Sheriff’s officials in Adams County say a traffic stop at around 11:40-p.m., Monday, resulted in a brief pursuit. When Deputies tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Warren Logan Davis, of Lenox, Davis led them on a short chase on Sycamore Avenue near the intersection of Sycamore Avenue and 250th. Adams County Deputies managed to bring Davis to a stop by boxing him in. He was then was placed under arrest for Eluding.

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And, Adams County Deputies, Tuesday, arrested Joey Baxter, of Creston, in connection with an incident that occurred on February 18th. Baxter was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Marijuana.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Carter Lake man accused of sexually assaulting minors has pleaded guilty in the case. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 42-year-old David Trejo pleaded guilty Monday to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of soliciting lascivious acts with a minor as part of a plea agreement.

According to court documents, Trejo said he believed one girl he met online was 19 and did not find out that she was 14 until after they had sex several times. Court documents say another girl involved in the case was under the age of 14. Trejo faces up to 15 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 11.

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.

Michael Campbell

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.