A man from Union County was arrested late Monday night on drug charges, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 24-year old Shilo J. Major, of Creston, was taken into custody at around 11:04-p.m. in the 200 block of S. 2nd Street in Red Oak. Major was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center. He faces felony charges that include Possession with the intent to deliver, marijuana and methamphetamine. He was also charged with Possession of a Prescription drug, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, which are Serious and Simple Misdemeanor’s, respectively.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former assistant city attorney for Council Bluffs has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute a large amount of marijuana. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Monday that 44-year-old Don Bauermeister, of Omaha, was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Bauermeister had worked since 2003 for Council Bluffs but resigned in June after confirming he’d asked someone to drive from Omaha to Oregon to pick up marijuana.

PULASKI, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found in a burned-out car in southeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a farmer on Saturday morning reported the burned-out car in Davis County, southeast of the small community of Pulaski. Deputies responded and found human remains inside the car. The remains were taken to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be conducted this week.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been charged with stealing from a bank and a bank customer in northern Iowa. Court records say 33-year-old Cassandra Lane is charged with two counts of theft. Court documents say she stole $13,300 from the customer and nearly $4,000 from the First Security Bank and Trust branch in Charles City. The records don’t list the name of attorney who could comment for her.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa county is considering its response to a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man who spent two months in jail for a robbery he didn’t commit. The Linn County Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors Monday to consider the lawsuit filed by 23-year-old Joseph McBride. The county hasn’t answered the lawsuit, which alleges County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden signed a complaint against McBride containing false statements.

Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Public Safety say at around 1:30-a.m. Sunday, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at the rest stop located at exit 159 in Dows, Iowa.  The shooting victim was transported to North Iowa Mercy Hospital for treatment.  The incident is being investigated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

As a result of the investigation, investigators are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the two individuals who were captured on video at a nearby convenience store prior to the shooting. (The images are posted below, click to enlarge)

The black male and female were driving a gray or silver 4-door SUV, possibly a Jeep Cherokee.

PULASKI, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found in a burned-out car in southeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a farmer on Saturday morning reported the burned-out car in Davis County, southeast of the small community of Pulaski. Deputies responded and found human remains inside the car.

The remains were taken to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be conducted this week.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been charged with stealing from a bank and a bank customer in northern Iowa. Court records say 33-year-old Cassandra Lane is charged with two counts of theft. Court documents say she stole $13,300 from the customer and nearly $4,000 from the bank while working from October 2016 to August 2017 at the First Security Bank and Trust branch in Charles City.

The records say she’s bonded out of jail.

Officials with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office report that on Sunday, January 28th, the Sheriff’s Office investigated a report of an unresponsive inmate at the Sioux County Jail.  At approximately 6:30 pm, Detention Officers located an unresponsive inmate in a cell and rendered emergency aid. The rescue efforts were unsuccessful and the inmate was pronounced deceased by the Sioux County Medical Examiner.  The name of the inmate was being withheld as of this report, and the case will be investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Orange City Ambulance and the Orange City Police Department.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa county is considering its response to a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man who spent two months in jail for a robbery he didn’t commit. The Linn County Board of Supervisors met in closed session Monday to consider the lawsuit filed by 23-year-old Joseph McBride. The county hasn’t answered the lawsuit, which alleges County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden signed a complaint against McBride containing false statements.

McBride was 1,500 miles away when a violent 2017 robbery occurred in Cedar Rapids, his former hometown. The victim told police that a Facebook photo of McBride appeared to match one of the assailants. Investigators never spoke to McBride before he was arrested, shipped by prison van to Iowa, and jailed 61 days. He was released after investigators checked his alibi, which included time-stamped photos of him in Arizona.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a body found on the ground in a Waterloo cemetery has been identified as that of a missing Waterloo woman. The body of 40-year-old Lakisha Williams was found around 3 p.m. Friday in a remote area of Garden of Memories cemetery. Her mother had reported her missing Thursday. She was last seen around 5 p.m. Jan. 20 near her apartment. Police say Williams’ death is suspicious.

Her husband is being held in St. Paul, Minnesota, on a warrant charging him with being a fugitive from justice. Iowa records indicate he’s served prison time for burglary, robbery and weapons crimes.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man wanted on a warrant for Violation of Parole, was arrested Friday morning after he turned himself-in to the sheriff’s office. 27-year old Benjamin Wyatt Barnes, of Carter Lake, appeared at the Sheriff’s Office at around 10:30-a.m., Friday. After the warrant was confirmed, Barnes was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail. Jail staff were advised Barnes was sometimes armed and dangerous, and that he was a sexually violent predator, known to abuse drugs. He was booked into the jail without incident.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for a northeast Iowa woman whose dead 4-month-old son was found in an infant swing, his body infested with maggots. The delay in the trial of 20-year-old Cheyanne Harris came at the request of her lawyer, who wanted more time to prepare the defense case. The trial had been scheduled to begin Wednesday. The judge set a new trial starting date of June 11 in New Hampton.

Harris and the baby’s father, Zachary Koehn, have pleaded not guilty to charges of child endangerment and first-degree murder in the death of their son, Sterling Koehn. Koehn’s trial is set to begin March 28. Authorities say deputies and medics called to the couple’s Alta Vista apartment on Aug. 30 found Sterling dead in the swing.