A Council Bluffs man who glanced down at his cell phone ended-up in a crash Saturday morning. According to Bluffs Police, 27-year old Ryan Wendt was traveling south on 25th Street at around 11-a.m., Saturday, when he became distracted by his cell phone. When he looked up, Wendt swerved to miss a vehicle in traffic and his vehicle hit a utility pole in the 1000 block of 25th Street. The pole was sheared-off, but still upright, with all the lines still intact.

Wendt initially refused medical treatment at the scene, but was later transported to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. Police cited him for failure to maintain control of his motor vehicle. Traffic flow in the area was rerouted for two hours while the utility pole was rendered safe by MidAmerican Energy.

Authorities remind you: Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting or dialing on your phone. When traveling at 55mph, that’s enough time to cover the length of a football field blindfolded. Don’t be a distracted driver!

The Red Oak Police department released details on multiple arrests on Friday night.

At 4:00pm officers arrested 38-year-old Anthony Anderson of Villisca for Trespassing onto a property in the 600 block of East Joy Street in Red Oak. Anderson was arrested in the 1200 block of North 6th Street in Red Oak and was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

Also around 4:00pm Officers with Red Oak Police arrested 33-year-old Joseph Aaron Nelson of Red Oak for 5th Degree Criminal Mischief (a Simple Misdemeanor) and 54-year-old Dawn Terese Nelson of Red Oak for Domestic Assault (a Simple Misdemeanor).  Both individuals were arrested in the 400 Block of East Nuckols Street in Red Oak.  Both were transported to the Montgomery County Jail where Joseph was held on $300 cash bond and Dawn was held on no bond until seen by a magistrate.

Then at 11:19pm Officers arrested 34-year-old Jared Michael Nyquist of Red Oak on a valid Montgomery County Warrant for Contempt.  He was arrested in the 100 block of West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 cash only bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Stanton man on a Domestic Assault charge on Friday.  At approximately 11:36pm deputies arrested 41-year-old Kelly Jon Stites of Stanton in the 100 block of Broad Avenue in Stanton.  Stites was charged with Domestic Asaault/Serious (Serious Misdemeanor) following an incident. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and then charged with Possessing Contraband in a Correctional Facility (Class D Felony). He was being held on no bond.