DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A U.S. Marine Corps official has confirmed the motorcycle crash death of a 22-year-old Marine from Iowa in California. Marine First Sgt. Michael Sodergren tells the Des Moines Register that Cpl. Andrew West died last Sunday when the motorcycle he was driving veered across the center line of a highway and hit a car in Riverside, California.

West, of Van Horne, was in training at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at the time of his death. He was off base on personal time when the crash happened. West graduated from Marion High School in Iowa in 2014. He joined the Marines on Nov. 26, 2013. His body was to be flown back to Iowa this weekend.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A former Council Bluffs, Iowa, assistant city attorney has been indicted on drug charges in Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reports that 44-year-old Don Bauermeister, of Omaha, was charged by a federal grand jury with possessing with intent to distribute about 13 pounds of marijuana.

Bauermeister had been city employee since February 2003, but resigned in mid-June. At the time, Council Bluffs City Attorney Dick Wade said Bauermeister gave no reason for his resignation. The indictment was handed down Thursday. The allegation covers a period from November 2016 to Jan. 9, 2017.

If convicted, Bauermeister faces up to five years in prison.

OAKLAND, Iowa (AP) — A southwestern Iowa man has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars on for sexually abusing a child. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that 54-year-old Christopher Donaldson, of Oakland, pleaded guilty on Aug. 8 to third-degree sexual abuse and several traffic violations. He was sentenced Thursday in Pottawattamie County District Court 10 years for the abuse count and four years for the other counts.

Upon his release, Donaldson must undergo 10 years of supervision and register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday) said on their social media page that they have been “Notified from a resident that they received a telephone call from someone reportedly with the ‘Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office’ telling them that there was a warrant for their arrest for not showing up for jury duty.” The caller is said to be a “Lieutenant Vansberry.” During the telephone calls some names of actual Court House employees and actual Deputies are being mentioned. The number the scammer is calling from is 712-209-6266, but this number can be spoofed or changed depending on who is calling.

This is a SCAM! No member of the Sheriff’s Office is making these phone calls. This is yet another scam attempt by someone with far too much time on their hands. Why do they do this? Because sometimes people unknowingly fall for these scams.

Scammers will usually bait the unsuspecting recipients of the call into thinking there may actually be a warrant for their arrest. The scammer will then ‘work’ with the person to ‘clear’ up the issue if they pay some sort of fine. The caller will also request that the caller provide a cell number, if they were reached on their home phone, so that the caller can stay in constant contact with the victim. The main reason they want to stay on the line is so that they can walk the person through the process of purchasing a gift card or payment. This also helps the scammer verify that the victim does not speak with anyone else who may warn the victim that this is a scam.

Don’t fall for this SCAM!