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Nebraska man arrested on a felony Murder warrant in Creston

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January 24th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report a man wanted on a Felony warrant of 1st Degree Murder, in Nebraska, was arrested at around 10:10-a.m., Monday, at the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. Authorities say 49-year-old Percy James Mathews Jr, of Nebraska, was arrested on the Douglas County Nebraska Warrant, and for the Use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Mathews was taken to the Union County Jail were he is being held on no bond waiting extradition to Nebraska.

Late Monday morning, 35-year-old Sunita Joann Phipps, of Creston, was cited at her residence, for allowing an Animal to run at Large. Phipps was released on Promise to Appear.