The Cass County Sheriff’s Office report 29-year old Kasandra Rose Mesa, of Atlantic, was arrested June 16th on numerous drug charges. Mesa faces a felony charge of Possession of Methamphetamine 3^rd/Subsequent Offense, along with charges that include Possession of Marijuana 1^st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was also arrested on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation.

18-year old Rene Louise Cole, of Atlantic, was arrested on charges of being an Accessory, Possession of Meth 1^st Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both women were taken to the Cass County Jail. Mesa was held on $50,000 bond; Cole remains held on $2,000 bond. Mesa was additionally charged on June 22nd, with Felony Possession with Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, with regard to investigation into an incident on June 12th. An additional $12,300 was added to Mesa’s bond. She remains held at the Cass County Jail.

On June 18th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year old Timothy John Hatfield, of Centerville, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office felony warrant for Criminal Mischief 2^nd Offense. Hatfield was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was held on $5,000 bond. On June 19th,  65-year old Stanton Ellis Davidson, of Bennington, NE, was arrested in Cass County on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Felony Theft 1^st Degree. Davidson was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $10,000 bond.

And today (Monday, June 25th), Cass County Deputies arrested 20-year old Jerry Dwayne Carr III, of Adair, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Carr was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $20,000 bond.

DRAKESVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of a boy who was killed and his brother who was injured by a hit-and-run driver in southeast Iowa.

A patrol accident report identified the dead boy as 9-year-old Merlin Beechy and his brother as 12-year-old Nathan Beechy, of rural Drakesville in Davis County.

The report says the vehicle struck the boys a little before 10 p.m. Sunday on a rural road west of Drakesville. The report says the vehicle came up from behind, struck the two and then left.

Nathan Beechy was flown to a Des Moines hospital. No arrests have been reported.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 9:40-a.m. Sunday, the Sheriff’s K9 Unit attempted to stop a stolen vehicle at 190th and Jesup, in Mills County. The vehicle fled into Pacific Junction and reached speeds of 50-miles per hour through town. The vehicle traveled down Hilman and entered the City of Glenwood, at speeds of about 100-miles per hour in a 35-mph zone.

The vehicle ran several stop signs and stop lights and was at 55-mph on Walnut Street, before it came to a dead end on north Walnut. There, the driver, 50-year old Eric Dwayne Pittman, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Theft in the 2nd Degree, Felony Eluding, Possession of Burglary Tools and Reckless Driving. The vehicle was confirmed as having been stolen out of Carlisle, IA. Pittman was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $12,300 bond. The Mills County K9 Unit was assisted during the incident by Glenwood Police, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Dept. and Iowa State Patrol.

On Saturday, the Mills County K9 unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on 192nd and Bunge Road. The driver, 28-year old Thomas Michael Cash, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $3,000.

In other news, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year old David Michael Graham, of Silver City, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for Willful Injury and Domestic Abuse Assault, the bond for which was set at $15,000. That same day, 20-year old Andrew Scott Janko, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation ($1,000 bond). And, on the 24th, 22-year old Kourtney McKayleigh Dafoe, of Sioux Falls, SD, was arrested for Assault and Trespass (Bond $300).

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A member of the Iowa State Patrol has collected nearly $50,000 in salary during a mysterious paid leave that has lasted nearly 10 months. The patrol confirmed Monday that Trooper Wade Karp was placed on administrative leave Sept. 5 and remains in that status. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Nathan Ludwig says the reason is “protected from disclosure” under Iowa law.
Karp receives a biweekly salary of $2,338.74, which means he’s means earned about $49,000 and counting during the leave.

Iowa administrative rules allow agencies to suspend employees with pay pending disciplinary investigations for up to 21 calendar days. Any leave longer than that must be approved the Department of Administrative Services. Karp said in a Facebook message in April that he hasn’t committed any misconduct but that it would be inappropriate for him to discuss personnel matters. Karp is assigned to Post 16, which helps protect the Capitol.

Red Oak Police say a man with 16 driving suspension was arrested at around 9:40-a.m. today (Monday), for…Driving Under Suspension. 48-year old Ricky Allen Baker, of Red Oak, was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond, after he was observed driving a motor vehicle on a public roadway.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 6-year-old girl who died after being pulled from a Des Moines lake. Police identified her Monday as Ikran Noor, who lived in Des Moines. Firefighters were called Saturday evening to Gray’s Lake because a child was reported missing. They found Ikran in the water and tried to resuscitate her. She was pronounced dead later at a hospital.
Police say criminal charges aren’t expected.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Charles City man twice convicted of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy has been sentenced. Court records say 62-year-old Doug Lindaman was given two years Friday. He’d been convicted in April of misdemeanor assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. He’s said he intends to appeal. Lindaman was convicted in 2016 of sexually abusing the boy in 2011. The Iowa Supreme Court later vacated the conviction, because Lindaman was allowed to represent himself without knowingly waiving his right to an attorney. Lindaman was running for a school board spot when arrested in 2015.
A mistrial in his second trial was declared Feb. 26 after two prosecution witnesses violated court instructions.