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Pott. County Sheriff’s report (7/9/18)

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July 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) released a lengthy report on recent arrests and other activity. Friday afternoon, 38-year old Charity Nicole Dresen, of Walnut, was arrested on valid warrants for Violation of a No Contact Order, and Harassment in the 3rd degree. The report said she was under the influence of narcotics at the time of her arrest. Dresen was being held without bond in the Pott. County Jail. 36-year old John Paul Menard, of Council Bluffs, who was serving time at the jail, was presented with a warrant Friday, for Violation of Probation. Menard was then returned to the custody of Corrections Staff. 54-year old Jerry L. Lentz, of Elliott, was arrested following a traffic stop Friday afternoon, for Driving While Revoked. A traffic stop Friday night, resulted in the arrest of 20-year old Dustin William Rutledge, of Council Bluffs, for Driving While Barred.

A man from Crescent was arrested Friday night in Pott. County, following a reported disturbance, in Crescent. A woman at the scene reported her boyfriend was causing the disturbance, and refused to leave the residence. 63-year old Michael Wayne Moroney was subsequently taken into custody for 1st Degree Harassment and Public Intoxication. A woman from Council Bluffs was arrested early Saturday morning, on charges of Assault on a Sheriff’s Deputy, Interference with Official Acts and OWI/1st offense. 18-year old Shaylee Lorene Udas was transported to the Pott. County Jail. The Deputy, 33-year old John Cool, of Council Bluffs, was not injured.

A man from Wisconsin was arrested Saturday morning, following a gas drive-off incident at the Casey’s Store, in Minden. After the vehicle was located, the driver, 21-year old Shaw Michael Skaife, of Lone Rock, WI., was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree. He allegedly took a little more than 10-gallons of gas from the pump before taking off.  And, a Mills County man was arrested following an accident early Sunday morning. At around 5:30-a.m., 21-year old Jeffrey Maverick Jens II, of Glenwood, was operating a motor vehicle at Wabash Avenue and Woodland Trail, when the 2006 Pontiac SUV he was driving crashed down a steep embankment and landed in a creek. When contact was made with Jens by law enforcement, he displayed numerous cues of impairment and was placed under arrest for OWI 1st offense.

Arrested at around 7:15-a.m. Sunday, in Pottawattamie County, was 33-year old Tetevi Tete, of Omaha. He was arrested for OWI/1st Offense, and Driving on the wrong side of the road. And, at around 2:40-a.m. today (Monday), a Pott. County Deputy was conducting stationary vehicle patrol in the 36000 block of Highway 6, when he saw a vehicle driving too fast. He initiated a traffic stop for speeding, and while at the passenger side door, smelled the odor of burning marijuana. During a probable cause search of the vehicle the Deputy located drug paraphernalia and about 24.5-grams of a controlled substance (Marijuana). The driver, 20-year old Hailey Nicole Carson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.