Clarinda Police Tuesday night responding to a domestic assault situation, encountered a woman who said she had been hit with a fist, pushed, and threatened with a Samurai sword wielded by her husband. Upon further investigation, 66-year old Jay Dee Allison, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 10:35-p.m. at the residence, which is located in the 700 block of E. Stuart Street.

Allison was taken into custody without incident, on suspicion of aggravated domestic abuse assault. He surrendered the Samurai Sword to officers without incident, as well. Allison was booked into the Page County Jail and held without bond, pending an appearance before the court.

The female victim of the alleged assault suffered minor injuries and was examined by paramedics who responded to the home at the request of officers. Police reports concerning the incident have been forwarded to the offices of the Page County Attorney, for review and consideration of formal charges being filed.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker, today (Wednesday), released additional information about a fatal stand-off that took place Tuesday night, in Oakland. Danker says at around 7:15-p.m., Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to 320 Gates Street in Oakland, with regard to man who was inside the residence with a loaded long gun.The individual was identified as 44-year old Marshall Deshong, of Oakland.

Early reports were that Deshong made comments that he had four bullets, three for responding law enforcement and one for himself. Assistance was requested and Deputies from Shelby and Cass County as well as Officers from the Iowa Department of Transportation and Troopers from the Iowa State Patrol responded to assist. As law enforcement set up a perimeter around the residence and secured the neighborhood contact was made with the man.

Attempts to talk Deshong into exiting the residence and surrendering peacefully, were unsuccessful and communications ultimately deteriorated. Just before 8-p.m., Deputies report hearing a loud “bang,” and hearing glass shattering. A couple of minutes later, a second “bang” was heard and Deputies report seeing what was described as “orange sparks” near the area they were taking cover. A third “muffled” bang was heard, and it was later discovered that one of the Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Vehicles had a hole in the rear bumper cover that is believed to be from a shot fired by Deshong.

Deputies and the other Law Enforcement Officers on scene maintained the perimeter of the scene until the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team (ERT) arrived on scene and took over the incident. Efforts to re-establish communications with Deshong were unsuccessful. Ultimately a tactical robot was deployed into the residence by ERT members. Inside the residence Deshong was observed by the tactical robot camera, to be lying on the floor unresponsive.

Entry was made into the residence and at approximately 12:20-a.m. today (Wednesday), Deshong was found with a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body will be transported to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The incident remains under investigation.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports an Afton woman was arrested Tuesday morning at her home, on a Union County warrant for Homicide by Vehicle/OWI. The charge against 61-year old Donna Jo Spare was in connection with a January 16th crash on Highway 34 about three-miles east of Creston. The accident claimed the life of 49-year old Deanne Lee Hoffman, of Creston.

The Atlantic Police Department reports two local residents were arrested Monday on drug charges. 19-year old Lucas Stone, and 25-year old Alexandra Stone, both of Atlantic, were taken into custody on Cass County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver. The couple were booked into the Cass County Jail.