(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Police Department reports an Atlantic man was arrested Friday (May 20th), in connection with a fatal accident that occurred during the early morning hours of Oct. 25, 2021, in Cass County. Authorities say 27-year-old Bryce Baker was taken into custody on Cass County warrants for: Homicide by vehicle – Operating under the influence (A Class-B Felony); Driving While License denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked; and Driving on the Wrong side of a two-way highway. As previously reported, the Iowa State Patrol said a 2001 Lincoln LS driven by Bryce Baker was traveling south on 620th/Olive Street at around 5:30-a.m., Oct. 25th, when the car crossed the center line of the road and struck a northbound 2010 Chevy pickup, head-on, just south of Dallas Road. A passenger in Baker’s vehicle, 29-year-old Griffin Ferguson, of Humboldt, died at the scene. Baker, and the driver of the pickup, 64-year-old Bernard Sullivan, of Atlantic, were injured. Baker was being held without bond in the Cass County Jail. His preliminary hearing is set for 9-a.m., May 31st.

Also arrested May 20th in Atlantic, was 39-year-old Wainy Ruben, of Atlantic. Ruben was taken into custody for OWI. The A-PD says 21-year-old Josh James, of Atlantic, was arrested May 14th, for Burglary in the 2nd Degree, and Theft in the 2nd. On the 19th, 43-year-old Tina Binkley, of Des Moines, and 57-year-old Joline Reyes, of Ft. Dodge, were arrested for Theft in the 4th Degree (Shoplifting).

38-year-old Amy Jo Cameron, of Atlantic, was cited into court on May 14th, for Simple Assault. On May 23rd, 36-year-old Eric Mark, of Atlantic, was arrested for consumption of alcohol in a public place/1st offense, and disorderly conduct. And, 20-year-old Gage Mundorf, of Atlantic, was arrested on Cass County warrants for Criminal Mischief in the 4th and 5th Degrees.