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Red Oak Police & Montgomery County Sheriff’s reports

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August 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest late Wednesday night, of 45-year-old Edward Strickland, from Red Oak. He was arrested for Driving While Barred, following a traffic stop. Strickland was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond. Late Wednesday morning, of 68-year-old Henry Eugene Kasha, from Villisca was taken into custody on a Red Oak P-D warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. His arrest followed a traffic stop in Red Oak. Kasha was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says at around 10-p.m. August 21st, Deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle accident just east of Stanton on Highway 34. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a woman later identified as Caitlyn M. Bressler, of Nodaway, the owner of the vehicle. Upon further investigation, Bressler was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. Her bond was set at $2,000.

And, at around 11:20-p.m. on Aug. 6th, Montgomery County Deputies located a vehicle stopped at Evergreen and Highway 34. A man later identified as Billy Lynn Leeper, of Red Oak, was asleep at the wheel. When they made contact with Leeper, deputies detected the odor of intoxicants coming from his vehicle. Leeper was subsequently arrested on a felony charge of OWI/3rd offense. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond.