The Cass County Sheriff’s Office on Friday (today), reported five arrests from April 30th to May 5th. On Wednesday (5/5), Deputies arrested 53-year-old Charles Jonathan DeJong, of Manning, on two Cass County warrants for Failure to Appear.   DeJong was transported from the Carroll County Jail to the Cass County Jail and later released on his own recognizance.

On May 2nd, 59-year-old Myron L. Flathers, of Bridgewater, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for violation of probation.  Flathers was transported to Cass County Jail.  Upon arrival at the jail, he was found to be in possession of drug contraband.  He subsequently was assessed with an additional charge of possessing contraband, and was being held on $7,000 bond.

On May 1st, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 29-year-old Shialea Kay Cozad, for driving while barred.  Cozad was transported to Cass County Jail as was later released on her own recognizance. That same day, 31-year-old Marshall Brandon Fischer, of Atlantic, was arrested on charges of driving while barred and assault with bodily injury.  Fischer was transported to Cass County Jail and also later released on his own recognizance.

And, on April 30th, Cass County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Nathan Drew Simington, of Griswold, for OWI/1st offense.  Simington was cited and released.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also, that a little before 4-a.m. Sunday, May 2nd, deputies responded to an accident on eastbound I-80 at mile marker 57 (the Olive Street exit). Authorities say Loren Griffin, of Exira, was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram when he fell asleep at the wheel. The pickup truck ran over 50 yards of cable barrier and support posts, until it came to rest on the north side of the eastbound lanes. Griffin was not injured. His vehicle sustained an estimated $20,000 damage.