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Atlantic man arrested on drug charges (updated 6-23)

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June 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday, released a cumulative report on arrests made this month through Tuesday of this week.

Officials say an Atlantic man, 21-year old Kevin Damien Engles, was arrested Sunday on drug-related charges. Engles was arrested for Possession with the Intent to Deliver/Marijuana, and Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp. He was being held in the Cass County Jail without bond, pending a pretrial release evaluation.

Also arrested Sunday by Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, was 19-year old Michael Todd Sonntag, of Exira, who faces a charge of Public Intoxication. Sonntag was released later that day on his own recognizance.

On Monday (June 20th), deputies arrested 38-year old Bret Alan Pellett, of Atlantic, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Pellett was arrested at the Cass County Jail where he pled not guilty and was released the following day.

On Tuesday, June 21st, 42-year old Shari Ann Exceen, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Exceen was taken to the Cass County Jail where she was released the following day on her own recognizance.

Last week, on June 15th, deputies arrested 50-year old Blaine Tory Boken, of Lewis, on a District Court Warrant for Failure to Appear and on an additional charge of Felon in Possession of a Weapon. Boken was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $12,500 bond.

And, as we told you last week, on that same day, four Atlantic residents were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop. 31-year old Shannon David Wojciechowski, along with his 25-year old wife Kylee, 21-year old Haley Jo Williams, and 21-year old John Martin Chamberlin III, all of Atlantic, were charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana and Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp. Kylee and Shannon Wojciechowski have since been released on $15,000 bond. Williams and Chamberlin remain in the Cass County Jail on bonds of $15,000 each.

During the second week of June, 38-year old Christopher Brian Hand, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on 11th, on a Magistrate Court Warrant for Failure to Appear on charges filed by Atlantic Police, including two-counts of Harassment. Hand was taken to the Cass County Jail where he pled guilty and was released the following day.

And, on June 10th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year old David Michael Stevens, of Walnut, on a charge of Serious Assault. Stevens turned himself in at the Cass County Jail and was released on $1000 bond.