The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports one person faces felony theft and burglary charges following a joint investigation by authorities in Mills and Montgomery County, as well as the Iowa State Patrol. 31-year old Damian Allen Govig, of Red Oak, was charged with 1st degree Theft a Class C felony), 2 counts of 2nd degree theft ( a Class D felony), and burglary in the 3rd degree (also a Class D felony).

Officials say the events leading up to Govig’s arrest began early Monday morning, when the Montgomery County Communications Center received a report about a burglary in the 1900 block of G Avenue in Red Oak. After deputies arrived, they determined someone had gained entry into a building on property owned by Michael Ecternach and Jeffrey Fort. Numerous items of value were taken during the burglary, including a 2002 Ford pickup and an attached 2013 Finish Line trailer.

The pickup truck and trailer were involved in an accident three-miles north of Tabor on Highway 275, Monday.  Govig, who was later identified as the driver of the pickup, told authorities he fell asleep at the wheel.  During an investigation into the crash, the stolen property was recovered from inside the vehicle and trailer.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash. The Sioux City Journal reports 28-year old Lenley Schofield Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated. The plea agreement includes an 11-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say Schofield was driving on Iowa Highway 141 near Mapleton in November 2011 when his car veered into an oncoming truck. His passenger, Robert Palmer, later died.

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The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says a Pottawattamie County woman was sentenced last Friday to 10-years in prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution ring in western Iowa.  51-year old Susan Lea Combs was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute meth. Judge Ronald Longstaff also imposed a five-year period of supervised release on Combs following her incarceration.

Combs’ co-defendant, 52-year old David Dwayne Mendez, from of Polk County, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, as well as a four year period of supervised release. Combs and Mendez entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on September 6th, 2012. At the time of their respective pleas of guilty, each admitted that they agreed to sell methamphetamine that was obtained from a source in South Omaha, Nebraska, to individuals in Iowa, particularly in the Council Bluffs and Des Moines areas.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Mid-Iowa Narcotics Task Force, and the Polk County Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

A United States Senior District Court Judge on Friday, sentenced a Pottawattamie County resident to 10-years in prison on methamphetamine-related charges. 50-year old Michael James Vore received the sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth. Judge Robert Pratt also imposed a period of eight years of supervised release following Vore’s incarceration.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says in September of 2012, Vore was found guilty by a jury of possession with intent to distribute meth. The evidence at his trial showed that the Iowa State Patrol was conducting an investigation into the possession and transportation of stolen commercial utility trailers in May of 2011. As part of their investigation, members of the Patrol conducted a traffic stop on Vore as he was pulling a suspected stolen trailer behind his pick-up truck. While searching the pick-up truck that Vore was driving, troopers located approximately fifty grams of pure methamphetamine, along with a large stack of United States Currency, a digital scale and notes consistent with the sale of a controlled substance.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

A report about a prowler led to the arrest Sunday night of a Lenox man.

Alleged cable thief James Teague, of Lenox. (Lenox P-D photo)

According to the Lenox Police Department, officers received a call from a resident in the 400 block of West Michigan Street at around 7-p.m., with regard to a man who allegedly entered their property and disconnected the cable connection to their TV. Following an investigation into the incident, 59-year old James Teague, of Lenox, was arrested on a charge of trespassing. Teague was transported to the Taylor County Jail.

A resident in rural Page County is missing their flat screen TV and some tools, following a burglary which occurred sometime between Jan. 29th and Feb. 3rd.  The incident happened at a residence located at 2481 P Avenue in Page County. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193.

In other news, the Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Sunday night, of 22-year old Jasmine Wilcoxsen, of Coin. The woman was taken into custody on a Page County warrant. Additional details concerning the basis for the warrant are not currently available from the online database. Wilcoxsen was being held in the Page County Jail on $300 cash bond Monday morning.

And on Saturday, 24-year old Amy Samuels, of Shenandoah, was arrested in Page County for OWI/1st Offense. Samuels was taken into custody following a traffic stop at around 12:30-a.m., for failure to obey a traffic control device, at the intersection of West Sheridan Avenue and Iowa Street. She was brought to the Page County Jail and later posted a $1,000 bond before being released.