Judgments were entered March 16 in Greene County magistrate court against Austin Tylor O’Connell of Jefferson on charges of public intoxication and interference with official acts. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge on each of the two charges. Court costs were $60. Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Floyd William Laxson Jr of…
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Greene County district court, week ending March 11
Cases were initiated in Greene County district court as follows: Richard Dean Tuhn Jr, 43, of Jefferson, unlawful possession of prescription drug; Shannon Michael Meyer, 46, of Ralston, driving while license barred; Hope Rebbecca Malone, 42, of Jefferson, possession of marijuana; Ted Lawrence Semke, 44, of Boone, possession of marijuana; and Jaime Omar Gonzalez Alfaro, 26, of Storm Lake, operating…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending March 11
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered March 7 against Royce Christopher Gonnelly of Jefferson on a charge of theft- fifth degree. Gonnelly was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. A judgment was entered March 9 against Audrie Lawrence of White Lake, SD, on a charge of theft- fifth degree. Lawrence was fined $105…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending March 3
In Greene County district court Melissa Jo Hefler, 46, of Boone was sentenced March 2 to two years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of fraudulent practices- third degree. The prison term was suspended and she was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for two years. She was fined $855 with…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending March 3
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered March 2 was entered against John Tylor Roberts of Grand Junction on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. A warrant was returned in a case in which Benjamin Thomas Murphy of Fort Dodge on a charge of violation of a…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 24
In Greene County district court Dawn Marie Brown, 50, of Perry was sentenced Feb. 17 to five years in prison after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of forgery. The sentence is consecutive to sentences in two misdemeanor cases. The prison term was suspended and she was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 24
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending Feb. 24 as follows: Brandon Lee Ferguson of Jefferson, theft- fifth degree, and in a separate case, interference with official acts; and Ever Anibal Ramirez-Bailon of Denison, violation of no contact orger.
Read MorePolice blotter – February 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Monday, Feb. 28: At 4:23 pm Wild Rose Casino security staff requested officers at for two subjects possibly using false IDs. The officer could not determine if the IDs were false. The subjects were not allowed entrance to the facility and the follow up on the IDs will…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – February 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Monday, Feb. 28: At 5:56 am a deputy and the Jefferson fire department responded to a reported fire in the 1300 block of K Ave in Greenbrier Township. No fire was located. At 10:52 am a deputy and Churdan fire department responded to a grass fire on the…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 17
In Greene County district court Tyler Scott Mattingly, 27, of Carroll was sentenced Feb. 14 to 10 years in prison on a charge of theft- first degree aiding and abetting. The charge is the result of his role in the Feb. 25, 2021, armed robbery of the Scranton Peoples Bank location. Zachary Wailes, 27, was sentenced to federal prison last…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 17
In Greene County magistrate court Jeanette Marie Bear of Des Moines was sentenced Feb. 16 to seven days in jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order. She was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60. A case was initiated against Karyn Melissa Parker of Jefferson on a charge of domestic abuse-assault.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 11
In Greene County district court Nicholas Weber, 21, of Fort Dodge was sentenced Feb. 7 to five years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. The prison term is consecutive to prison terms in five other cases. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on…
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