4 arrests in Creston Jan. 9th-10th

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January 12th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, IA) – Officials with the Creston Police Department say four people were arrested on separate charges between late Friday morning and early Saturday evening. Three of the arrests took place on Friday:

  • 19-year-old Ava Nicole Sales, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested late Friday morning at the Creston/Union County Law Enforcement Center, on an Outstanding Warrant by an Outside Agency, on an original charge of OWI/1st offense. Sales was released from the Union County Jail after posting 10% of her $1,000 bond;
  • 49-year-old Liliana Cabrera Castro, of Lenox, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 1300 Block N. Cherry, in Creston. She was charged with Interference w/Corrections Official Acts, and Public Intoxication/1st offense. Castro was taken to the Union County Jail and later posted a $300 cash bond;
  • And, 26-year-old Jairon Darien Oliva Bernal, of Osceola, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 200 block of S. Maple Street, in Creston. Bernal was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault/1st Offense – Causing Bodily Injury. He was taken to the Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by a Judge.

And, at around 5:25-p.m., Saturday, Creston Police arrested 56-year-old Charles Leon Harris, of Creston. He was taken into custody in the Creston Walmart parking lot, for Driving While License Denied/ Suspended/Cancelled or Revoked. Harris was later released from the Union County Jail on a Promise to Appear in court.