(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Attorney, James L. Varley, reports the following activities in the Iowa District Court for Page County for the week of April 14, 2025.

39-year-old Aaron Chaney, of Council Bluffs, appeared by counsel and pled guilty to Operating While Under the Influence (OWI) -1^st Offense. He  was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all but 2 days suspended and placed on probation for 9 months. As a condition of probation, the Chaney was ordered to complete a 12-hour drinking drivers’ course, as well as complete a drug/alcohol evaluation and follow through with any recommendations. He must also pay a fine in the amount of $1,250, plus court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees.

67-year-old Jeffrey Lee Moses, of Clarinda, appeared with counsel and also pled guilty to OWII/1st offense. He was also was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all but 2 days suspended and placed on probation for 9 months. As a condition of probation, Moses was ordered to complete a 12-hour drinking drivers’ course, as well as complete a drug/alcohol evaluation and follow through with any recommendations. He was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $1,250, plus court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees.

Jeffrey Lee Moses also pled guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine–1^st Offense. On that charge, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with all but 2 days suspended and placed on probation for 9 months. Moses was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $430, plus court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees.

And, 48-year-old Amber Russell, of Council Bluffs, appeared by counsel in Page County District Court, and admitted to violating the terms and conditions of her probation. She was found to be in violation of her probation, which was subsequently extended to October 1, 2025, in order for her to complete treatment recommended in her substance abuse evaluation.

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.