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Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report

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August 13th, 2018 by admin

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous recent arrests.

On Saturday, August 11th Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 23-year-old Cailyn Elizabeth Morris of Omaha, NE for Driving While Revoked. Morris was stopped in a Hyundai Elantra at the 55 mile-marker of the I-29 Northbound at 3:16pm Saturday.

Also on Saturday, August 11th at 9:19am a traffic stop was conducted on a Jeep at Highway 92 and Highland Park Drive. It was determined that the driver 39-year-old Obed Thomas Wells VI of Council Bluffs was Driving While Revoked for an OWI failure. Wells was taken into custody and booked in to the Pottawattamie County Jail.

Also Saturday at 4:53am Deputies observed 28-year-old Shane Elam Rouse Jr. of Oakland at the Oakland Casey’s store. Rouse Jr. was known to have multiple outstanding warrants. Rouse entered the restroom and locked the door. After a few minutes of knocking Rouse opened the door and Deputies placed him under arrest. Deputies smelled the odor of Marijuana in the restroom and Rouse admitted he flushed the Marijuana when Deputies knocked on the door. Rouse Jr. was placed under arrest on valid warrants for Criminal Mischief 4th Degree and OWI 1st Offense. He was additionally charged with Interference with Official Acts.

Early Saturday morning at 12:21am Deputies stopped a vehicle traveling the on the wrong side of a two-way highway. Deputies then arrested 53-year-old Kirsten Kaye Botello of Underwood for OWI First Offense, as she showed signs of impairment.

On Friday, August 10th an inmate at the Pottawattamie County Jail was served additional arrest warrants out of Oklahoma for being a Fugitive from Justice. 29-year-old Zachary David Priesmeyer of Omaha, NE was read the additional warrants and also informed of non-extraditable warrants out of Arkansas. He was already being held on a Fugitive from Justice warrant out of Arkansas. After being read the new warrants Priesmeyer was returned to custody of jail staff.