IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former University of Iowa wrestler has pleaded guilty to a federal computer fraud charge related to actions he took that let him access university computers and change course grades. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Trevor J. Graves pleaded guilty Monday to transmission of a command to damage a protected computer.

In a plea agreement, Graves admitted that from March 7, 2015, to Nov. 15, 2016, he manipulated the university’s computer network and obtained professors’ user names and passwords. He then changed course grades for himself and five other students.
Graves, who will be sentenced Aug. 23, last participated on the Iowa wrestling team in the 2015-2016 season.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man from Iowa was arrested after deputies found marijuana in his car after stopping it along Interstate 80 near Lincoln, NE. The Lancaster County (NE) Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over the car around 11 a.m. Friday after seeing the driver fail to signal a lane change near the U.S. Highway 77 exit.

The deputy reported smelling marijuana in the car, and a subsequent search turned up 114 pounds of pot and some cannabis edibles. The man, who lives in Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested on suspicion of possession for sale and suspicion of other crimes. His name was not immediately released.

Authorities say a man from Denison is in custody for allegedly threatening a Crawford County Assistant Attorney. 28-year-old Nicholas David Kirk was arrested last week on a search warrant. According to a complaint filed earlier this month, Kirk was overheard allegedly commenting while at the Crawford County Courthouse about looking up information online on how to make a bomb and use it against Assistant Crawford County Attorney Colin Johnson.

Kirk was charged with making terroristic threats, a Class D felony, and could face additional charges, including possession of drug paraphernalia and animal torture. He’s scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, May 1st.

Nicholas D. Kirk

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 63-year old Thomas Eddie Sawyer, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 11:30-p.m. Saturday after the sheriff’s office receive information a man was making threats to physically harm local law enforcement. A search warrant was executed at around 11:18-p.m. Saturday at 914 Green Street in Glenwood, during which Sawyer was arrested for Terroristic threats. Authorities also seized multiple firearms from the residence. Sawyer was transported to the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and held on a $5,000 bond. The Mills County K9 Unit and Glenwood Police assisted with the incident.

Friday afternoon, 23-year old Basil Percy Foote, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Failure To Appear in court, for failure to provide proof of insurance/accident related, or other Violation. His bond was set at $1,000. Foote was arrested again just before 5-a.m. Sunday, for Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300.

On Sunday, 25-year old Jonathan Thomas Carriger, of Bellevue, NE., was arrested following a traffic stop for speeding, at Highway 34 and 207th Street, for Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No Valid Driver’s License and Speeding. The charges were assessed after the Mills County K9 Unit searched the vehicle and located meth as well as drug paraphernalia. Carriger’s bond was set at $1,300.

Today (Monday), 53-year old Walter Keith Grice, of Ware Shoals, SC, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $1,000.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Taylor County was arrested this (Monday) morning, on a warrant out of Carroll County. 28-year old Cody Robert Cordell, of New Market, was arrested at the Page County Courthouse at around 11-a.m., on a warrant for Possession of a controlled substance – Methamphetamine. Cordell was unable to post the $5,000 bond. He was transported to the Page County Jail and was awaiting transportation to Carroll County.

Cody R. Cordell

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Cerro Gordo County jury has convicted a Mason City man of injuring his infant daughter. Station KIMT reports that 28-year-old Jeremy Rose was found guilty Monday of child endangerment resulting in serious injury. Rose was arrested after officers and medics were called the night of June 22 to help the baby, who was having difficulty breathing. Prosecutors say he’d violently shaken the tiny girl.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports 32-year old Seth Alexander Oleson, of Audubon, was arrested April 10th. Oleson was taken into custody for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs.  He was transported to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond and was released.

Much of the tax policy debate at the statehouse has focused on tax cuts, but there are tax increases under consideration — including a tax increase in the travel industry that’s included in Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposal. Christopher Rants is a lobbyist who represents an online travel association known as Travel Tech. “There is a definition of a lodging facilitator and a new definition of what the sales price is for lodging,” he says. “Both of these pieces seek to change the relationship between a customer and either a hotel or a person who may be leasing or renting out their home, maybe it’s through VRBO, HomeAway or something like that.”

V-R-B-O stands for “Vacation Rentals By Owner.” According to Rants, the way the new definition is written, the state sales tax must be paid by the “lodging facilitator” — even though that person, maybe a realtor, or an entity Facebook — may not be taking the payment for the rental. “If you’ve ever been up at the (Great) Lakes and you see the little pamphlet that’s put out that lists all the places that are for rent this summer, they’re now a lodging facilitator,” Rants says. “If it’s a social network that somebody puts their house up for rent at the lake for the summer, they put it on a social network — the social network is now the lodging facilitator or it can be someone who does this for a living, like a travel agent. The travel agent is now the lodging facilitator.”

People who book through Air-B-N-B are to pay the Iowa sales tax as well as any city lodging taxes as part of their on-line reservation.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report , 18-year old Jacob Christian Steffen, of Griswold, was arrested at around 3:15-a.m. Sunday, after a deputy responded to a request for a welfare check in the vicinity of 490th and Chestnut Road. Steffen was charged with Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, Contributing Alcohol to the delinquency of a Minor, and Interference with Official Acts. A 17-year old female from Elliott was cited at the scene for consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was released at the scene to the custody of her mother.

A traffic stop Sunday, in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 30-year old Jeromy Heath Clark, of Council Bluffs. Clark was taken into custody at around 2-a.m., for Driving While Barred. An inmate in the Pott. County Jail was served with warrant from Douglas County, NE. 30-year old Chance Edward Thomas, of Council Bluffs, was read the warrant for being a Fugitive from Justice Friday, and then returned to the custody of Corrections staff. A woman who refused to leave the Ember’s Restaurant in Avoca, Friday evening, was arrested for Criminal Trespass and Interference with Official Acts.

And, 24-year old Monica Phiri, of Colorado Springs, CO., was taken into custody at around 7:35-p.m., and transported to the Pott. County Jail.

Shelby County Emergency Management Operations Officer Jason Wickizer and Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert report, a Basic National Incident Management and Incident Command Training seminar will be held May 1st, from 8-a.m. until 12:30-p.m., at the Shelby County EMA. The training is required for anyone who could potentially be “In charge of,” or “respond to,” and incident requiring emergency response. Community leaders, elected officials, Management of Nursing and specialized care facilities and fire department officers will find the information especially useful.

The training outlines responsibilities and methods by which the EMA coordinates emergency response at the local level, and prepares persons for when the incident is larger than what we can handle, and Federal/State resources become necessary. The Shelby County EMA will provide at No Cost, the instructor, classroom and refreshments, including a light lunch. To register, email Jason Wickizer at Jwickizer@shco.org, or call 712-755-2124. Pre-registration is requested. Anyone that wants to attend, is welcome.

The Shelby County Emergency Managent NIMS 100 and 700 class begins at 8-a.m., May 1st, and includes an Exercise from 11-a.m. until Noon, prior to the lunch and After Action Review from 12-until 12:30-p.m.