DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa charges of murder, robbery and theft filed against a 16-year-old Nebraska boy have been dismissed. The Omaha boy had been charged in Pottawattamie County District Court in connection with the January death of a Council Bluffs man, 38-year-old Adam Angeroth. Iowa court records say prosecutors sought dismissal of the adult charges because it was determined the crimes alleged occurred when the boy was only 15. The prosecutors said in their motion to dismiss that juveniles charged with forcible felonies must be at least 16 when the crimes occurred for the charges to be directly filed under the jurisdiction of a district court. Consequently, the prosecutors said, the offenses should be charged in juvenile court.

The boy remains in custody, awaiting action in juvenile court. 21-year old Liam Stec, of Omaha, and 20-year old Nicholas Haner, of Harlan, also have been charged with Angeroth’s death.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Tuesday), approved the Fiscal Year 2020 County and Secondary Roads Budgets. The budget was approved following a public hearing, during which there were no comments. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman said the budget calls for a county-wide increase in the property tax asking over FY2019 of four-cents per thousand dollars valuation, or $5.13, as opposed to $5.09 in the current year. The Rural Basic Levy is $3.95/$1,000, which is a decrease from $4.25 FY 2019.

The sub-total of County-wide/All Rural Services amounts to $9.08, as compared to $9.34 in FY 2019. Supervisor Steve Green clarified an otherwise confusing budget.

(He said basically, “The County portion rate-wise is down, but money-wise is up.”  Sunderman said the rate went down, because of new construction, or added new construction is for the wind turbines. “This is probably this is the last year that you’ll see the ability to go down on your levy rate and [at the same time] raise more taxes.”)

An investigation into the arrest of a woman by Red Oak Police Monday evening on two felony counts of Forgery, resulted in her arrest again today (Tuesday), at a location on Pioneer trail in Pottawattamie County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 25-year old Ashley Dawn Eden, of Red Oak, was taken into custody on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree at around 8:40-a.m.  Eden had earlier been released on a $5,000 surety bond. Her new bond was set at $300. Eden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Montana man dubbed the AK-47 bandit and accused of holding up banks in several states has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Nebraska. Richard Gathercole could face up to 35 years in prison after admitting Monday in federal court that he used an AK-47 to rob a Nebraska City bank in 2014. The 40-year-old Gathercole also pleaded guilty to a 2017 carjacking that led to his arrest.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods says the plea deal stipulates that Gathercole won’t be prosecuted by other jurisdictions for other violent crimes, including the shooting of a Kansas state trooper in 2017 and bank robberies in California, Idaho, Iowa and Washington state. Some of the crimes had passed the five-year federal statute of limitations. Gathercole is scheduled for sentencing in June.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old Aaron O. Browning, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Monday morning, for Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury/1st offense. Browning was taken into custody following a domestic disturbance in the 20,400 block of Perry Road. His bond was set at $1,000. And, 27-year old Shane Jamal Peterson, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant Monday afternoon, for Contempt/Resistance of an Order. Peterson, who was being held in the Pott. County Jail on two Possession of Methamphetamine charges, was returned to his cell after being read the warrant. His bond was set at $1,000.

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Red Oak Police have arrested a woman on Felony charges. 25-year old Ashley Dawn Eden, of Red Oak, was arrested Monday evening on two counts of Forgery, both Class-D felonies. Eden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has rescheduled the trial of a Sioux City man accused of killing his roommate. Woodbury County District Court records say 39-year-old Abdiqadar Sharif had been set to go on trial next Tuesday. He’s pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in the Oct. 28 slaying of 40-year-old Guled Nur. The records say the defense and prosecution asked for more time to prepare for the trial, so last week the judge set a new starting date of July 30. Prosecutors say Sharif stabbed and kicked Nur after an altercation broke out at their apartment.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City woman accused of stealing prescription drugs and violating patient confidentiality laws has pleaded guilty. Mason City station KIMT reports that Samantha Rogers also pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to making false statements related to health care matters. Prosecutors dropped other charges in return for her pleas. A criminal complaint says Rogers is a registered nurse and occupational therapist and that the incidents occurred in Cerro Gordo County.

Authorities say Rogers stole medications from co-workers. Authorities also say Rogers accessed medical records to find patient addresses and then would show up at their homes, posing as a public health worker who was recovering unused medications.

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