Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Jennifer Judith Crosley, Yankton, S.D., Speeding.
Joshua Brian Harkness, Jefferson, S.D., Seatbelt Violation.
Kory Mikel Van Oort, Ireton, Registration Violation.
Joannabie S. Christensen, Hartley, No Proof of Insurance.
Jesse Don Baack, Archer, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Brody Koerselman, Hospers, Seatbelt Violation.
Jessica Rae White, Sheldon, Registration Violation.
Amber Beldt, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Patrick Leon Murphy, Newell, Speeding.
Sierra Nicole Leech, Nashua, Registration Violation.
Collin Richard Charles Bates, Alton, Speeding.
Madison Mark Dykstra, Sheldon, Axle Weight Violation, 2 counts; Safety Regulations Violation.
Nicholas Adam Mendoza, Morgan, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding.
Tyler Michael Lamm, Archer, Speeding.
Joseph Lee Vander Waal, Orange City, Permitting Unauthorized Driver.
Brianna Vanessa Iracheta, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Jared Anthony Beard, Minneapolis, Minn., Speeding.
Aubrey Grant Farred, Ithaca, N.Y., Speeding.
Corbith David Steele, Sheldon, Use of Electronic Device.
Merissa Lynn Hindermann, Redwood Falls, Minn., Speeding.
Sunny Meridian Washington, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.
Jonathon Hilkiah Timothy Jacobs, Bellevue, Neb., Speeding.
Tyler Jacob Schons, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License.
Jordyn Renee Easton, LeMars, Registration Violation.
Chad Henry Dau, Paullina, