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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City police chief is retiring after leading the department for over a decade. City officials announced Monday that Police Chief Sam Hargadine will retire from the Iowa City Police Department at the end of June. He has accepted a position at the Executive Director of the Iowa Police Chief’s Association. Hargadine has served as police chief since August 2005.
CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) — The world’s first surviving septuplets have graduated from their Iowa high school. Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny, Natalie and Nathan McCaughey all crossed the stage Sunday at as part of Carlisle High School’s class of 2016.
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman who died after a rafting accident on the Arkansas River. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Debra Brymer, of Nashua, Iowa, was on a trip with her husband and grandson when she fell out of a commercial raft near Canon City on Sunday. Coroner Randy Keller tells the Canon City Daily Record he thinks an autopsy will show that she went into cardiac arrest or drowned.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Ferris wheel in Davenport has been renovated to allow people with disabilities to enjoy a ride. The Quad-City Times reports that one of the Ferris wheel’s gondolas at the city-owned Modern Woodmen Park has been widened enough to accommodate a rider in a wheelchair and a second rider. Commission director Latrice Lacey says the manufacturer had assured the commission that the ride would be built to standards, but that an investigation found several deficiencies.
A traffic stop early this (Tuesday) morning in Fremont County, resulted in the arrest of a man on a drug and other, possible charges. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office stopped 31-year old Michael Campbell of Mayflower, Arkansas for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop Campbell was found to be in possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia.
Campbell was arrested for the incident and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement center where he was being held on $300 bond. Deputies were still investigating the incident and other charges are pending.
The Fremont Co. K9 unit and the Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha police officer has devoted hundreds of hours collecting letters, cards and drawings to honor another officer who was killed in the line of duty. The Omaha World Herald reports Officer Constance Garro created the large scrapbook and delivered it Thursday to Officer Kerrie Orozco’s mother in Walnut, Iowa.
Orozco was killed May 20, 2015, as she and other officers tried to arrest a suspect wanted in connection with a September 2014 shooting. The scrapbook’s cover includes hand-painted blue roses that resemble the flowers laid on Orozco’s casket. Dozens of officers contributed photos and stories about Orozco. Students from Omaha schools added photos featured in the first few pages.
Garro also included pages of medals, coins and letters from over 20 law enforcement agencies across the country.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Monday of a Creston man on charges from an incident that occurred on February 18th. Deputies arrested Joey Baxter of Creston and charged him with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Marijuana. Baxter was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The parents of an Iowa woman who authorities say was killed by a drunken driver in the country illegally have filed a complaint with the Nebraska Supreme Court against the judge who set the now-missing suspect’s bail. Bail was $50,000 for Eswin Mejia after he was charged with vehicular homicide in the Omaha collision between his vehicle and one driven by 21-year-old Sarah Root, of Council Bluffs. He hasn’t been seen since posting the required 10 percent of the bail, or $5,000.
Root’s parents have been collecting petition signatures and Monday gave more than 5,000 to the high court in Lincoln. They want Judge Jeffery Marcuzzo kicked off the bench or punished for setting the bail low enough for Mejia to post 10 percent and flee.
Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green reports several, recent arrests. On Sunday, 30-year old Albert Johnson, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Theft in the 2nd degree. Green says the charge stems from the theft of a modified Harley Davidson motorcycle that was stolen out of Manilla. The bike, which Johnson allegedly painted a different color, was seen parked on his property, and later identified by the owner.
And, four people were arrested last Thursday, in Atlantic. 52-year old David Charles, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Attempted Burglary in the 3rd degree, with regard to the theft of electricity from a rental home by allegedly using an extension cord from the vacant property and connecting it to his property.
35-year old Brian Beard, of Atlantic, was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, after he turned himself-in to the Cass County Jail following a verbal altercation with an individual that later turned physical. 27-year old Jenna Smith, of Atlantic, was arrested for Thursday Forgery and Theft in the 2nd degree, with regard to checks written.
And 16-year old Jiles McCoy, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Felony charge of Extortion, with regard to activity on social media. He was cited and released to a parent, with his charge being filed with Juvenile Court. Additional details concerning his arrest were not released.
Each of the other subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports four arrests over the past week. On May 15th, 32-year old Christopher Lee Ballentine, of Des Moines, was arrested by Stuart Police for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetaine, and Theft in the 1st Degree, for taking property valued at $10,000 or greater. Ballentine was released from custody last Thursday, on $10,000 bond.
On May 17th, 31-year old Cole John Daughenbaugh, of Greenfield, was arrested by an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy on a U-S Marshal’s warrant. Daughenbaugh was held without bond in the Adair County Jail and later released to the custody of the U-S Marshal’s service.
On May 19th, 27-year old Tyler James Hicks, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Adair County for OWI/2nd offense and Failure to hold a valid license. Hicks was later released on $2,000 bond.
That same day, 31-year old Jordan Randall Huewe, of Creston, was arrested in Adair County for OWI/1st offense and having an Open Container in a motor vehicle. He was later released on $1,000 bond.
Officials with the Cass County Health System says Dr. Elaine Berry, Family Medicine Physician at CCHS, volunteers for the Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) and has traveled previously to India, Dominican Republic, and other countries as part of her work with the group.
In the photo are, seated left-to-right: Jeff Osegard, Judy Masker, Dr. Berry, and Dawn Marnin. Back row: Renita Torneton, Verlene Holste, Brenda Euken, Calla Johnson, Sara Arnold, and Michelle Poulsen.
Dr. Berry is currently on a mission trip to Honduras with FAME, and thanks to the generosity of CCHS employees, was able to purchase more than $800 in medications and medical supplies for the trip.
Dr. Berry thanked the employees of CCHS for their donations and support, and she asked everyone to pray for safe travels and a successful trip.
Five people from north central Iowa were arrested early Sunday morning on drug charges, in Audubon County. The Sheriff’s Department reports 20-year old’s Bernard Flowers, Terrance Lee Wigley, and Taijuan Sharode Blair, along with 19-year old’s Macenzie Ann Leffler, and Keilee Jo Lockner, all of Ft. Dodge, were charged with Possession of Marijuana.
Their arrests stemmed from a traffic stop in the 2100 block of Highway 71 at 12-a.m., Sunday. All five suspects were released from custody after making an appearance before the magistrate.
A woman from Oklahoma was arrested Sunday, following an investigation into a single-vehicle accident. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says one of the accident victims, 26-year old Era Whisper Robbins, of Edmond, OK, was arrested on a warrant for drug trafficking.
Authorities say deputies in Fremont County were notified of the crash at around 12:53-p.m. It happened at the intersection of 250th Street and 350th Avenue. When the Deputy arrived on scene he was notified that someone had picked up two victims of the accident and left the scene.
A short time later deputies were notified that the two victims were at a residence and their family was going to take them to the hospital. After the deputy arrived at the residence, he learned Robbins was wanted on the warrant. After being released from the hospital Robbins was arrested and transported to the Fremont County Jail and was being held without bond for Oklahoma.
The driver of the vehicle, 32-year old Alexander Arthur Sharp, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was cited for Driving Without a Valid License and Defective Brake Equipment. Sharp was transported by private vehicle to the hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.
Riverton Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.