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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a collision 2-p.m. Thursday, at the intersection of 203rd Street and J Avenue. Vehicles driven by 19-year old Cameron J. Pryor, of Red Oak, and 28-year old Tiffany J. Medenwaldt, of rural Red Oak, collided in-part due to icy road conditions. Authorities say Pryor was traveling south on J Avenue in a pickup truck and approaching the railroad tunnel, when he saw Medenwaldt’s SUV traveling northbound and entering the tunnel.
Pryor tried to stop, but the snow- and ice-covered road conditions prevented him from doing so. The 2007 Dodge Ram pickup he was driving slid and struck the 2015 Ford Escape on the left front side, causing sideswipe damage to the SUV. Authorities noted that the speed limit for the roadway changed from 55-to 35 mph on the south side of the tunnel, and there are no stop signs or control signs on either side, for tunnel traffic.
No citations were issued. Damage from the collision amounted to $10,500.
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — The Webster County attorney has cleared two officers who killed a man during an exchange of gunfire. Forty-five-year-old Matthew Hurley, of Wall Lake, died Dec. 31 after engaging in a gunfight while driving away from officers who had been called to a disturbance just outside Fort Dodge. Hurley’s vehicle eventually stopped in a field, and he was found dead inside.
The review released Thursday says each officer was “justified in the use of reasonable force, including deadly force, in that each reasonably believed that such force was necessary to defend himself or another from an actual or imminent use of unlawful force by Matthew Thomas Hurley.”
Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings issued a statement Thursday on her offices’ social media post, with regard to the sentencing of Ian Leib on drug charges. Jennings said on Thursday, March 7th, Leib was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum time possible on his two offenses: Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS), Methamphetamine, with Intent to Deliver (Class C Felony); and a Probation Violation on an Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), Third Offense charge out of Pottawattamie County. Jennings said “Since I took office, this is the second-longest sentence we have requested and received for any crime. Only Samantha Bailey’s 20-year prison sentence was longer. Both offenses were serious meth-related crimes, one involving a supplier and the other involving child victims. Law enforcement and I believe these stiff sentences send a clear message that we will not allow meth to continue to corrode the fabric of our community.”
Ian Leib
Jennings went on to say “By strangling the supply of drugs with aggressive policing and prosecution, we can work together to eradicate the scourge that is methamphetamine from Audubon County. Remember that this all started with a jury verdict—I cannot emphasize enough how important jury service is and how thankful I am to the jurors who served in this trial.” An Audubon County jury convicted Ian Leib of PCS Meth with Intent to Deliver on January 29, 2019. Because Leib was also facing a probation revocation on an OWI 3rd in Pottawattamie County, Jennings reached out to her former colleague, Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney Kerrie Snyder, to coordinate the hearings.
She says thanks to Ms. Snyder’s petition to the court and hard work behind the scenes, she was able to move the probation revocation hearing to Audubon County and get it set before the Judge at the same time as Leib’s sentencing hearing. The change of venue and combination of the hearings streamlined the proceedings and allowed the State to make a compelling argument for the court to run Leib’s prison sentences consecutive rather than concurrent. Leib had received a five-year suspended prison sentence on his OWI 3rd, but he had violated the conditions of his probation multiple times and thus was facing the imposition of the original prison sentence.
The first portion of the hearing was Mr. Leib’s sentencing on his PCS with Intent to Deliver charge. The prison term on this charge is not to exceed 10 years, but the code allows for the prison sentence to be suspended if the judge deems it appropriate. The Audubon County Attorney argued, based on Mr. Leib’s criminal history and failed attempts at community supervision, for the prison sentence to be imposed, not suspended. Judge Dreismeier went along with the State’s recommendation and imposed an indeterminate prison term of ten years on this charge.
Ms. Snyder then handled the probation revocation hearing portion of the proceeding. Ms. Synder put on evidence and argument that Leib’s five-year prison sentence associated with the original OWI 3rd offense should be “stacked,” or run consecutive and not concurrent, with the 10-year prison term. That evidence included his abusive and abhorrent behavior while in custody at the Audubon County jail, the fact that the 10-year prison sentence carries no mandatory minimum anymore, and that consecutive sentences would allow him a more meaningful opportunity for substance abuse and mental health programming while in prison.
Leib’s behavior while in custody in the Audubon jail included violent outbursts and verbal abuse toward jailers, dispatchers, and inmates to the point that he had to be transferred to other facilities multiple times to provide a respite. He also threatened the young children of an Audubon County deputy on one occasion and created a “hit list” while in his cell. Additionally, he repeatedly made racist remarks to other inmates and intimidated cellmates by flaunting a swastika tattoo on his chest.
Judge Dreismeier imposed the five-year original prison sentence associated with the OWI 3rd and followed the State’s recommendation that it be run consecutive with the 10-year prison sentence on the PCS with Intent charge for a total of 15 years in prison. Mittimus issued immediately, and Mr. Leib was remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections to serve his time at Oakdale. His appeal bond was set at $20,000.
“Today was a major victory for Audubon County law enforcement and a testament to the power of team work. In spite of having literally hundreds of other cases, Ms. Kerrie Snyder put Mr. Leib’s revocation hearing at the top of her priority list and drove 3 hours in inclement weather to be here today. The consecutive sentences would not have happened without her.
