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Mills County Sheriff’s report (5/19)

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May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says three people were arrested on separate charges over the past few days. Yesterday (Thursday), 47-year old Robert Edmund Elmore, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. Bond was set at $2,000. And, 35-year old Aaron Lee Gillespie, of Glenwood, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Theft in the 5th Degree, for which he was arrested on Wednesday. On Tuesday, 20-year old Austin Ray Jerrett, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault.

And, the sheriff’s office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident that happened Tuesday evening. Authorities say Alice Benscoter, of Tabor, was driving a 2006 Chevy southbound on Main Street in Tabor, when she lost control of the vehicle, which entered a ditch on the west side of the road. The vehicle struck a driveway culvert and speed limit sign, knocking it over.

The vehicle continued for about five-to six blocks with heavy front end damage, before it was stopped by a Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy. Benscoter initially claimed the wind had blown her off the road, then that a tire had blown out, causing her to drive off the road.

Authorities noted the tire was flat, and there was heavy damage to the front passenger side fender, bumper and grill areas. There was also damage along the side of the truck on the passenger side.