(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on arrests occurring between Dec. 20 and Dec. 31, 2023. The report is as follows:

12-20-23: Michael Ray Jurgensen, age 39, Panama, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 2100 block of 23rd St in Harlan. Jurgensen was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 1st.

12-22-23: Aaron Robert McCutcheon, age 38, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 1100 block of Willow St.in Harlan. McCutcheon was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Child Endangerment, Possession of Controlled Substance Meth 1st offense, Gathering where Controlled Substances are used, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Bryan Joseph Schuemann, age 37, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 1100 block of Willow St in Harlan. Schuemann was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent, Gathering where Controlled Substances are used, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 3rd or Subsequent, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

12-23-23: Martin James Ellison, age 55, Exira, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in Elk Horn. Ellison was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, OWI 1st, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Operating a Non-Registered Vehicle, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

12-24-23: Geremias Edgardo Salazar-Portillo, age 21, Council Bluffs, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Salazar-Portillo was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

12-25-23: Cassandra Jean Garcia-DeGroot, age 51, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 1200 block of Street F32, Harlan. Garcia-DeGroot was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Child Endangerment.

12-27-23: Diane Marie Sparks, age 59, Harlan, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in Harlan. Sparks was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Driving While Barred, Failure to Provide Proof of Liability Insurance, Operating a Non-Registered Vehicle, Failure to Maintain Registration Plate, and Speeding.

12-29-23: Michael Joseph Stessman, age 48, Elkhart, IA was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant for Violation of Probation;. Gerry Dean Ballantyne Jr, age 51, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 900 block of Hill St in Harlan. Ballantyne was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 1st.; Alan David Graham, age 69, Avoca, IA was arrested following a traffic stop in the 800 block of Hwy 59. Graham was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana 2nd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, OWI 1st, and Failure to Maintain Registration Plate.

12-31-23: Anthony Joseph Koester, age 39, Harlan, IA was arrested following a call for service in the 1700 block of Exchange St. Koester was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense, and No Valid Drivers License.