(Atlantic, IA) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports five arrests took place between Dec. 11th and the 29th.

On Dec. 27th, deputies in Cass County arrested 40-year-old Shawna Kay Bolton, of Glenwood, for Possession of Controlled Substance. Bolton was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and later released on her own recognizance.

On the 21st: 51-year-old Brian Lee Carlson, of Elk Horn, was arrested for OWI-1st Offense, and person Ineligible to Carry a Weapon. Carlson was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and later released on bond; And, 30-year-old Matthew Allen Strong, of Exira, turned himself in on an active warrant for Violation of Probation. Strong was booked into the Cass County Jail and held.

On December 18th, 31-year-old John Mark Topham,  of Griswold, turned himself in on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Theft 3rd Degree, and two counts of Nuisance – Obstructing Land Passage. Topham was booked into the Cass County Jail where he was later released on bond.

And, on December 16th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old William Cody Shepard, of Urbandale, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Theft 4th Degree. Shepard was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and later released on bond.
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