Persons pleaded not guilty in Greene County district court during the week ending June 3 as follows: Elizabeth Celine Fischels, 32, of Webster City, possession of methamphetamine; Teresa Ann Turner, 40, of Bayard, possession of methamphetamine and operating while intoxicated- first offense; and Christopher David Spaulding, 53, of Jefferson, OWI- second offense. Trial dates were set for Sept. 29 in…
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Greene County magistrate court, week ending June 4
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered June 3 against Lanny Dean Lewis of Jefferson on a charge of theft- fifth degree. Lewis was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge. Court costs were $60. Cases were initiated as follows: Jason William Sheldahl of Jefferson, violation of no contact order (two separate…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 28
In Greene County district court Richard Dean Finch, 84, of Jefferson was sentenced May 25 to one year in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. All but two days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation to the county sheriff for one year.…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending May 28
In Greene County magistrate court Kathy Louise Arey of Boone was sentenced to seven days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of contempt, amended from violation of a no contact order. The jail time was suspended and she was placed on one year of unsupervised probation to the Greene County sheriff. No order was entered for a…
Read MorePolice blotter – May 2020
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Sunday, May 31: Routine activity reported. Saturday, May 30: At 8:51 am a Texas state trooper spoke with an officer about a vehicle registration that was issued in Jefferson. The vehicle was now in Texas and the plate did not match the vehicle it was on. The officer provided…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – May 2020
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Saturday, May 30: At 9:30 am a deputy investigated a complaint of a barking dog in Grand Junction. At 2:21 pm a deputy assisted the Fort Dodge Residential facility with trying to located a resident that was in Scranton. At 5:10 pm a deputy investigated a theft in…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 22
In Greene County district court a judgment was entered May 8 against Penny Lane Sankey, 45, of Fort Dodge on a charge of possession of marijuana. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $95. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph B.
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending May 22
In Greene County magistrate court Dale Sanford Arey of Boone was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of violation of a no contact order. Magistrate Jessica Morton found he is able to pay sheriff’s fees for the time he serves. Arey was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. He must also pay $37.80…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 14
In Greene County district court Jenniffer Kaye Jane Barkalow, 28, of Marshalltown was sentenced May 8 to seven days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana- second offense. The jail term was suspended and she was placed on informal probation for one year. She must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, ending May 14
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered May 8 against Penny Lane Sankey of Fort Dodge on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $95. Cases were initiated as follows: Steven Logan Dzuris of Jefferson, interference with official acts; and Teresa Ann Turner of Bayard, possession of…
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Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, May 19: At 11:32 am a deputy arrested Adam Harvey, 43, of Grand Junction on arrest warrants for possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine (serious misdemeanors) and possession of drug paraphernalia (simple misdemeanor)*.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending May 7
In Greene County district court Clint Michael Dennhardt, 19, of Ames was granted a deferred judgment May 4 after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. He was placed on probation to Greene/Boone County Probation for 12 months. He must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation he has already undergone,…
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