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Mills County Sheriff’s report

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March 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County, Thursday, reported three recent arrests. On Wednesday, 42-year old Travis Matthew Handley, of Glenwood, was arrested in Glenwood, on two warrants for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $20,000. And, 32-year old Jessie James Baker, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Clarinda Correctional Facility, on a Mills County warrant for Theft in the 1st Degree. His bond was set at $10,000.

On Thursday, 50-year old Roger Wayne Brock, of Kansas City, was arrested following a traffic stop on I-29 in Mills County. Brock faces charges that include Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Theft in the 5th Degree, Fraudulent use of Registration, and Failure to provide proof of insurance. Brock was also cited for improper license plate lamp. His bond was set at $1,600.

Mills County Sheriff’s officials said also, two people were transported to the hospital in Red Oak, following a collision at around 6:10-a.m. Thursday. A 2015 GMC driven by 50-year old Peter Phillips, of Glenwood, was traveling east on Highway 34, when the front and rear tires on the passenger side of his vehicle left the road and entered the deep snow on the shoulder. When Phillips over-corrected, the vehicle went across the center line of the highway and collided head-on with westbound 2002 Dodge, driven by 52-year old Barbara Stegall, of Emerson. Both drivers were transported to the hospital by Malvern Rescue,