Two Mills County men were arrested Tuesday on separate warrants. The Glenwood Police Department says 21-year old Marcus Parker, of Glenwood, was taken into custody on a Mills County warrant for Lottery Forgery. His cash or surety bond was set at $5,000. And, 20-year old Robert Benson, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Council Bluffs Police Department warrant for Sexual Abuse 3rd degree. His cash or surety bond was set at $10,000.

Glenwood Police report also, the arrest of 19-year-old Andrew Jarko, from Bellevue, Nebraska, for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,000 cash or surety.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — The first of six former Glenwood State Resource Center workers charged with mistreating facility residents has been convicted of abusing a severely autistic man. The Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Kayla Stevenson was convicted Tuesday in Mills County District Court of wanton neglect of a resident. She faces up to two years in prison when she’s sentenced. A video shown at her trial showed Stevenson hitting the 19-year-old resident in the head twice with the heavy end of a butter knife as he’s held down by another worker. Her attorney argued the incident amounted only to “taps” on the head that caused no injury.

Earlier this year, 13 workers at the center quit or were fired over abuse allegations. An Iowa Department of Human Services investigation that found several clients were physically abused or subjected to verbal abuse or neglect. The center provides services for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a man from Henderson was arrested Monday evening following a traffic stop near Carson. 35-year old Jacob Lee Roberson was initially pulled over for having an expired registration, but showed signs of impairment. He was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense, and on a warrant for Contempt of Court. .

Creston Police report one arrest took place Tuesday. 27-year old Spencer Leitzel, of Creston, was arrested at around 3:30-p.m., for Driving While Suspended. He was subsequently released from custody on a $300 bond.