The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a south central Iowa man arrested last week in North Dakota on vehicular homicide and serious injury by vehicle charges out of Audubon County, is back in Iowa. 56-year-old Kendall Lee Ware, of Lineville, was extradited from authorities in Minot, ND., and is being held in the Audubon County Jail on $50,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is set to take place October 22nd.

The charges again Ware stem from an October 19th, 2011 accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Kristopher Crawley of Audubon, and serious injuries to 22-year-old Jason Robert Rattenborg, also of Audubon.  The accident occurred on Highway 71 just north of Brayton.  Ware fled the area following the incident.

A warrant was issued on June 29th, 2012, following an extensive investigation into the crash.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office requested and received assistance from the U.S. Marshalls Service in conducting the arrest. The Iowa State Patrol also assisted in the investigation of the accident.

The Atlantic Police Department reports one arrest and two accidents took place over the weekend. Officials say on Saturday, 45-year old Rex McDermott, of Atlantic, was arrested on Domestic Abuse/Serious Assault, and Willful Injury, charges. McDermott was booked in to the Cass County Jail.

That same day, Cheryl Lebeck, of Atlantic, was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign, after vehicles driven by Lebeck and Robynn Davidson, of Midvale, UT, collided at the intersection of 7th and Linn Streets, at around 10:50-p.m.  Officials say Lebeck was traveling north on Linn Street and approaching 7th. After coming up to the corner, she proceeded to head north on Linn, and was struck by the Davidson vehicle. The total amount of damage was estimated at $11,000.No injuries were reported.

Friday morning, an accident in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Atlantic caused $1,500 damage, but there were no injuries, and no citations issued. The Atlantic P-D says a vehicle driven by Thomas Billheimer, of Casey, was traveling east in the parking lot and turning into a parking stall, when it struck the right rear of a legally parked vehicle registered to Patricia Briles, of Griswold.

The Cass County Engineers Office reports that a bridge near the Cass County Landfill will be closed for repairs beginning today.  The bridge is located two miles east of highway 71 on the landfill road.  Local residents will be able to reach their homes but there will be no access to the landfill on that road.  The bridge repairs are expected to take two weeks.