(Red Oak, IA) – A woman from Red Oak was arrested on numerous charges at around 7:30-p.m., Tuesday. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 38-year-old Vanessa Rene Sickels was taken into custody following the execution of a search warrant in the 600 block of Washington Avenue, in Red Oak. Authorities say upon further investigation, Sickels was arrested with the assistance of Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies, and charged with:

• 1 count of Drug Distribution Violation to a person under 18 (A Class-B Felony)
• 2 counts of Child Endangerment – Aggravated Misdemeanors, and
• 1 count of Harboring a Juvenile Runaway – Also an Aggravated Misdemeanor.

Vanessa Sickles was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $25,000 bond. In addition, two juveniles were arrested on serious Misdemeanor charges that include:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense
• Poss. of Carrying Dangerous Weapons While Under the Influence
• Minor Armed with a Dangerous Weapon (Firearm) – Carry/transport within City Limits.
• One minor was arrested also on a valid juvenile pick-up order through the juvenile courts.

The juveniles were transported to the Juvenile Detention Center near Council Bluffs.