The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office released details on Monday afternoon on arrests dating back to the beginning of August.

On August 15th Deputies arrested 38-year-old Amy Joy Carman from Avoca following an early morning traffic stop along the 1800 block of Highway 59 in Shelby County.   Upon further investigation it was determined Carma had a suspended drivers license, and further was charged with possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine), prohibited acts, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with official acts, and failure to provide insurance. Carman was transferred to the jail without incident where she was released the following morning under her own recognizance.

On August 12th Deputies arrested 36-year-old Tiffany Ann Newcomb of Kirkman on an outstanding warrant from Shelby County District Court for failure to appear on a driving while barred charge from a previous court date.  She was taken into custody and held under a $5,000 cash only bond. Newcomb was also served a warrant for two counts of fraudulent practice 2^nd degree, and 1 count fraudulent practice 3^rd degree. This warrant carried an additional $5,000 cash or surety bond, totaling $10,000 bond for Newcomb. Newcomb was held until she was able to post the cash and surety bond the following day.

On August 10th 37-year-old Katie Marie Johnson from Carroll was taken into custody following a traffic stop for not bearing any license plates on the vehicle. Upon further investigation it was determined that Johnson had initially provided false information upon who she was to the deputy. It was also determined that Johnson had an outstanding warrant out of Carroll County for failure to appear on a theft charge, carrying a $20,000 cash only bond. Johnson was taken into custody and charged with providing false identification information, driving while license suspended, and operation of a non-registered vehicle. She was taken into custody and held under a $500 cash or surety bond.

On August 8th Deputies arrested 39-year-old Thomas William Holzer of Harlan following a traffic stop along Highway F32 in Shelby County.  It was determined that Holzer didn’t have a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle in the State of Iowa.   Holzer was taken into custody and charged with Eluding and driving while suspended license. Holzer was taken into custody and held under $1,491 dollar cash or surety bond and then released on his own recognizance the following morning.

On August 7th 45-year-old Steven Wayne Thompson of Omaha, NE was taken into custody for a violation of probation warrant carrying a $5000 cash or surety bond.  The warrant stems from alleged violation against the terms of his probation for failure to sign up per his terms and regulations. Thompson was held under $5,000 bond until he was able to post and be released on August 15th and given a future court date.

Also on August 7th 33-year-old John Chris Thirtle III was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for violation of probation. Thirtle was transported to the jail without incident and held under $10,000 cash or surety bond. On August 9th Thirtle, along with his attorney and county attorney, made a plea deal with allowed for his release under his own recognizance and given a future court date.

On August 5th Deputies arrested two people following a short pursuit in Shelby County. The driver of the vehicle 24-year-old Seth Dewayne Strong and a passenger 36-year-old Tiffanie Ann Newcomb were both taken into custody along 800^th Street and Timber Road in Shelby County. The vehicle was clocked at 92MPH along Highway M47 and Sequoia Loop. The vehicle continued south on M47, going through the stop sign on State Highway 44 and Highway M47, then turning on 800th street, where the vehicle continued east on 800^th for another mile.  The vehicle came to a stop after Timber Road where both parties were taken into custody.  The driver Seth Strong, was charged with eluding, driving while license suspended, speed, multiple counts of failure to obey stop sign, failure to wear seat belt, no insurance, and improper use of registration. Strong was held under $2,300 cash or surety bond and was released on August 8th after posting the required bond and given a future court date. The passenger 36-year-old Tiffanie Ann Newcomb was taken into custody and charged with possession of controlled substance (marijuana), carrying weapons, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with official acts, and open container as passenger. She was held $3,300 cash surety bond and was able to be released the following day after posting the required bond.