The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies arrested 35-year old William Ray Bonar, of Bayard, Sunday afternoon.  Bonar was taken into custody at his home, on outstanding arrest warrants for: Probation Violation; Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Following his arrest, a search warrant was executed at Bonar’s residence. Evidence recovered during the execution of the search warrant resulted in additional charges being file, including:  (2) counts of Possession of a Prescription Drug w/o a Prescription; Possession of Methamphetamine 3rd Offense; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Domestic Abuse Offender in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Additional charges are currently pending.

Authorities say the search warrant executed on Bonar’s residence is a derivative of a series of thefts and burglaries occurring at the Sparkie’s Convenience Store in Bayard during the months of January and February of 2020.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Sunday afternoon. At 1:25pm Officers arrested 64-year-old Sheryl Lynne Franzen of Red Oak on 2 counts of Shoplifting and Cited for Trespassing. She was arrested at 1605 North Broadway Street in Red Oak. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (The Gazette) — Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of a man accused of killing an Iowa high school student more than 40 years ago. Testimony has concluded in the trial of Jerry Burns. He’s accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979, in Cedar Rapids. His defense called only one witness. A forensic consultant testified that he didn’t know whether the DNA that prosecutors say came from the killer came from blood or from another bodily fluid. A rebuttal witness called by prosecutors said the only biological fluid screened was blood from Martinko’s dress.

The Creston Police Department reports one, recent arrest. At around 2:13-a.m. Sunday, 36-year old Clay Pettit, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. He was also cited for Operating a Non-Registered Vehicle. Pettit was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.