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Mills County Sheriff’s report (8/23/21): 2 arrests, 1 motorcycle accident

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August 23rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests took place over the weekend: 49-year-old Bret Phillip Samuelson, of Nebraska City, NE., was arrested at I-29/Bunge Avenue, for Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000. And, at around 2:50-a.m. Sunday, 18-year-old Kyrell Deshawn Wells, of Omaha, was arrested at 195th & Eastman Road in Mills County. He faces charges that include A Controlled Substance Violation, and Dangerous Weapon used in a crime. Bond was set at $5,000.

Authorities said also, a 2021 BMW motorcycle driven by 62-year-old James Petersen, of Glenwood, was traveling south on 221st Street in Mills County Saturday afternoon, when the cycle left the road, entered a yard, and broke through a barbed wire fence. Petersen was found a short distance from the motorcycle, which was laying on its side. He was transported by EMS to the high school in Glenwood, before being flown by medical helicopter to an undisclosed hospital. A report on his injuries was not provided.