Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report seven recent arrests. Among them was 25-year old Marie Ann Cadena, of Glenwood, who was arrested Tuesday night for Going Armed with Intent. Cadena was being held in the Mills County Jail on $5,000 bond. Also on Tuesday, 35-year old Tonya Nicole Fustos, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Ongoing Criminal Conduct, and 12 counts of Dependent Adult Abuse/Exploitation. Her bond was set at $50,000.

On Wednesday, 32-year old Herman Clarence Lewis, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Forgery. His bond was set at $5,000. Also taken into custody Wednesday, was 22-year old Tyler Allen Dittus, of Carson, for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $2,600.

In other Mills County Sheriff’s News, 32-year old Larry Steven Hutchings, of Emerson, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000. 32-year old Eric Michael Dial, of Hastings, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for Operating a vehicle without the owners consent. Bond was set at $2,000.

And, on Monday, deputies in Mills County arrested 55-year old Teena Marie Hiers, of Pacific Junction, for Driving Under Suspension. Her bond was set at $300.

Police in Red Oak, Wednesday, arrested a man wanted on an active warrant out of Carroll County. 34-year old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 4-p.m. for Contempt of Court. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

If either of the two suspects in the fatal shooting of a Council Bluffs man want out of jail, they are going to have to come up with more than $1 million each. According to the Daily NonPareil, a judge on Tuesday set 22-year old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty’s bond at $1.05-million, and on Wednesday, bond for 19-year old Ben Lein was set at $1.061-million. Lein was arrested Tuesday, in connection with the fatal shooting Monday night, of 22-year old Anthony Walker. Both suspects are from Council Bluffs.

Correa-Carmenaty was arrested late Monday night for the same incident. Both men were charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and first-degree robbery. Lein also faces escape from custody and violation of probation charges, in Pottawattamie and Dallas Counties.

The charges stem from an incident that took place around 6:30 p.m. Monday at an apartment on the 100 block of Glen Avenue. Council Bluffs police officers were called to the apartment after residents said they heard shots fired. Upon arrival at the apartment, officers found Walker dead at the scene. Police officers also discovered that 32-year-old Patrick Schutz, of Council Bluffs, was shot in the upper arm. Schultz received treatment at CHI Health Mercy Hospital, and his injury is non-life threatening.

In court on Tuesday, Correa-Carmenaty denied participation in the shooting. According to his arrest affidavit, Correa-Carmenaty told investigators after the shooting that he was holding a fake gun inside the apartment. Shortly before Correa-Carmenaty was apprehended at 6:44 p.m., he allegedly threw two guns out the window of a black Chevy Impala. One of the guns was determined to be a Hi-Point .40-caliber handgun and the other was a BB gun.

The next court appearance for both men will be their preliminary hearings on March 18th. In Iowa, first-degree murder is a Class A felony with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Attempted murder and first

Republicans in the Iowa House have passed a bill that would create a state ban on both the sale AND donation of fetal tissue from abortions for use in medical research. Representative Matt Windschitl is a Republican from Missouri Valley. “This is about making sure that our children and the children in the state of Iowa are not being used as guinea pigs in research,” Windschitl says.

It is against FEDERAL law to profit from the sale of fetal tissue, but this past summer’s release of videos showing Planned Parenthood officials in other states discussing the harvesting of fetal body parts created a political fire storm. Representative Sandy Salmon, a Republican from Janesville, says those videos were “heart-rending and horrifying.” “Life-saving medical research cannot and should not require the willful destruction of human lives and the buying and selling of their dismembered body parts for it to go forward,” Salmon says.

Representative Joel Fry, a Republican from Osceola, says a state ban on fetal body part sales would be a “pro-active” move. “This bill comes to us because of many constituents across the state who are interested in having this conversation and making sure that we, in the state of Iowa, aren’t participating or practicing in fetal body part trafficking.” Critics say the bill would hinder research at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.

Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a Democrat from Ames, says research using cells from fetal tissue holds great promise for curing tragic diseases. “House File 2329 puts politics above good science and medicine,” Wessel-Kroeschell says. Wessel-Kroeschell says Republicans know the bill will not be considered by Democrats who control the debate agenda in the Iowa Senate. “This bill is dead in the senate. It’s going nowhere,” Wessel-Kroeschell says. “This is a political move in the House.” House Republicans argued fetal tissue from stillborn children and miscarriages could still be used in research if the bill becomes law.

Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton was the only Republican in the House who voted against the bill. One Democrat in the House was absent yesterday (Wednesday) but all the other Democrats voted against the ban.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senator Charles Grassley continues to stand firm in refusing to hold hearings on any Supreme Court nominee President Barack Obama may recommend. Grassley declined Wednesday in a call with reporters to discuss whether nomination of Iowan Jane Kelly, a judge he recommended for the federal appeals court, would affect his refusal to hold hearings.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that will keep most juvenile delinquency records confidential in Iowa. Branstad signed the legislation Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol, following overwhelming support in the Republican-majority House and the Democratic-controlled Senate. It also has the support of several advocacy groups. The measure is part of Branstad’s efforts to address criminal justice reform in Iowa.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man walking on an interstate bridge linking Iowa and Nebraska has been killed. Officers were dispatched around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday to the Interstate 480 span that runs between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The man’s body was found in the far-left lane of westbound I-480.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Polk County inmate who spent over three years in jail before he admitted to killing a woman has been sentenced to prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 45-year-old Lavelle McKinley was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years in prison for the strangling death of 47-year-old Cynthia Rouse.