Authorities in western Iowa said Monday (today), a Montgomery County man was sentenced last week on Child Pornography charges. 61-year old Mark A. Yeager, of rural Emerson,, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie Rose to 36 months in prison for possession of child pornography. Yeager was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

According to court documents, Yeager pled guilty to the charge on September 1, 2015. In a plea agreement, on April 16th, 2014, investigators seized several computers and items of computer paraphernalia from Yeager’s residence. A forensic examination revealed images of child pornography on a thumb-drive seized from Yeager’s home.

The matter was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests took place Friday. 24-year old  Christain Michael Collins, of Lewis, was arrested after he turned himself in at the Cass County Jail on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for OWI 1st Offense. Collins was booked into the jail and later released on $1,000 bond.

19-year old Patrick Lee Schultz, of Atlantic, was arrested Friday on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Felony Theft in the 2nd Degree. Schultz was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $5,000 bond.

And, 19-year old Logan Roger Dean Nielsen, of Atlantic, was arrested Jan. 22nd on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Nielsen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $1,000 bond.

The Sac City Police Department reports a Sac City man was arrested following an investigation into an alleged incident of domestic assault and animal abuse. Officers were called to an apartment in Sac City Jan. 13th, where 25-year old Cody Anthony Dupre and a 17-year old female reside.

Following their investigation, officers arrested Dupre Jan. 19th on a Sac County warrant charging him with Domestic Assault/1st offense, for allegedly assaulting the 17 year old female, and two counts of Animal Abuse, after it was discovered Dupre allegedly threw an 8 month old puppy and a Chinchilla against the wall, killing both animals.

Dupre was booked into the Sac County Jail where he was being held without bond on the Domestic Abuse charge, to which he has plead Not Guilty. Dupre was also ordered to have no contact with his alleged victim. His preliminary hearing was set for Feb. 9th.

A traffic stop Friday night near Brayton resulted in the arrest of a Kansas man on drug charges. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year Nicholas David Tenbrink, of Berrytown, KS., was arrested at around 9:40-p.m. on charges that include Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Tenbrink was later released from custody after appearing before the Magistrate.