A traffic stop Sept. 27th in Cass County resulted in the arrest of a man from Florida. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year old Jerome Thomas Jones,  of Miami, FL, was arrested for OWI 1st Offense. Jones was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance.

And, one person was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital following an accident at around 7:20-p.m. Tuesday, in Cass County. The Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened on White Pole Road near 740th Street, when one pickup rear-ended another. A 1998 Ford F150 pickup owned and driven by 37-year old Travis James Armstrong, of Cumberland, was eastbound on White Pole Road when his vehicle struck the rear of a 2000 Chevy Tahoe owned and driven by 36-year old Lisa Renee Sherwood, of Guthrie Center.

After the impact, Armstrong’s vehicle ended up in the south ditch, while Sherwood’s vehicle was able to stop on the road surface. One passenger from the Tahoe was injured and transported to CCMH by Anita Rescue. Damage to Armstrong’s vehicle is estimated at $3,000. Sherwood’s vehicle sustained about $5,000 damage.

Armstrong was subsequently arrested for OWI 1st Offense.  He was also cited for Open Container and Failure to Maintain Control.