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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, today (Monday), released a report on recent arrests and accidents. On Sunday (November 9th), 41-year old John Robert Oathoudt, of Griswold, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Oathoudt was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released on his own recognizance the following day.
Late last Friday morning (Nov. 7th), the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at Dallas Road and 590th Street. Officials say a 1992 International semi-tractor owned and driven by 55-year old Craig Lynn Weber, of Elk Horn, was westbound on Dallas Road when Weber failed to yield to a southbound 2008 Chevy Impala, driven by 73-year old Donna Louise Jones, of Atlantic. Jones was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Wiota Rescue for treatment of her injuries. Damage from the collision amounted to $19,000. Deputies cited Weber for Failure to Yield.
Following a traffic stop on November 6th, 51-year old Milton Milligan, Jr., of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Revoked. 22-year old Brandon Adam Fredericksen, of Atlantic, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested on charges of Possession of Meth and Possession of Marijuana. Both men were brought to the Cass County Jail. Milligan was released later that day on $1,000 bond. Fredericksen remains held at the Jail on $2,000 bond.
And on November 5th, deputies in Cass County arrested 57-year old John Robert Chestnut, of Memphis, TN, on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. Chestnut was taken to the Cass County Jail where he will be held until serving his time.
Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that on Monday, November 24th, the Clarinda Police Department and Clarinda E-911 Communications Center will begin Operation Blessing 2014. This community project embodies the spirit of Christmas by helping to make sure every child in Clarinda receives a gift on Christmas day.
Children may be signed up for involvement in the program by calling the Clarinda Police Department at 712-542-2194. A Clarinda E-911 Communications Specialist will take the child’s name, age, sex, and address and request two gift requests per child. Names of children can be submitted beginning Monday, November 24, 2014 and will be accepted through Friday, December 19th 2014. All information concerning the child is kept strictly confidential.
People wishing to make a charitable contribution to Operation Blessing 2014 may either donate cash or purchase a requested gift item. . Gifts purchased can be dropped off at the Clarinda Police Department along with a note indicating the sex and age of the child the gift is for. Please leave the gift unwrapped. Cash contributions can be dropped off at the Clarinda Police Department or mailed to the Clarinda Police Department, 200 South 15th Street, Clarinda, Iowa 51632. Cash contributions will be used by the Clarinda Police Department to purchase gifts for the children.
Families will be contacted by the Clarinda Police Department when the gift items are ready to be picked up.
A man from Creston was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device, following an accident Saturday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened at around 2:35-p.m at the intersection of Highway 34 and Iris Avenue.
Authorities say a 1994 Oldsmobile Cutless driven by 39-year old Maria Dukes, of Afton, was traveling east on Highway 34, at the same time a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 50-year old Colton Dunphy, of Creston, was traveling south on Iris Avenue. When Dunphy failed to obey a traffic control device, his pickup hit the car on its left rear side, causing a total of $6,000 damage.
Dukes suffered possible, unknown injuries, and was transported by ambulance the thee Greater Regional Hospital, in Creston.
Authorities in Montgomery County say a Villisca man suffered minor cuts and abrasions to his hands Sunday evening, after the motorcycle he was driving hit a deer on eastbound Highway 34. The accident happened at around 5:25-p.m.
Officials say 50-year old Troy Don Anderson, who was not wearing a helmet, was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson when a deer appeared on the road about a mile west of Stanton. The deer and cycle collided broadside, causing Anderson to lay the bike down on its side. The man refused medical treatment. He was cited for failure to have a valid motorcycle license. Damage to the cycle was estimated at $7,000.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Those who served our country will be honored at Veterans Day events across Iowa on Tuesday, but a look behind the scenes shows many returning vets struggle with a myriad of issues. Attorney Todd Schmidt is an advocate for veterans at Iowa Legal Aid, which provides free legal advice and assistance for residents who can’t afford an attorney.
“We’ve had clients that have had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of their experience in Iraq or Afghanistan and that can create a lot of other issues,” says Schmidt. He says the civil legal help they offer can involve veterans benefits, consumer issues, family matters and more.
One common problem is affordable housing. Schmidt says Iowa Legal Aid is among the partners in the state now working with those who are homeless and unstably-housed through the Supportive Services for Veterans and Families program. “We do a legal assessment with each veteran to see if they have any civil legal issues,” says Schmidt. “If they do, we’re able to help them more readily than we would normally be able to as a result of this program.”
In all, Iowa is home to more than 230,000 veterans.
(Iowa News Service)
The Creston Police Department reports two incidents of theft and once incident of vandalism were investigated over the weekend, and one person was taken into custody. 34-year old Brian Lee Rhodes, of Creston, was arrested Friday at the Union County Jail on a charge of Simple Assault. Rhodes was later released on a promised to appear in court.
An elderly Creston resident reported to police on Sunday, that her cell phone had been taken sometime between 2-pm and 7-pm that day. The loss was estimated at $50. On Saturday, a resident on north Birch Street in Creston reported her basement was broken into sometime between Nov. 5th and 8th. Someone stole a toolbox with six drawers, 5 gallons of paint, a bicycle, a space heater, weed eater, an air conditioner, and a chain saw. The loss was estimated at $600.
And a resident on south Division Street in Creston reported Saturday, that someone shot out the windows of a home at 210 south Maple Street. A b-b gun is believed to be the weapon used. Damage was estimated at $125.
A hearing will be held this (Monday) morning, on requests for a change of venue and a continuance (postponement), along with the waiving of a speedy trial, for an Atlantic woman accused of faking her daughter’s cancer by administering drugs that could have potentially harmed the girl. The hearing for 30-year old Leatha Slauson is scheduled to begin at 9-a.m., in Cass County District Court. If Cass County Attorney Dan Feistner’s motion, and one made last month by Slauson’s attorney to have her trial moved out of Cass County are denied, the woman’s trial will begin Wednesday.
In last month’s motion for a Change of Venue, Slauson Attorney Jaz Mez said the woman’s trial should be moved due to extensive media coverage, gossip, rumors and speculation by residents in Cass County that would make selecting a fair and impartial jury impossible. Earlier, Mez had said Slauson was competent to stand trial, but unable to tell right from wrong. Mez is expected to use a defense of “Diminished Responsibility” when her case comes before a jury.
Authorities say Slauson lied about her daughter having cancer, inserted a feeding tube into the 5-year-old girl and gave her drugs and cannabis oils. Slauson has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts, including assault, child endangerment and theft by deception.
A woman who is no stranger to law enforcement, was arrested again Sunday evening, in Montgomery County. 44-year old Shelby Joann Olivares, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 8:15-p.m. on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. The woman is known to have at least five different aliases.
Olivares was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where she was being held this (Monday) morning, without bond.
One person was hurt during a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. The Omaha World-Herald reports the unidentified 35-year old man, who was not wearing a helmet, was transported by helicopter to the Nebraska Medical Center. The accident happened at around 1-p.m. near the intersection of 270th Street and Juniper Road.
Additional details are currently not available.