A traffic stop Tuesday afternoon near Essex resulted in the arrest of a man from Shenandoah. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday night, reported that at around 4:05-p.m. Tuesday, Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle for speeding near the intersection of 120th Street and Highway 59.

Walter Ragsdale

The driver, 29-year-old Walter Ragsdale, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense, and Interference with Official Acts, causing bodily injury. Ragsdale was also cited for Speeding, Open Container, and No Valid DL. Items stolen from an incident in Shenandoah, Iowa were also recovered from the vehicle.

Ragsdale also has pending charges in Shenandoah, in connection with an incident that occurred prior to the Fremont County traffic stop. His cash bond was set at $1,000.