The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous recent arrests. Early this (Monday) morning, a Deputy patrolling on Interstate 80 near the 22 mile marker, observed a vehicle ahead of him with no lights on the entire rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was also displaying paper registration plates. During the course of a traffic stop, the 24-year old female driver was identified as having a protection order in place with a passenger of the vehicle. After confirmation of the order, the passenger, 24-year old Albert Finley, of Omaha, was arrested for violation of a protection order.

At around 11:30-p.m. Sunday, a Pott. County Deputy dispatched to the 20 mile marker of I-80 for an unknown injury accident involving a 2011 Dodge Caliber, arrested 39 year old Edgar Gerardo Badillo, of Council Bluffs, for OWI/1st offense. Earlier that same evening, a Deputy on patrol was dispatched to the area of Highway 59 and Cottonwood Road for a check location call. Dispatch advised Mills County took a report of stolen license plates on a vehicle and the vehicle was in the area. Upon arrival, the vehicle was on location and was unoccupied. The license plates, which had come from a vehicle in Macedonia, were removed from the vehicle and placed into evidence. 33-year old Nicholas John Horgdal, of Emerson, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree.

On December 8th, Pott. County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 21,000 block of Greenview Road for a disturbance. Upon arrival and further investigation it was determined that an assault had occurred and the offender, 25-year old Philip Michael Richard Moffat, of Council Bluffs, was placed under arrest for the incident involving his 25-year old girlfriend, from Council Bluffs. Moffatt was transported to Pott. County Corrections.

At around 11:10-p.m. Friday, 21-year old Austin Daniel Malloy, of Walnut, was operating a motor vehicle at Highway 92 and 480th Street and was stopped for failing to dim his bright lights and littering. Malloy showed signs of being impaired and had a barred driving status at the time of contact and was placed under arrest for OWI 2nd, and driving while barred. At around 8:50-p.m., Friday, a traffic stop at Highway 59 and Cottonwood Road resulted in the arrest for Driving While Barred, of  33-year old Nicholas John Horgdal, from Emerson. At around Noon, Friday, 29-year old Phillip Michael Manriquez,  of Omaha, turned himself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Manriquez was turned over to Corrections staff and booked into the jail without incident.

At around 7:15-a.m. Friday, a Deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Eagle Circle, in Underwood for a verbal disturbance. When authorities arrived on location, they found 63-year old Michael James Hunter, of Underwood, at the residence. Hunter was found to be the suspect in a Domestic Assault that occurred Dec. 6th. He was arrested on the charge of Simple Domestic Assault, and taken to the Pott. County Jail. A couple of hours later, an inventory of Hunter’s property at the jail, revealed there were two small bags with 1.1-grams of a white substance, that was found in the zippered part of his wallet. The substance was believed to be methamphetamine. Hunter was subsequently charged with Possession of Contraband in a Jail Facility.