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Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report (6/17)

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June 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 7:45-a.m. Friday, Deputies were called to an upstairs apartment located in the 25,000 block of McPherson Ave., for a verbal disturbance. 19-year old Hunter James Surita was located in the upstairs apartment. During the course of the investigation several items were located in plain view consistent with narcotics use. ​Surita was later arrested for Possession of Drug paraphernalia, and transported to jail. That same day, 27-year old Danielle Renee Davenport was in the jail lobby,​ visiting an inmate,​ who had a valid arrest warrant. ​After the valid warrant for violation of probation out of Pottawattamie county was confirmed, Davenport was taken into custody and transported to corrections before being turned over to jail staff. On a related note, the person Davenport was visiting with, 33-year old Kim Michael Britt, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was charged with Violating a Protective order by speaking with Davenport through the jail’s video communication system.

Pott. County authorities received a 911 call Friday afternoon about an erratic ​driver that almost hit another motorist head-on and was currently westbound on Highway 92. A Deputy intercepted the vehicle, which was traveling at a ​high rate of speed westbound. After an investigation was performed, 44-year old Jesus Aranda was arrested for OWI/1st offense. A traffic stop Friday afternoon in Council Bluffs resulted in the arrest of 24-year old Steven Matthew Fitch, for Carrying Weapon — Concealed on Person, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd Offense – marijuana. He was arrested after an Sheriff’s Investigator and a Deputy were heading northbound on 16th Street in Council Bluffs and had stopped at the red light at 16th and Avenue G. To their left was a black BMW passenger car occupied by a male driver, and a female child in the front passenger seat. Once the light turned green the BMW accelerated quickly. ​The car continued to accelerate well over the 35 mph speed limit. The Deputy accelerated to catch up to the vehicle and initiated the traffic stop.

Late Friday evening, a Deputy on patrol in Pott. County was advised that there was a possible intoxicated driver on Interstate 80 Eastbound. He was able to locate the vehicle at the 20 1/2 mile marker and observed it unable to maintain its lane. The driver, 58-year old David Lynn Anson stopped the vehicle at the 21 mile marker. He was subsequently arrested for OWI/1st offense. Early Saturday morning, 28-year old Crystal Rae Husz was arrested for OWI/1st offense. She was taken into custody following a traffic stop for speeding, at Stoney Brook and Highway 92.  Also arrested early Saturday morning, was 40-year old Daniel J. Cernovich. The man was arrested in Carter Lake after a report was received about an intoxicated male continuously entering and exiting a store. Cernovich was charged with Public Intoxication.

At around 12:23-a.m. today (Monday), 22-year old Alexander Keith Sales was arrested following a traffic stop on a vehicle with no front license plate and other, moving violations. Sales was taken into custody for Driving While license suspended or revoked. And, at around 5:30-a.m. today (Monday), 31-year old Cory Robert Kyle, of Defiance, was arrested for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender.