The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, Saturday said on March 29^th – James Rasmussen, of Guthrie Center, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. Rasmussen had previously been arrested for Sex Abuse 3^rd Degree, Enticing a Minor Under Age 13, and (3) counts of Dissemination of Obscene Material to Minors in December of 2018. It is alleged Rasmussen violated his No Contact Order by contacting the victim in his previously alleged crime.

James Rasmussen

Upon being contacted by a Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy, Rasmussen resisted arrest and was forcibly arrested. He subsequently incurred a new charge of Interference with Official Acts.

The following day, Rasmussen appeared before the Guthrie County Magistrate and pled guilty to the Interference with Official Acts charge. Rasmussen pled not guilty to the No Contact Order Violation and was held on a $200.00 bond, which he later posted and was released.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports that on April 1^st Bryan Bartley, of Guthrie Center, was arrested on a Probation Revocation warrant.  Bartley was held on $5,000 cash or surety bond by the Guthrie County Magistrate. The original charge was Operating While Intoxicated. That same day, Paul Palmer, Jr., of Des Moines was booked into the Guthrie County Jail on a Probation Revocation. The original charge was Willful Injury – Serious Injury. Palmer must serve 40 days before he is eligible for release.

On April 3^rd Jason Pflatzgraff, of Guthrie Center, turned himself into the Guthrie County Jail to serve a two-day mittimus for Operating While Intoxicated 1^st Offense. On April 4th, a juvenile male from Casey was referred to juvenile court services following a traffic stop on Highway 25 south of Guthrie Center, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Additional charges are pending at this time.

On April 5^th, Matthew Johnson, of Fontanelle, was transported to the Guthrie County Jail from the prison in Rockwell City for a sentencing hearing scheduled for April 8^th. The original charge was Theft 2^nd Degree.