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Shelby County Sheriff’s report (7/23/18)

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July 23rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), issued a reports on their latest arrests. On Saturday (7/21) 37-year-old Jose Garcia, of Denison, was arrested following a traffic stop. Garcia was taken into custody on an active Crawford County warrant and charged locally for Driving under Suspension. The following evening Garcia plead guilty in front of the magistrate, and was fined, and given credit for time served. Garcia was then transferred to Crawford County Jail.

On July 15th, Shelby County Deputies arrested 62-year-old Gary Lyn McCoy. McCoy was in an automobile accident earlier that morning and transferred to Myrtue Memorial Hospital by Medivac ambulance. After being medically released from the hospital, McCoy was transferred to the Shelby County Jail without incident and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance, Prohibited Acts, and charged with Theft 5th. During the pat down process, additional contraband was found, which resulted in an additional charge of Possessing Contraband in a Controlled Facility. McCoy was held until posting bond and then released on his own recognizance the following morning.

On June 24th, 49-year-old Sherryle Jean Gorka, of rural Manilla, was arrested on an active warrant from Shelby County Court for Theft 5th Bad Check. Gorka was transferred to the Shelby County Jail and held under $300 bond until she was released on her own recognizance later that evening.

And, on June 22nd, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year-old Troy Louis Veltrop, of rural Earling. Veltrop was charged with Felon in possession of a firearm, Domestic Abuse Assault, False Imprisonment, Possession of Controlled Substance. Veltrop was transferred to the Shelby County Jail without incident and held without bond until appearance before a magistrate. The following morning, Veltrop was seen by a magistrate and held on a $12,000 cash/surety bond. Later that week, Veltrop was charged with a Violation of Probation adding an additional $10,000 cash/surety bond. On July 7th, Veltrop was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order and received an additional $1,000 bond after magistrate appearance. His total bond then amounted to $23,000.