In Greene County district court Shawn Lee King, 32, of Grand Junction was sentenced Dec. 5 to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine- second offense, amended from possession of methamphetamine- first offense. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of…
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Greene County district court, week ending Dec. 2
Persons pleaded not guilty to charges at arraignment in Greene County district court during the week ending Dec. 2 as follows: George Joseph Glasgow, 51, of Jefferson, possession of a controlled substance- third or subsequent offense; Shanda Jean Ellingson, 39, of Jefferson, sex abuse- third degree- child victim coerced by person in authority first offense, sex abuse continuous sex abuse…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Dec. 2
Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Shane Franklin Clark of Rodney has been charged with violation of a no contact order. Cases were initiated in magistrate court during the week ending Dec. 2 as follows: Darren Scott Lehrkamp of Scranton, theft- fifth degree; Luke Raymond Holinski of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; Grace Holinski of…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 25
In Greene County district court Michael Marlin Matthews, 27, of Grand Junction was sentenced Nov. 21 to five years in prison on a charge of burglary- third degree and one year in prison on a charge of assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. The prison terms on concurrent. They were suspended and Matthews was placed on probation to the…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 18
Arraignments were held in Greene County district court during the week ending Nov. 18 as follows: Tanisha Renee Gully, 39, of Fort Dodge, driving while license revoked; Kaleb Lee Lentz, 28, of Scranton, driving while license barred; and Megan Rose Wright, 29, of Jefferson, drug distribution violation to a person under age 18, ongoing criminal conduct- unlawful activity, and failure…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 18
In Greene County magistrate court judgments were entered Nov. 15 against Anthony Lee Kies of Carroll. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge on a charge of public intoxication. He was also fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge on a charge of disorderly conduct- loud/raucous noise. Court costs were $319.25. Christopher Herbert Lawrence of Ames was fined $105 with…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – November 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff: Tuesday, Nov. 30: At 7:47 am a deputy assisted the Jefferson PD with trying to locate a wanted person in the 500 block of W. Harrison St. At 12:27 pm a deputy investigated a complaint of identity theft in the 1000 block of 240th St in Jackson Township. At…
Read MorePolice blotter – November 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Wednesday, Nov. 30: Routine activity reported. Tuesday, Nov. 29: At 12:06 pm an officer responded to a single vehicle accident on Highway 30 near Grimmell Rd. Eden Murphy of Jefferson was westbound on Highway 30 driving a 2004 International dump truck. Surface conditions caused the driver to lose control…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 11
In Greene County district court Ryan James Brown, 50, of Jefferson was found not guilty at a bench trial Nov. 10 of a charge of eluding. The case was dismissed. He was found guilty of a charge in magistrate court of interference with official acts. Sentencing in that case is scheduled for Dec. 12. (Honorable Hans Becker presiding) Jacob Allen…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 11
In Greene County magistrate court Benjamin Thomas Murphy of Fort Dodge was sentenced to two days in jail on a charge of contempt of court- failure to pay fine, amended from violation of a no contact order. He was fined $100 with a $15 surcharge. Court costs were $409.21 A judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 4
In Greene County district court Cheyenne L. Johnson, 22, of Marshalltown was sentenced to 180 days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of forgery. All but 30 days of the jail time was suspended and she was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. She must pay victim restitution (amount not…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 4
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending Nov. 4 as follows: Megan Rose Wright of Jefferson, possession of drug paraphernalia; and Lori Anne Gannon of Churdan, possession of drug paraphernalia.
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