(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Attorney James L. Varley has issued a report on the outcome of court cases heard in Page County District Court, for the week of August 25, 2025:

46-year-old Kimberly Ann Briggs, of Clarinda, was found guilty of: One count of Possession of Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine, 2nd Offense; 2 counts Possession of a Controlled Substance- Hydrocodone; and 3 counts Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana, 2nd Offense. The verdict was handed down following a trial.  Briggs was sentenced to 2 years of incarceration and plus related fines. The fines for counts 1, 2 and 3 and terms of incarceration were suspended. Briggs was find $300 each on counts 4,5 & 6, and placed on probation for two years and as a condition of probation is to obtain a drug/alcohol evaluation and follow through with any recommendations. She was additionally ordered to pay court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees.

27-year-old Oren William Keller, of Clarinda, pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration and fined $1,000. The term of incarceration was suspended, and Keller was placed on probation for 3 years. He was ordered to pay court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees. Keller also pled guilty to a separate Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine charge, sentenced to 10 years of incarceration and fined $1,000. The sentence will run concurrently with the sentence imposed in the aforementioned case. The term of incarceration was suspended, and Keller was placed on probation for 3 years. He was ordered to pay court costs, surcharges and court-appointed attorney fees.

40-year-old Megan Renee Sunderman, Omaha, Nebraska, appeared with counsel in Page County District Court, and was found to be in violation of the terms of her probation. Her probation was revoked, and the original sentence of 10 years of incarceration was imposed. Sunderman pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine, with the Intent to Deliver on February 3, 2025.

23-year-old Jacob Apollo Tanori, of Merced, California, appeared by counsel and pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance-Marijuana, 1st Offense. He received a deferred judgment for 9 months and placed on probation. The Tanori was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $430, court costs and surcharges.

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