Police in Red Oak arrested a man wanted on a drug-related warrant following a brief standoff, Monday night. Authorities report at around 10:40-p.m., Officers were searching for a wanted subject. They found 21-year-old Jacob David Berggren, of Red Oak, at a residence in the 500 block of E. Prospect Street. After a short standoff with law enforcement, Berggren gave up without further incident.

Berggren

He was taken into custody on a warrant for Failure to Appear on a Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine. Berggren was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on the warrant, along with an Interference with Official Acts, charge. His bond was set at $2,000. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted during the incident.

At around 8:23-p.m., Monday, Red Oak Police arrested 29-year-old Kyle Lee Foster, Sr., of Red Oak, on two counts of Child Endangerment. He was being held on a $2,000 bond, also.

Des Moines Water Works officials are asking customers to reduce lawn watering by 25%. KCCI reports Des Moines Water Works officials said Monday that drought-induced low river levels and record-breaking demand for water have forced the implementation of stage one of its water shortage plan. Des Moines Water Works officials said a 90% demand in production capacity triggered the stage 1 plan. On Friday, Des Moines Water Works delivered nearly 90 million gallons of water to its 500,000 customers.

Officials say the Raccoon River is so low, that you can walk across it, and they’re asking everyone to hold off using excess water on all Mondays, especially with regard to the watering of lawns. Even-numbered addresses are asked to water on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. Odd-numbered addresses on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

As the Des Moines area continues into another week of high temperatures, Des Moines Water Works cautions that water usage guidelines could change on a daily basis. Customers should visit the utility’s website: www.dmww.com.

The following communities and agencies are served in whole or in part by Des Moines Water Works: Alleman, Ankeny, Berwick, Bondurant, Clive, Cumming, Des Moines, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, unincorporated Polk County, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and rural water districts such as a Warren Water and Xenia Rural Water districts.

Officials with Des Moines Area Community College announced Monday they will not resume online classes Tuesday (Today) due to “unforeseen delays” in restoring the schools’ network. A June 3 ransomware attack impacted DMACC’s internet network, forcing the school to cancel classes and shut down campuses. In-person classes resumed June 9, but DMACC’s online classes have remained closed for over a week.

On it’s Facebook page, college officials said “Please know that our IT team continues to work around the clock, and once the DMACC network is fully back online our plan is for online-only classes to resume the very next day.”

DMACC said its students on campus should not attempt to log into the computer system until security issues are resolved.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, Monday night announced the arrest of a former Orient, Iowa man. As the result of an accident that claimed the life of a man from Menlo, and which occurred west of Orient on May 8th, 2020, an arrest warrant was issued in Adair County for 41-year-old Elijah Daniel Davis. Davis is alleged to have committed Homicide by Vehicle and Child Endangerment.

On May 8, 2020, 39-year old Jeremy Lane Trichel, of Menlo, died, when a 2000 Ford Astro Van driven by Davis struck Trichel’s 1946 F-100 pickup head-on at around 5:06-p.m. on Highway 25, east of Orange Avenue.  Both vehicles came to rest on the north ditch. Trichel was ejected from his vehicle. Davis suffered serious injuries.

In the investigation that followed, local information was developed that indicated that Davis may be currently residing outside of the State. The U.S. Marshals Service for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines was contacted and their assistance was requested. The cooperation between multiple agencies resulted in the arrest of Davis on Thursday, June 10th, 2021, in Fort Meyers, Florida, by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Sheriff Vandewater wishes to extend his sincere appreciation to the U.S. Marshals Service for their assistance in the investigation and arrest of Davis. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office will now work through the extradition process and return Davis back to Iowa. It should be noted that a criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

In other news, Sheriff Vandewater said 26-year-old Tray D. Anderson, of Exira, was arrested Saturday night on an Adair County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense, and False Imprisonment. Anderson was being held in the Adair County Jail on $3,000 bond.

**UPDATE 5:22-p.m. 6/14/21**  Council Bluffs Police Officers were able to locate and arrest Lindsy Maves without further incident, Monday. Maves was charged with Attempted Murder, Arson 1^st and Willful Injury. Maves was booked into Pottawattamie County Corrections on these listed charges.

This investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

ORIGINAL STORY follows:

Council Bluffs Police are searching for a woman who faces an Attempted Murder charge. Officers were called at around 4:34-a.m. to 1435 North 15^th Street, to investigate a female that was found in-front of the location with severe burns on her body. Officers, along with medics from the Council Bluffs Fire Department, arrived on scene and the victim was immediately transported to UNMC for treatment. She was identified as 37-year-old Christine Weilage, of Council Bluffs.

Officers determined that the original incident occurred in-front of 1413 Ave. K.  Detectives and Crime Lab techs gathered evidence at the scene. Their initial investigation indicates Weilage was involved in a disturbance with the suspect, 28-year-old Lindsy Maves, of Council Bluffs.

Lindsy Maves

At some time during this incident Maves allegedly sprayed a flammable substance on Weilage and then lit her on fire. A witness to the incident attempted to put the fire out and while doing so Maves again attacked Weilage by hitting her in the face with an unknown object. Maves then left the area before officer’s arrival. As of the latest information, officers were unable to locate Maves.

The incident remains under investigation. If you have any information about the incident, or the possible whereabouts of the suspect, Lindsy Maves. please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867, thank you for your assistance.

(Radio Iowa) – A giant version of the two familiar figures in the “American Gothic” painting are returning to the eastern Iowa town of Anamosa. The sculptures of the pitchfork-holding farmer and his daughter are 25-feet tall. They were created by artist Seward Johnson to pay tribute to painter and Iowa native Grant Wood. Anamosa Chamber Director Leanna Boone says it’s the second time the town’s hosted the towering couple.

“In 2018, we were given the opportunity to have the sculpture in town and it was great,” Boone says. “It brought in tourism from all over and really helped the businesses in town. From then, we set a goal to have it back in town permanently, to purchase it.” For now, the town is renting the sculpture, which is called “God Bless America.” Anamosa is Wood’s birthplace, which is why Boone believes it should reside there for good. She says the recognizable couple will soon be ready to be the backdrop for photos.

“We’ve got a local crane operator coming in and he’ll be setting it up,” Boone says. “One of the local contractors who’s working on our facade program has a lift in town that we’re going to be able to use. We’re just going to watch it happen. It’s really an amazing sight to see that get set up and we encourage people to come down and watch.” The community is planning events around the sculpture which will be announced soon.

A man from eastern Iowa’s Linn County was injured during an ATV rollover accident in Guthrie County, Saturday night. According to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Jeffery Allen Barth, of Marion, was riding a Polaris ATV northbound in the 260th block of Lost Trail at around 8:50-p.m. and traversing a left hand curve. Barth was traveling too fast. The ATV lost traction on the gravel and entered the east ditch at a high rate of speed.

When it launched off the roadway into a ditch and overturned, Barth was ejected. He suffered possible severe internal injuries due to blunt force trauma. The ATV came to rest facing west in the ditch, with Barth lying next to it, near the fence line. Authorities say the vehicle had traveled 182-feet in the ditch after it left the roadway.

Barth was transported by Panora EMS to the Guthrie County Hospital. He was cooperative and submitted to a breath test. His BAC (Breath Alcohol Content) approximately 30-minutes after law enforcement arrived at the hospital, or about one-hour after the accident, measured 0.55 (nearly seven-times over the legal limit of .08).

Officials say Barth was revoked for a prior OWI and had no insurance for the ATV. An ignition interlock device was required but not present. Criminal charges will follow. Authorities cited Jeffery Barth for Failure to Maintain a reasonable and proper speed, Careless Driving, and Violations of his Restricted License. The ATV sustained about $500 damage. Authorities say Barth was apparently participating in an organized ATV event when the accident occurred, and was found shortly after the wreck.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies executed two search warrants over the weekend, and arrested three people on drug charges. The first warrant was executed at around 11:34-p.m. Saturday, at 305 E. Nuckols Street, in Red Oak. As a result of the investigation, 23-year-old Dawson Squires and 35-year-old Ashley Farmer, both of Red Oak, were arrested on two Class-D felony counts each, of Delivery of Marijuana.

And, at around 6:50-p.m. Sunday, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 300 block of E. Elm Street in Red Oak. As a result, 25-year-old Andrew Brammer, of Red Oak, was arrested on three Class-D felony counts of Delivery of Marijuana. All three subjects were transported to the Montgomery County Jail.