In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 26 against Ashley Marie McGrauth of Jefferson on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $91.50 A case was initiated against Audrie Lawrence of White Lakes, SD, on a charge of theft- fifth degree.
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Greene County district court, week ending Jan. 21
In Greene County district court Deividas Xavier Guinan, 30, of Des Moines was sentenced Jan. 11 to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but two days of the jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year to the Iowa Department of Correctional…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 21
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 19 against Candice Marie Ortiz of Grand Junction on a charge of criminal mischief- fifth degree. She was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $105.46. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed. Information is available since the return of an arrest warrant that Nicholas James Charlson of…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – January 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office Monday, Jan. 31: At 6:45 pm a deputy investigated a violation of no contact order in the 1400 block of Highway 144 near Grand Junction. Saturday, Jan. 29: At 3:50 pm the sheriff and deputies, Iowa State Patrol, DCI, and the Boone County sheriff’s office arrested Jorge Palacios,…
Read MorePolice blotter – January 2022
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Monday, Jan. 31: At 11:58 am a complainant reported her neighbor cut a tree branch and the branch took down her powerline in the 600 block of S. Chestnut St. Alliant Energy was contacted to make repairs. At 2:56 pm an officer was requested at Wild Rose Casino for…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Jan. 14
In Greene County district court Tyrae Jamel Manns, 23, of Ames was sentenced Jan. 4 to two years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of theft- third degree. The prison term is concurrent to sentences in three Story County cases. Manns was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge; both were suspended. He must pay…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 14
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 8 against Jefferey O. Holland of Birmingham, AL, on a charge of theft- fifth degree. Holland was sentenced to one day in jail; the time was suspended. He was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $246.92. Cases were initiated as follows: Chanxay Ken Siriphan of Des Moines,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Jan. 7
In Greene County district court, Randall Gerald Venteicher, 53, of Scranton was sentenced Jan. 5 to 180 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily injury, amended from domestic abuse assault- third or subsequent offense. The jail term is consecutive to a term in another Greene County case. Venteicher was fined $430 with a…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Jan. 7
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Jan. 4 against Hunter Michael Davis of Cooper on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Davis was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge. Court costs were $95. A case was initiated against Brandon Lee Ferguson o Jefferson on charges of interference with official acts and providing false identification information.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Dec. 31
In Greene County district court Kage Tyler Gordon, 25, of Howell, NJ, pleaded not guilty Dec. 29 to a charge of child endangerment causing serious injury. In a separate case, Gordon pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit forcible felony (two counts), conspiracy to commit non-forcible felony, and conspiracy to commit aggravated misdemeanor. Trial dates were set for…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Dec. 31
In Greene County magistrate court cases were initiated during the week ending Dec. 31 against the following individuals: Ivy Heithoff of Jefferson, domestic abuse assault; John Taylor Roberts of Grand Junction, disorderly conduct; and Royce Christopher Gonnelly of Jefferson, theft- fifth degree.
Read MoreJefferson man subject in officer involved shooting in Adair County
At approximately 8:30 pm on Dec. 29, 2021, a Stuart police officer attempted to stop a driver for a traffic violation. The suspect failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated. Several agencies to include the Stuart PD, Greenfield PD, Guthrie County sheriff’s office and the Adair County sheriff’s office were involved in the pursuit. The pursuit ended in rural Adair…
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