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Bluffs woman arrested following cemetery damage, and an assault

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July 31st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A call about a disturbance in the Garner Cemetery in Council Bluffs at around 12:45-a.m. today (Tuesday), resulted in the arrest of a woman for damaging a headstone and on drug charges. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 20-year old Desiree Dawn Ladd, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for assault with injury, in connection with minor injuries to a 22-year old Council Bluffs woman, as well as charges of OWI/1st offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance (1.2 grams of marijuana, 2 full and 2 partial Alprazolam pills), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 glass marijuana pipes), and Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. The latter charge was with regard to $500 damage perpetrated on a headstone marking the grave of Ricky Albright.