2 arrested on Assault charges in Creston
December 26th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Creston, IA) – A man and a woman were arrested on separate Assault charges, Wednesday, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 39-year-old Thomas James Blobaum, of Creston, was arrested at his residence at around 4-p.m., Wednesday. Blobaum was charged with Domestic Abuse. He was taken to Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by a Judge.
And, at around 7-p.m., Wednesday, Police in Creston arrested 36-year-old Juscinda Starr Butcher, of Corning. She was arrested at the Creston Dollar Tree store, on charges of Assault, and Child Endangerment. Butcher was cited and released from the scene on a Promise to Appear in court.

