(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday (today), said there were five arrests over the past week. Last Thursday, 52-year-old Johnny Lee McFadden, Sr., of Des Moines, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3^rd or Subsequent Offense.

A man from Lewis was arrested April 12th on a warrant for Eluding. The arrest of 57-year-old Donald Worth was in connection with an incident that occurred April 1st, when a Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to perform a traffic stop on a vehicle being operated by Worth.  The man led deputies on a pursuit in and around the Lewis area.  While on nearby highways, speeds topped at approximately 105 MPH.  Deputies momentarily lost sight of the vehicle but soon after found it located at Worth’s residence.  Deputies attempted to make contact with Worth but were unsuccessful in doing so, therefore a warrant was issued.  Upon being arrested on his warrant, Worth was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held until his later release on bond.

On April 11^th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 42-year-old Brandon Wilson, of Fort Worth, TX, on active Adair County Warrants.  Wilson was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was held until his transfer to Adair County. On April 9^th,  42-year-old Ryan Cook, of Adair, was arrested in Cass County on a warrant for Failure to Appear.

And, on April 5^th, 41-year-old Christina Burnsworth, of Atlantic, was arrested on a warrant for Driving While Barred.  Burnsworth turned herself in to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and held until her later release on bond.

(Harlan, Iowa) – Officials with the Harlan Police Department report two people were arrested on drug charges, Sunday following separate traffic stops: 18-year-old Trenton Jay Hundt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Prohibited Acts Penalties and Possession of a Controlled Substance; And, 18-year-old Anthony Joseph Schiltz, of of Glenwood, was arrested for Prohibited Acts Penalties, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and for being a Minor in Possession of Alcohol.

On Friday, Harlan Police arrested 32-year-old Simon Buobmiey Jacob, of Harlan, for Domestic Abuse Assault. 54-year-old Michael Shane Blenkinsop, of West Valley, Utah, was also arrested Friday. He was charged with Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The judge in the case of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey is taking under consideration a request to have the second trial for Dorsey moved out of Cass County at the request of the Prosecution. The request cites extensive publicity as the reason for a change of venue. A hearing on the request was held this (Tuesday) morning, in Atlantic.

Dorsey’s new trial remains set for June 20, 2022. Her first trial in Cass County District Court ended November 4th in a mistrial because the jury was deadlocked. Dorsey was on trial for the October, 2019 death of an infant in her care. The State had charged Dorsey with First Degree Murder and Child Endangerment resulting in death.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday (today), discussed using ARPA (COVID recovery relief) funds for a 100 child daycare project in Griswold. The Board heard from Matt Leighton, with regard to an application requesting funds for their 2.3-million dollar Noble Initiatives Daycare project, which he says has a lot of community support. Leighton says they have hired an architect and have the blue prints, and are nearly ready to solicit bids. Their goal, he says is to hopefully break ground this Fall. Their request is for $150,000 from the County’s ARPA allotment.

Supervisor Steve Green said the Board has pretty much already agreed to provide funds for daycare’s throughout the county, therefore he would prefer to get those entities involved in the discussion. Leighton said they already have the 8.3-acres of undeveloped land acquired for the project, so all that’s needed now is money for the building itself, and some of the infrastructure costs.

The Board tabled action on the matter until their meeting on April 29th, when other daycare’s in the county can also be represented and present in any decision that is made. The Supervisors also discussed and tabled a request from the Iowa Firearms Coalition, for a Resolution making the County a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County. The Resolution lays out the County’s intent to oppose any impediment of the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms – including universal gun background checks.

Board Chair Steve Baier read from the Resolution, which says, in summary..

Supervisor John Hartkopf, says parts of the (whole) Resolution seem contradictory.

Many critics agree second amendment sanctuaries will not hold up in court, including Cary Short, who said the Resolution proposed for Cass County is inaccurate, both constitutionally and legally.

Short, who stopped being a card carrying member of the NRA because they “deviated from their mission,” said of the original counties that implemented the 2nd Amendment County “junk,” the sheriff’s of those counties says they would not cooperate with any federal agencies that involve anything on people carrying guns.

Cary Short said he is a gun owner, has spent 36 years in military, was a weapons instructor. He owns several guns, and is passionate about what’s constitutionally right. He says the citizens are already protected under the 2nd Amendment, so the sanctuary Resolution is moot. The Board’s decision to table the proposal was because they want to get more input from several parties, including law enforcement and the Coalition, before they proceed. There are currently 36 out of 99 2nd Amendment sanctuary counties in Iowa.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – A man from Omaha was arrested Monday in Glenwood. Authorities say 18-year-old Michael Monson was arrested on a Mills County Warrant. His cash or surety bond was set $5,000.