The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports that on December 31st, Cass County deputies brought 53-year-old Rex Dean McDermott, of Atlantic, to the Cass County Jail on a court ordered hold. McDermott was released four-days later on $22,000 bond.  Two other people were arrested Dec. 31st, also: 24-year-old Aurelio Shawn Sempek, of Ames, was arrested on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Assault Causing Injury. Sempek was brought to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on $2,000 bond; and, 24-year-old Brittany Marie Ruhr, of Griswold, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Ruhr was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on her own recognizance.

On January 6th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 48-year old Jason Edward Pierce, of Council Bluffs, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Pierce was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $20,000 bond.And, as we previously reported, on January 6th, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle stolen from the well fields at 62180 Great River Road, Atlantic. The vehicle was later located and stopped in Anita. The driver, 32-year-old James David Geopfert, of Rockwell City, was arrested on a Class-D Felony count of Theft 2nd Degree. Goepfert was taken to the Cass County Jail and was transferred two days later to Calhoun County on their outstanding warrant.