RURAL EMMET COUNTY – Two Northern Iowa men were charged as the result of a traffic stop in rural Emmet County recently.
According to Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens, a sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the 4600 block of highway 9 on February 24th at 10:18 pm observed a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop on an eastbound vehicle.
Upon investigation at the scene, it was determined that the driver, 20-year-old Logan Dickherber of Armstrong was driving the vehicle with a suspended license and had an active warrant for his arrest from Palo Alto County.
Further investigation at the scene led to the discovery of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, alcohol and synthetic urine.
As a result, Dickherber was placed under arrest and transported to the Emmet County Jail where he was booked for Possession of a Controlled Substance Marijuana (1st Offense), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Synthetic Urine (1st Offense), Driving with a Suspended License and the Palo Alto County warrant. A passenger in the vehicle, 23-year-old Dillon Neusch of Armstrong, was cited and released for having an open container of alcohol on a public roadway.
A charge is merely an allegation and all persons are presumed innocent unless or until they are found guilty in a court of law.
(PHOTO: LOGAN ALAN DICKHERBER, jail photo)