In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $105 with a $15.75 surcharge was entered June 28 against Sarah Dawn Schwery of Jefferson on a charge of public intoxication. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated in magistrate court as follows: Robert Charles Harvilicz of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia (two separate cases); Andrew Lee Jensen of Jefferson, theft-…
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Greene County district court, week ending June 23
In Greene County district court Michael David Teeples, 30, of Jefferson was sentenced June 19 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. He was also charged to 30 days in jail on each of three counts of harassment- third degree. The prison and jail sentences are…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – June 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Friday, June 30: At 12:19 pm a deputy investigated a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 30 near Hwy 144 at Grand Junction. Damian Davidson, 31, of Ogden was eastbound on Hwy 30 driving his 2022 Ford F350 pickup truck when Marvin Paul, 25, of Boone pulled out in front…
Read MorePolice blotter – June 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Friday, June 30: At 9:11 pm a complainant reported an assault having occurred at Wild Rose Casino. The officer is investigating. At 9:53 pm staff at Wild Rose Casino reported a suspected intoxicated male was attempting to start fights in the casino parking lot. The officer responded and located…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 16
In Greene County district court Benjamin James Ellingson, 38, of Jefferson was sentenced June 16 to a total of 55 years in prison after he changed his pleas to guilty of charges sex abuse and distributing marijuana involving underage females. Ellingson was sentenced to 25 years in prison on a charge of distributing marijuana to a person younger than age…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 16
In Greene County magistrate court Christopher James Lehrkamp of Scranton was sentenced June 7 to three days in jail, with credit for time served, on a charge of public intoxication. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. No judgment was entered for court costs. Also, a charge against him in district court of animal abuse, a serious misdemeanor, was…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 9
In Greene County district court Lori Anne Gannon, 62, of Churdan was sentenced to 25 years in prison on each of two charges of drug distribution to person under age 18, and five years in prison on each of two charges of intent to deliver less than 50 kilograms of marijuana. The prison terms are concurrent; all were suspended and…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 9
In Greene County magistrate court Tyler Rysavy of Boone was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct- loud raucous noise, amended from violation of a no contact order. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. A judgment was entered for…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 2
Persons pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Greene County district court during the week ending June 2 as follows: Matthew James Cummings, 36, of Jefferson, theft- first degree; and Noah M. Winkelman, 34, of Jefferson, operating while intoxicated- first offense. Trial dates were set for Sept. 11 for Cummings and for Aug. 22 for Winkelman. Cases were initiated in district…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 2
Cases were initiated in magistrate court during the week ending June 2 as follows: Zein Mohammed Ibrahim of Harcourt, harassment- third degree (two counts); Christopher James Lehrkamp of Scranton, public intoxication; Richard Randall Eatwell of Newton, fraudulent practice- fifth degree; and Alyssa Lorene Ralston of Des Moines, theft- fifth degree against older individual, and in a separate case, theft- fifth…
Read MorePolice blotter – May 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Wednesday, May 31: Routine activity reported. Tuesday, May 30: At 1:16 pm officers and deputies investigated a burglary at the city impound lot. Someone entered the locked facility and removed items from the vehicles being held there. Monday, May 29: Routine activity reported. Sunday, May 28: At 5:54 am…
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Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Wednesday, May 31: At 4:25 pm deputies investigated a complaint of an illegal burial at the Highland Township Cemetery in Churdan. An urn with cremains was found buried with flags that said Grandma and Grandpa. At 7:42 pm a deputy investigated a complaint of an intoxicated male assaulting…
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