year old ex-girlfriend.

Timothy Ehlers

Authorities say Ehlers forced his way into the woman’s apartment, threatened her with a firearm and a knife during the assault and refused to let her leave or call for police. When the victim was finally able to call 911, Ehlers fled and officers were unable to locate him. The victim had minor injuries for which she was treated at a local hospital.

Ehlers was said to be about 6-feet 4-inches tall. He weighs about 240 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue coat, grey stocking hat, brown and blue snow boots and jeans. He is believed to be a transient, and may be armed with a handgun and a knife. A picture of the suspect can be found under this same story on the News page at KJAN.com. If you know where Ehlers is, please call 911.

OSCEOLA, Iowa (AP) — The Clarke County prosecutor has been arrested again. Television station KCCI says outgoing Clark County Attorney Michelle Rivera was arrested Friday on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.

Rivera, who lost her re-election bid in November, was arrested in October on suspicion of being drunk on the job in a Clark County courtroom. A sheriff’s deputy said in a criminal complaint that he noticed Rivera “slurring her words and stumbling on her feet” in the Osceola courtroom. He arrested her after she refused to take a breath test. She was charged with public intoxication.

She later apologized and asked voters to give her another chance.

WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — The chief operating officer for Waukee Community School District in central Iowa has turned himself in on charges related to improper spending at the district. Waukee police say 50-year-old Eric Rose turned himself at 7 a.m. Saturday. He’s charged with two counts of solicitation to commit a felony and one count of felonious misconduct in office. He was freed on $15,000 bond.

A special state audit report released earlier this month said administrators improperly used state credit cards and spent nearly $129,000 on items and services that “were not in the taxpayers’ best interest.”

Earlier in the year, the district agreed to pay more than $1 million to two former district employees who said they were forced out of their jobs after reporting what they said was misconduct by Rose.
Rose remains listed as the chief operating officer on the district’s website.