Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Effie LaVinia Jackson, Dyersburg, Tenn., No Valid Driver’s License; Registration Violation.
Noah Taylor Hunt, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Treaton Michael Culver, Sheldon, Operation by Unqualified Driver.
Joseph Gene Bailey, Sheldon, Speeding.
Heather Nicole Lavoie, Sanborn, Dark Windows.
Abraham Duran Flores, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Quentin Avery Schenk, Orange City, Dark Windows.
Matthew Alan Groen, Kenneth, Minn., Speeding.
Devon Jit Vangkham Khaler, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance.
Christopher LeRoy Mittura, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Miguel Angel-Perez Heredia, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Cesar N. Santis Lopez, Hull, No Valid Driver’s License.
Todd Joseph Kraft, Fonda, Use of Electronic Device.
Pamela Marie Simm, Paullina, Speeding.
Melissa Kay Hofmeyer, Rock Rapids, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device.
Jose Nicolas Arreguin, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Ezekiel Allen Foltz, Sioux Center, Speeding.
Tyler Lynn Henderson, Hartley, Driving While Suspended.
Carlos Alberto Riveros Lira, Hull, Driving While Suspended.
Arturo Isaac Morales Romero, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
David Lee Gust, Sibley, Driving While Suspended.
• Non-traffic
Alejandro Bonilla, Sheldon, Aggravated Crime.
Danny Joe Bursell, Sioux City, Aggravated Crime.
Gerry Marvin Morales Lopez, Sioux Center, Aggravated Crime.
Michael P. Monaghan, Remsen, Aggravated Crime.
Austin Richard Jager, Sioux Center, Felony.
Nicholas Paul William Stallman, Everly, Felony.
Michele Lynn Pattison, Sutherland, Felony.
David Dean Kamies, Sheldon, Felony.
Bradley Duane Engelkes, Sanborn, Simple Misdemeanor.
Michael Brown, Jr., Rapid City, S.D., Simple Misdemeanor.
Zoe Ann Curiel, Hull, Serious Crime.
Kameron Joseph Winter, Sibley, Serious Crime.
Bryce Malachi Ortega, Sanborn, Serious Crime.
Leo Francis Kelley, Sheldon, Serious Crime.
Jannett Evans, Sanborn, Serious Crime.
Roy Carl Persson, Sanborn, Serious Crime.
• Birth
Emily Yureyda Perez Martin, 3/7/24.
• Marriage
Brennan Michael Wittrock and Emilee Ann Arrick.
• Arrested on numerous charges
The Iowa State Patrol arrested Damon T. McCoy, 46, of Omaha, Neb., on March 9 near Ritter. The report stated that McCoy was observed driving a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe northbound on Iowa Highway 60, allegedly at 90 mph in a 65 mph zone.
McCoy was also allegedly in possession of a rolled marijuana blunt and two small bags of marijuana, and admitted to having smoked marijuana before driving. He was reported to have failed field sobriety tests. Three children under the age of 12 were in the vehicle.
McCoy was charged with Neglect or Abandonment of a Dependent Person (three counts), a class C felony; and Operating While Under the Influence and Possession of Marijuana, misdemeanors. He was taken to the O’Brien County Jail.
• Juveniles face possession charges
A traffic stop in Clay County led to the arrest of four juveniles. The sheriff’s office reported that a search of the vehicle led to the discovery of marijuana, nicotine vape pens and alcohol.
The 16-year-old driver of the vehicle admitted to drinking alcohol and was cited into Magistrate Court for speeding and violation of a graduated driver’s license. He was also cited into Juvenile Court for minor in possession of alcohol.
Also cited into Juvenile Court were a 15-year-old male for minor in possession of tobacco, a 14-year-old female for minor in possession of alcohol and another 15-year-old male for minor in possession of alcohol and possession of a controlled substance-marijuana. All four were released to the custody of a parent.
• Collide at intersection
Two vehicles collided during an accident at 5:51 p.m. on March 12. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that Kennedy Danielle Roesler, 28, of Primghar, was driving a 2013 Ram 3500 southbound on Silver Avenue and failed to yield the right of way to a 2024 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy driven by James Emil Rehder, 55, of Waukee, which was eastbound on 500th Street. The vehicles collided in the intersection.
Rehder was transported by Sutherland Ambulance to Cherokee Regional Medical Center with suspected serious/incapacitating injuries. Dana J. Rehder, 58, of Waukee, was transported by Paullina Ambulance to Cherokee Regional Medical Center with minor/non-incapacitating injuries. Roesler had possible injuries but was not transported. Damage to the Hyundai was estimated at $40,000, and damage to the Ram was estimated at $10,000.
Roesler was cited for Failure to Obey Stop Sign and Yield Right of Way.
• Spencer Hospital nurse charged with overdosing patients
An Iowa hospital nurse has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that she deliberately overdosed patients with medications.
Rachel Faith Martinez, 36, of Peterson, is charged with six criminal violations related to her work at Clay County’s Spencer Hospital in late 2022.
The charges include two felony counts of obtaining a prescription drug by deceit and four counts of wanton neglect of a dependent adult by a caretaker, a serious misdemeanor.
Martinez has pleaded not guilty to each of the charges.
According to prosecutors, Martinez was working as a nurse at Spencer Hospital on Nov. 9, 2022, and was caring for a patient who was to receive hydrocodone once every four hours. Martinez allegedly provided the drug at 11:04 a.m., 12:39 p.m., and 3:47 p.m. The same patient was to be given Tramadol once every six hours, although Martinez allegedly administered the drug at 7:12 a.m., 9:04 a.m., 12:33 p.m. and 1:39 p.m.
In December 2022, Martinez was assigned to care for a patient being treated for an allergic reaction related to cancer treatment. Prosecutors allege that Martinez told a fellow nurse the patient was being “annoying” and was using their call light to summon assistance, and so she administered the patient an unprescribed dose of Benadryl to put them to sleep.
A few weeks earlier, Martinez had been assigned a different patient who was to receive one dose of hydrocodone every four hours. According to prosecutors, she instead administered two doses within the four-hour timeframe and then administered Zofran, morphine and Tramadol. “All of these extra narcotics, with the hydrocodone, would have further overdosed” the patient, prosecutors allege.
A few days before that incident, Martinez was assigned to care for a patient who was prescribed 3 milligrams of melatonin at bedtime. Martinez is accused of providing 6 milligrams.
On two other occasions, prosecutors allege, Martinez took, for her own use, Tramadol and hydrocodone prescribed for patients of the hospital.
A pretrial conference in the case is scheduled for April 16.
– Report by Clark Kauffman, http://www.IowaCapitalDispatch.com
