The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of two individuals for Minor in Possession of Alcohol 1st Offense early Saturday morning. At 1:42am Officers arrested 20-year-old Jennifer Nichole Gibson and 19-year-old Jacob Anthony Anderson, both of Red Oak, at the intersection of Prospect and Elm Streets in Red Oak. Both were cited and released.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a juvenile after responding to a call about a family dispute. Officers were called at 12:42am Saturday to the 500 block of High Street and upon arrival Officers learned that a 17-year-old juvenile male had threatened his father with a knife and then ran from the scene. Red Oak PD then requested the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit to track down the boy. K-9 Rex and his handler were able to track the juvenile through several residential yards and located him in the 200 block of Oakwood Avenue.

The boy was taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon, an Aggravated Misdemeanor. He was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs. No injuries were reported during the incident.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests on Friday evening. The first arrest occurred at 6:04pm at 904 Boundary Street in Red Oak. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Ozzy Ray Hunter of Red Oak on a valid Mills County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Hunter was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,500 bond awaiting transportation to Mills County.

At 6:55pm Deputies arrested 28-year-old Bruce Anthony Kaimann Jr. of Red Oak for Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree following an incident at the Montgomery County Jail where he did extensive damage to his cell. Kaimann Jr. was held on an additional $2,000 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman who pleaded guilty to leaving her three young children alone in a filthy, feces-covered home has been sentenced to probation. The Des Moines Register reports a judge Friday sentenced 26-year-old Destinee K. Miller to three years of probation, which she’ll serve in a women’s residential facility. She must complete substance abuse and mental health treatment, and she must maintain a job or pursue an education.

Miller pleaded guilty in February to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.
Police arrested Miller in October after her children ages 4, 2 and 1 were found outside their home. One child was covered in feces and another had a full diaper.

Defense lawyer Nicholas Dial says Miller takes responsibility but noted she was overwhelmed and in a bad relationship.

BRANDON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in an early morning fire near the small eastern Iowa city of Brandon. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters were called to the house about 1:30 a.m. Friday.

The fire was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, but four people were able to escape. The body of one person was found inside the home. One person was flown to an Iowa City hospital.

Authorities are withholding the names of those involved until relatives can be notified.
Brandon is about 30 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids.