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CEDAR RAPIDS – A California man was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison. Chad Straub, 40, from Salinas, California, received the prison term after a February 7, 2014, guilty plea
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who concealed assets from his creditors and the United States Bankruptcy Court pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jay Freese, age 51, from Montour,
CHARLES CITY – A wanted Charles City man was caught by police on May 21st. Jaiton Mangun, age 20, skipped a court hearing on May 20th and a warrant was issued for
DECORAH – An Iowa sex offender who was not complying with the sex offender registry was arrested recently. On May 19, at about 11:30 PM, Bernard D. Olson Jr., age 39 of
MINNEAPOLIS – On May 27, 2014, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an individual robbed the Central Bank branch located at 2120 Hennepin Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The robber approached the bank counter
CHARLES CITY – Police arrested a Charles City man for public intoxication. On May 21st, at 7:51 PM, officers were dispatched to the area of Clinton Street and 8th Street for an
PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Louis Lavern Ostlie, 56, of Jesup. Ostlie was arrested and charged with first offense Operating While Intoxicated (serious misdemeanor). This
ATLANTIC, IA – An Iowa couple who apparently threw a party that involved illegal drugs with children in the house was arrested under numerous charges. On May 20, 2014, the Cass County
OMAHA – A United States Attorney announced that US District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Jorge Ortiz-Lopez, also known as Moreno, to 292 months in federal prison, followed by five years of
ATLANTIC, IA – An Iowa man was found dead in a car, and police are investigating. On May 13, 2014, at 2:17 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report
GARNER – A Garner woman who received a deferred judgment in a drunk driving case has had her probation revoked. Brianna Dean Taft, 19, Garner, appeared for probation revocation proceedings on the
MASON CITY – A sex offender who calls Mason City home pled guilty to violating the Iowa sex offender registry. Anthony Junnell Rolfes, age 26, pled guilty on May 12 to first offense violation
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is serving jail time for drunk driving. Alexander Lee Bales, age 19, pled guilty on April 28 to operating while intoxicated, first offense. He had
GARNER – A Garner man awaits sentencing after a guilty plea to felony burglary. Chad Curtis Trenary, age 34 of Garner, pled guilty to class D felony burglary in the third degree
CLERMONT, IA – A report of a counterfeit bill passed at a northeast Iowa business has gotten the Secret Service involved. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, on May 20, 2014, a
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm pled guilty Friday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Ramius Hardiman, age 21, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count
AMES – The Story County Sheriffs Officer reported an equipment failure this week, and upgrades to the system on the way. On Thursday, May 22, the Story County Sheriff’s Office experienced a
WATERLOO – The Waterloo Police Department has recently expanded their K9 Unit. For several years, the K9 Unit has consisted of three K9 Teams. Each K9 on the K9 Unit is trained
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man was stopped Thursday morning on the east side of Clear Lake for drunk driving. Ralph Stuart Marshall, Jr. was stopped by a Cerro Gordo deputy
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man is charged with making meth in a house near a school that resulted in a fire. Zackery Lee Smock, age 36, from Anamosa, Iowa, has been
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man who has found himself on the wrong side of the law more than once lately was arrested yet again, this time in Clear Lake. Michael
WEST UNION – A wanted Iowa man refused to stop for police and led them on a dangerous chase. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, on May 17, 2014, a deputy
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man serving out the last few months of a sentence on federal drug charges was sent back to prison for twenty-one months when he walked away from the
CORALVILLE – Lonnie Joe Griffiths, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) died Saturday May 17, 2014. During a special room check Griffiths was discovered unresponsive. Medical Personnel
MINNEAPOLIS – Yesterday in federal court in St. Paul, United States District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat, formerly known as Mark Edward Wetsch, to 168 months in
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Wisconsin man is in jail in Iowa, standing accused of robbing three banks here several years ago. Jeffrey Haydock, 57, from Watertown, Wisconsin, has been charged with three
MASON CITY – A Mason City man’s bond has been revoked in a serious assault case and he was brought to jail. Clear Lake police located Lucas Jay Lowman, who claims to
WEST UNION – Authorities charged two Iowa men for throwing 50 bags of trash into ditches. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, on May 13, 2014 at 6:30 AM, dispatch was notified
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who unlawfully possessed five stolen firearms as a convicted felon was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Chase Mead, 31, from Cedar Rapids,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was placed under arrest as he drove away from a North End bar early Thursday morning. Austin Bradlee Walker, age 21, was stopped by Mason
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who robbed the Solon State Bank in Ely, Iowa, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Robert Melton, 51, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted
MASON CITY – Two Algona women arrested in 2012 in connection to an investigation into forged prescriptions were eventually given light sentences, court records show. Gina Splitt, age 36, had been charged
ALLISON – A Dumont man has pleaded guilty to burglary charges and is set to be sentenced next month. Nathan Hearn, age 33, will be sentenced on June 18th after pleading guilty
SIOUX CITY – A man who escaped from federal custody was sentenced on May 8, 2014, to 14 months in federal prison. Jose Osoria-Mendez, age 22, from Spencer, Iowa, received the prison
CLERMONT, IA – Police are looking for an Iowa man who went to a woman’s house Monday evening, broke in and left a resident seriously injured. Authorities reported that on May 11
WATERLOO – Law enforcement in recent days sought and caught a suspected member of an Iowa methamphetamine ring According to authorities, on April 28, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office executed several warrants
FAYETTE – An Iowa sex offender who was not complying with the state’s registry that tracks their whereabouts was arrested late last week. According to law enforcement, on May 8, 2014, 22-year-old
MASON CITY – A man who failed to show up for fingerprinting after pleading guilty to a theft charge was arrested at the Cerro Gordo Courthouse Monday. Jesse Daniel Germundson, age 23,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed and possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 9, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Steven Risk, age 38, from Independence, Iowa, was convicted
CORALVILLE – Hani Wadih Khouri, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) died Sunday May 11, 2014 in the IMCC Medical Hospice Care Unit. Khouri died of natural