In Greene County district court persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment as follows: Jesse Lynn Crawford, 31, of Scranton, assault while participating in a felony (two counts), willful injury, burglary- first degree and harassment- first degree; Jordan Thomas McCleeary, 26, of Des Moines, operating while intoxicated- first offense; and Ryan David Baugh, 40, of Jefferson, OWI- first offense. Trial dates were set for Oct. 31 in every case.
Cases were initiated in district court during the week ending Sept. 7 as follows: Dray Rivera, 27, of Jefferson, burglary- third degree (two separate cases), and harassment- second degree; Takyla Ruth Pittman, 28, of Perry, possession of methamphetamine- first offense, possession of marijuana- first offense, and burglary- third degree (three separate cases); Tunney James Merrill, 18, of Mapleton, possession of marijuana- second offense, and carrying weapons; Joe Edward Blackmon, 41, of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault- first offense; Amanda Andrean Abrams, 28, of Panora, possession of marijuana- second offense; and Eric John Hellman, 31, of Panora, possession of marijuana- second offense.
