Officials with the Fremont County Sheriff’s office report that on Wednesday, Southwest Iowa Home Health Services (a Department of the George C. Grape Community Hospital and home of the Fremont County Public Health Department) presented Sheriff Kevin Aistrope with five brand new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) systems.

Jamie Behrends, RN, is the Director of Home and Community Based Services/Disaster Coordinator for SW IA Home Health. She said in a statement, that they learned there are a total of eight vehicles utilized by the Sheriff’s department. All of the deputies are deemed first responders and are CPR certified. Behrends says they were “A bit surprised to learn that not a single [Sheriff’s Department] vehicle is equipped with an Automated External Defibrillator.” She added, that “According to the CDC,less than 8% of people who experience a heart attack while outside of the hospital survive.”

Armed with that information, Behrends said they began the process of obtaining quotes and approval from both state emergency preparedness grant contacts as well from the other members of the Corner 3 Coalition (C3C) [which consists of public health departments and hospitals from Fremont, Page, and Montgomery counties], and used grant funds from both their own allotment as well as from the C3C pot of funds to cover the cost of new AED’s. Behrends said “Our hope is that this gift will reach many and assist our deputies in providing the best possible initial care to those in need.”

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope said “The Sheriff’s Office couldn’t be more grateful for this donation, since the Deputies are first responders and will help the Deputies better serve the people of Fremont County. “

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