Cass County (IA) Sheriff’s report, 3/5/25

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March 5th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has issued a report on arrests that took place over the past week.

Three people from Atlantic were arrested on drug charges Monday, March 3rd:

  • 42-year-old Zachary Alan Frank was arrested for Driving while Barred, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Additionally, Frank was arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant. Frank was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held on bond.
  • 62-year-old Clayton Wade Schmitt was arrested on charges of Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Schmitt was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held on bond.
  • And, 44-year-old Sonya Marie Mills was arrested March 3rd for Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession Marijuana 2nd, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Mills was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was later released on bond.

On Sunday, March 2nd, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31-year-old Shayla Marie Stevens, of Atlantic, for OWI/1st Offense. Stevens was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and later released on her own recognizance. Last Saturday (March 1st), 39-year-old Albert Alexander Johnson, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Johnson was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and later released on his own recognizance.

And, on February 24th, 43-year-old Christina Cleora Burnsworth, of Atlantic, was arrested on two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Burnsworth was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and held on bond.

All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in the court of law.