Greene County district court, week ending Sept. 5

In Greene County district court, cases were initiated during the week ending Sept. 5 as follows: Beth Renee Perdue, 29, of Jefferson, driving while license barred; Richard Dean Tuhn Jr, 37, of Grand Junction, possession of a fire arm by person convicted of domestic abuse; Stacia M. Day, 26, of Grand Junction, operating while intoxicated (OWI)-first offense and child endangerment;…

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Greene County district court, week ending Aug. 29

In Greene County district court cases were initiated during the week ending Aug. 29 as follows: Shawn Richard Knudsen, 23, of Carroll, operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, criminal mischief, and driving while license suspended; Rebecca Lynn Chumbley, 30, of Grand Junction, possession of marijuana; and Nastassia Chanel Goff, 29, of Grand Junction, burglary-third degree.

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Fatal accident on overpass in Grand Junction

A Boone man was killed in a two car collision on the Highway 30 overpass in Grand Junction Monday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Daniel Reetz, 27, of Boone was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Impala westbound in a reckless manner. Lamobardo Ramos, 25, of Oskaloosa was eastbound driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. Reetz crossed the centerline on the overpass and…

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Greene County district court, week ending Aug. 22

In Greene County district court John Edward Abernathy, 48, of Scranton was sentenced Aug. 21 after changing his plea to guilty in April to a charge of arson-second degree. He was granted a deferred judgment and placed on probation for three years. The minimum fine was suspended, but he must pay $141,902.99 restitution to State Farm Insurance and $241.50 court…

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Greene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 22

In Greene County magistrate court judgments were entered in two cases involving Christina Ellen Chapman of Jefferson. On Aug. 13, she was fined $100 with a $35 surcharge on a charge of assault-simple. Judgments were entered Aug. 20 in a case in which Chapman was charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts. On the public intoxication charge, she…

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Police blotter, August 2014

Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, Aug. 31: At 8:08 pm Jefferson police, fire and street department assisted several residents in the city off Jefferson with multiple downed trees, limbs and power lines. Saturday, Aug. 30: At 11:31 am Casey’s General Store (N. Elm St) reported a gas drive off. At 12:01 pm a…

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Greene County sheriff’s report, August 2014

 Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Sunday, Aug. 31: At 8:55 am a deputy was dispatched to the 500 block of South 12 Street in Grand Junction to investigate the report of a no contact violation. The deputy subsequently arrested Richard Tuhn, 35, of Grand Junction for a violation of a no contact order*.…

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