Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers, Friday (today, 7/9), released information with regard to a high speed pursuit that took place July 1st. On that date, officers from the Clarinda Police Department and deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Department were involved in the chase, which began when a Clarinda Police Officer attempted to stop a black Dodge Charger for failure to display registration plates.

The chase started on N. 12th Street and continued through northeast Page County and into northwest Taylor County. The driver of the Charger – later identified as 46-year-old Jeremy Leslie Williams, of Clarinda – failed to stop, initiating the pursuit. Williams lost control of the car near 200th & Able Avenue in Taylor County, and fled on foot. A search of the area was conducted but Williams could not be found.

Clarinda Police arrested Williams on Thursday, July 8th, on a Page County arrest warrant for eluding law enforcement officers and driving a motor vehicle while under license revocation. Williams was arrested without incident in Clarinda, and was being held at the Page County Jail on $3,000 bail. Clarinda Police Officers were assisted by the Page County Sheriff’s Department and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department and Page County Emergency Management with the pursuit.

Reports have been forwarded to Page County Attorney’s Office for formal charging decisions.

An Iowa State Patrol Trooper came upon an accident this (Friday) morning on Interstate 80 westbound at mile marker 72, temporarily blocked in the right/outside lane. The incident took place at around 7:15-a.m.  According to dispatch reports, a semi-tractor trailer apparently rear-ended another semi during heavy rain. Traffic was at a standstill for a brief time. No injuries have been reported.

(Radio Iowa) – Attorney General Tom Miller says Iowa will get 25 million dollars from a settlement in a lawsuit over opioid abuse. A-G spokesperson, Ashlee Kieler (Kee-ler) says it involves the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma. “The settlement stems from the lawsuit that was filed back in the spring of 2019. It looks to hold the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma responsible for their actions with regards to the opioid epidemic,” Kieler says.

The lawsuit alleged that Purdue officials repeatedly made false and deceptive claims that OxyContin was safe and suitable for a wide range of pain patients. Iowa’s share of the money comes from a total settlement of four-point-three BILLION dollars. “The money would be used for opioid treatment prevention programs and recovery for people affected,” she explains.

The Sacklers will the settlement amount over the next nine years as part of the agreement — and the Sacklers will be permanently banned from the opioid business. She says Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy after the lawsuit was filed and the company will wind down operations by 2024. The settlement requires Purdue and the Sacklers to make public more than 30 million documents, including attorney-client privileged communications about the original F-D-A approval of OxyContin and tactics to promote opioids.