Thank you to Sheriff Todd Johnson and Chris Walla from probation for testifying today. I also want to thank Deputy Nate Tibbets and the brave dispatchers and jailers who spoke out against Mr. Leib and his despicable treatment of them to make sure justice was served. Law enforcement and I are also grateful to Judge Dreismeier for holding Mr. Leib accountable for his behavior and recognizing the seriousness of his crimes,” Jennings added.
A traffic stop in Adams County Wednesday night resulted in the arrest on warrants of a Missouri man. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies stopped a vehicle at around 10:37-p.m. near the intersection of Highway 34 and Sycamore Avenue. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the driver of the vehicle, Aaron Roberts of Sedalia, Missouri, had active warrants for his arrest through Kansas.
Roberts was taken into custody and held in the Adams County Jail on $50,000 Cash Only Bond awaiting extradition to Kansas.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is reasserting himself as the original champion of a progressive agenda many of his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have adopted. At a rally in Iowa, the Vermont senator jabbed at some of his rivals, saying, “Shock of all shocks, those very same ideas are now supported by candidates _ Democratic candidates _ for president.” That shows how the landscape has shifted since 2016, when Sanders was the lone supporter for such policies as “Medicare-for-all.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has narrowly passed a death penalty bill making it eligible for debate this year, the first time since the mid-1990s the issue will make it that far if leaders call it up for debate. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill out on an 8-7 vote Thursday. Two Republicans joined the committee’s five Democrats to oppose the bill.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A review by The Associated Press shows that convicted felons who violate Iowa’s strict ban on voting face severe legal consequences, even when it’s unclear whether they knowingly broke the law. The review found that felons can be arrested, jailed, ordered to pay fines and even imprisoned after trying to cast ballots. In all, 10 have been charged with felony election misconduct for voting since 2017
Police in Council Bluffs report an arrest was made Thursday in connection with a domestic incident that resulted in injuries. Officers responded at around 1:52-p.m. to a cutting call at the 300 block of Platner Street. When an officer arrived, he located a female outside, who had several lacerations on her upper torso and throat.
The woman, 58-year old Lisa Dietz, of Council Bluffs, advised officers that she was assaulted by her adult son, 24-year old Dylan Goodman, who resides with her in her home. Dietz was transported to UNMC for medical assistance by ambulance, her injuries were said to be non-life threatening.
Dylan Goodman
Goodman was located at his residence. After a brief standoff occurred, Goodman was taken into custody without incident. He was placed under arrest for Attempted Murder, Willful Injury Serious and Aggravated Domestic Abuse with use of a Weapon.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has narrowly passed a death penalty bill making it eligible for debate this year, the first time since the mid-1990s the issue will make it that far if it’s debated.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill out on an 8-7 vote Thursday. Two Republicans joined the committee’s five Democrats to oppose the bill including Sen. Kevin Kinney, a former sheriff’s deputy who investigated the death of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage. She was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender near Iowa City in 2005. Kinney says he’s come to realize life in prison is more severe than the death penalty.
A similar bill last year failed to get through the committee process. Its chances of survival remain uncertain. The most recent full debate was in March 1995 when the Senate rejected a bill the Iowa House had approved just days before.
The bill would make it a capital offense to kidnap, rape and murder a minor, crimes Republican Sen. Jason Schultz says are so heinous they justify death.
Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is reasserting himself as the original champion of a progressive agenda many of his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have adopted.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, takes leave after speaking at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
At a rally of 2,000 in a western Iowa convention center, the Vermont senator jabbed at some of his rivals, saying, “Shock of all shocks, those very same ideas are now supported by candidates — Democratic candidates — for president.”
Prompting roars from the crowd — most of them Nebraskans and ineligible for Iowa’s leadoff caucuses — Sanders ticked through the agenda, leading with “Medicare-for-all,” supported by rivals including Sens. Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren.
That shows how the landscape has shifted since 2016, when Sanders was the lone supporter for such policies as “Medicare-for-all” and the $15 minimum wage.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on March 6, 2019, 40-year old Randy Allen Gray, Jr., was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge Robert W. Pratt for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Gray was sentenced to ten years in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release for ten years.
In December 2016, following a search of defendant’s vehicle, a pound of methamphetamine, a loaded .380 handgun under the driver’s seat and over $4,000 in cash was recovered.
The case was investigated by the Dunlap, Iowa Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, Sac County Sheriff’s Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Crawford County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.
The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa man is again behind bars for bank robbery. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Larry Eugene Burns, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced Wednesday to 2 ½ years in prison.
Prosecutors say that in September, Burns donned a bandanna and a pink shirt, walked into Centris Federal Credit Union and demanded money. Outside the bank, Burns ditched the bandanna and pink shirt in a nearby garbage can. Officers found a shirtless Burns walking a few blocks from the bank. Police say Burns later confessed to the robbery and identified himself on bank video surveillance.
Officials say Burns had been released from an Iowa prison just a month before the robbery after serving an 8-year sentence for another bank robbery.
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