(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report two men were arrested on separate assault charges Sunday night. 26-year-old Dominic Cameron Essex, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1500 block of N. 8th Street, in Red Oak, at around 7:10-p.m., and charged with Domestic Assault/1st offense, a Simple Misdemeanor. Essex was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

And, at around 7:30-p.m., Sunday, Red Oak Police arrested 65-year-old Scott Wade Barry, of Red Oak, for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. Barry was taken into custody in the 700 block of High Street in Red Oak, and transported to the Montgomery County. He too, was being held without bond.

(Radio Iowa) – Former President Donald Trump is expressing confidence he’ll finish well ahead of his G-O-P competitors in the Iowa Caucuses, but during an event in Sioux City on Sunday Trump said the rivalry he’s most focused on is a 2024 rematch with Joe Biden.

Three lawyers who worked for Trump or his 2020 campaign who were charged along with Trump for trying to overturn Georgia’s election results have pleaded guilty this month. On Sunday, Trump repeated his complaints about his loss to Biden and the indictments he now faces. Trump said he has accumulated 100 million dollars in legal fees.Trump says his 2024 campaign advisers have suggested it’s disrespectful to say he’s going to win Iowa.

Over two-thousand people were in a theater in Sioux City to hear Trump, who was on stage for nearly 90 minutes. He offered brief critiques of G-O-P challengers Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, but never mentioned that Mike Pence, his vice president, dropped out of the race this weekend. Trump promised the crowd he’d prevent World War Three if he returns to the White House — and he’d force Europe to match what the Biden Administration has given to Ukraine.

At one point, the crowd cheered to signify where they were from and it appeared there were contingents from South Dakota and Nebraska, even a few were from Minnesota. Republican State Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale was the first elected official to endorse Trump in 2015 and he asked Iowans in the crowd to be the first to back Trump in 2024.

Republican Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia told the crowd the 2024 Iowa Caucuses are the most important political event in their lifetime.

Also Sunday, the Trump campaign released the names of 100 faith leaders who’ve endorsed Trump.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report a Clarke County woman was arrested Friday morning on multiple charges. 26-year-old Roni Lynn Steil, of Woodburn, was arrested at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC). Steil was charged on a Union County Warrant for Violation of Conditions of Pretrial Release. Original charges 2 counts Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree, Administering Harmful substances, Incest, 2 counts lascivious Acts with a Child-Permit/Cause to Fondle, Lascivious acts with a Child-Fondle or Touch, 2 counts Child Endangerment, 3 counts Indecent Contact with a Child a Class B Felony. Steil was taken to the Union County Jail and later transferred to the Adams County Jail, where her cash-only bond was set at $95,000.

Saturday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 44-year-old Lela Ann Churchwell, of Creston, at McKinley Park. Churchwell was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Consume Alcoholic Beverage in Public Place-1st Offense and a Union County Warrant for FTA (Failure to Appear) on a charge of Disorderly Conduct-Loud Raucous Noise. Churchwell was taken to the Union County Jail and later taken to the Adams County Jail. Her bond was set at $900, cash or surety.

Two people were arrested early this (Sunday) morning, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, officers arrested 25-year-old Lyle Jordan Young, of Red Oak, in the 1200 block of E. Reed Street. Young was charge with Domestic Assault-choking/bodily injury.

Officers also arrested 42-year-old Tracy Ann Cody, of Red Oak, on an active Montgomery County warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. Both subjects were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond, each.

An investigation into a property damage accident Saturday in Montgomery County, resulted in the arrest of a man from Stanton. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 68-year-old Wendell Keith Gourley was arrested in the area of Highway 34 at mile marker 47, and charged with OWI/1st offense. Authorities say Gourley was driving a vehicle that went out of control and left the road before striking a cable barrier, causing heavy damage to the barrier and the passenger side of the vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

(Corning, Iowa) – Sheriff’s Officials in Adams County report the arrest on four felony charges, of a man from Corning. 38-year-old Cole Justin Inman faces charges that include 3 Class-B Felony counts of Attempted Murder, and a Class-C Felony charge of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Inman was also charged with 3 counts of Child Endangerment, and one count of Reckless Use of a Firearm, the latter two of which are aggravated misdemeanors.

Authorities say Inman allegedly fired a pistol at three teenagers. A criminal complaint said Inman was chasing after the teens in his white Chevrolet Traverse because he thought the teens’ tan Chevrolet truck was on his property the night before. After both vehicles stopped at the intersection of Highway 148 and 130th Street, deputies said Inman grabbed a .45 Ruger semi-automatic pistol from his car. The complaint said Inman shot the gun multiple times at the truck, leaving bullet holes in the rear bumper and tailgate.

According to deputies, Inman’s wife and his four children were also in his truck at the time of the incident.

Cole Inman was booked into the Adams County Jail, where he was being held without bond.

**”Any potential criminal charges identified above are merely allegations and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”

(Des Moines, Iowa) – A man on a motorcycle died early Friday morning, during a collision with a pickup truck in Des Moines. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2015 BMW motorcycle operated by 26-year-old Daytin J. Bernal, of Waukee, was traveling east on Hickman Road at around 6:50-a.m., Friday, and a 2018 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 54-year-old Carlos E. Gonzalez, of Des Moines, was traveling south across Hickman Road from Marbella. Gonzales had the green light.

When Bernal failed to respond to his steady red light traffic signal and did not stop, his motorcycle crossed in front of the pickup and was hit broadside. Following the collision, the motorcycle and Bernal traveled off the road to the southeast. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash remained under investigation.