Numerous narcotics arrests reported in Mills County over the past month
August 24th, 2021 by Ric Hanson
Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday night, said numerous narcotics-related arrests have been made over the past month:
- On August 2nd, 37-year-old Peter James Zelenka, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop, on charges that include Possession of methamphetamine, weapons charges and on an active Mills County warrant. Deputies found nearly 8.5-grams of meth in the vehicle, along with a handgun.
- On Aug. 6th, 48-year-old Dana Brocke Burkholder, III, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop in Mills County. He was charged with Possession of Meth and Driving While Revoked.
- Deputies arrested 33-year-old Lorenzo Bernard Cobb, of Hastings, NE, on Aug. 8th. As the result of a traffic stop, he was charged with Possession of Meth, Possession of Marijuana, and Poss. of Prescription Pills.
- August 13th, Mills County Deputies arrested 37-year-old Samantha Jo Abraham and 43-year-old Matthew Terrill Ollie, both of Council Bluffs. The were charged with Possession of meth with the intent to deliver, following an investigation that resulted in a traffic stop on a motorcycle.
- Authorities say 35-year-old Richard Joseph Moreno, of Omaha, was arrested Aug. 17th during a traffic stop that resulted in the recovery of a handgun and meth.
He was charged with Theft in the 2nd Degree, Felon in Possession of a firearm, and possession of meth.
- On the 19th, a traffic stop for an equipment violation resulted in the arrest of 47-year-old David Allen Ryan, of Shenandoah, for Possession of Meth with the Intent to Deliver. A passenger in the vehicle, 39-year-old Bobbi Jo Christo, of Shenandoah, was charged with possession of marijuana.
- And, on Aug. 22nd, 18-year-old Kyrell Deshawn Wells, of Omaha was arrested during a traffic stop in Mills County. He faces charges that include Poss. of Marijuana with the intent to deliver, and carrying weapons. The latter charge was related to the recovery of a handgun containing a 50-round magazine. Wells was also flagged as being a known gang member and on probation out of Nebraska.