Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

11/11/21: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents

• Traffic

Keegan Douglas Driggs, Sheldon, Registration Violation.

Ethan Anderson, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.

Shelby Kathryn Martin, Remsen, Speeding.

Moses Joshua Chavez, Houston, Texas, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Maintain Control.

Duanenisha Labrenda Jackson, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.

Adan Ramirez Merlos, Grand Rapids, Mich., Use of Electronic Device.

John George Nitz, Aurora, Ill., Speeding.

Jacob J. Schnider, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance.

Daisy A. Culler, Spencer, Speeding.

Larry Fatiki Alokoa, Sibley, No Valid Driver’s License.

Margaret Ellen Triggs, Sioux City, Speeding.

Katie Jean Rohlfsen, Paullina, Speeding.

Jose Luis Ruiz Tzintzun, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.

Reece Allen Stofferan, Sanborn, Dark Windows.

Justice James Bigley, Paullina, No Valid Driver’s License.

Clinton Eric Willis, Stockton, Calif., Hours of Service.

Juana Velasquez Osorio, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Use Child Restraint Device.

Taylor David Peterson, Northfield, Minn., Speeding.

Staci E. Rodriguez, Hartley, Speeding.

Jace Daylen Rodecker, Osceola, Speeding.

Simone Mason White, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Speeding.

Paul D. Isom, Sutherland, Seatbelt Violation.

Jenesy Karlisu Mejia Campos, Spencer, Speeding.

Spencer K. Hansen, Paullina, Failure to Maintain Control.

Stephen John Lien, Madison, S.D., Safety Regulations Violation.

Mark W. Goosen, Paullina, Speeding.

Terrence Neal Gunnerson, Peterson, Seatbelt Violation.

Emma Kay Erickson, Alton, Violation of Curfew.

• OWI

Will Arthur Mitchell, Spirit Lake.

• Non-traffic

Madison Marie Selzer, Spirit Lake, Felony.

David J. Merley, Sheldon, Felony.

Thomas James Stephens, Sheldon, Felony.

Hugo Campos Morales, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.

Joshua David Funk, Melvin, Simple Misdemeanor.

Thomas James Stephens, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.

• Probate

Nancy J. Shafer, Deceased; Theodore Penning, Executor.

• Marriages

Steven Carl Waechter and Amy Sue Honken.

Brice Owen Montgomery and Amy Lee Wingert.

Brady Freeman Den Hartog and Traci Joanne Hesebeck.

Michael William Ohrt and Meghan Ann Gengler.

• Inmate charged with assaulting jail employee

Brandon Lee Nelson, 34, of Sheldon, is accused of assaulting an O’Brien County jail supervisor during an incident on Tuesday, Nov. 2 in Primghar.

According to the report, Nelson allegedly attacked the supervisor, repeatedly punching him in the head. Nelson is charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury, a class D felony. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 12 in O’Brien County Magistrate Court.

Nelson was in jail after being arrested in connection with an incident that occurred in Sheldon in August. He was charged with Theft-2nd Degree, a class D felony; and Burglary of a Vehicle-3rd degree and Sex Offender Registry Violation, both aggravated misdemeanors. Nelson is scheduled to go on trial for those charges on Dec. 14.

• Arrested on Clay County warrant

Joshua Griffin, 39, was taken into custody Oct. 28 by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 3175 150th Ave., Everly, on an active warrant for Criminal Mischief-4th degree. Griffin was released on $150 cash bond.