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Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report, 4/14/21

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April 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 26-year old Nikki Lee Phipps, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 7:50-p.m. Tuesday in Council Bluffs, on a simple misdemeanor warrant for Contempt of Court on an original, Disorderly Conduct charge. 29-year-old Jacob Kyle Eric Caudill was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on a warrant for allowing animal(s) to run at large, and Failure to properly license an animal. He was turned over to staff at the Pott. County Jail.

Monday night, 44-year old Matthew Joseph Gardner, and 22-year old Grace Anne Hall. Both face charges that include: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 1st offense. Hall was additionally charged with Willful failure to stop for law enforcement. The pair were arrested following an call about trespassing at Loves Travel Stop, in Shelby. Dispatched advised law enforcement that Gardner had been banned and barred from the business. When a deputy arrived, employees pointed to the vehicle Gardner was in, which was driving out of the parking lot at a high rate of speed.

After observing traffic violations, the deputy conducted a traffic stop on the car on Interstate 80. The vehicle did not stop for some time, according to the report, but eventually pulled over. Gardner was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Hall. The vehicle, and a dog inside it, were released to a friend of the owners. Both parties were also cited. And, Monday afternoon, a Pott. County Jail inmate, 41-year-old Bernie Dwayne Hathaway, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was presented with a warrant for Assault with Intent to Commit Sex Abuse. He was then returned to the custody of correction staff.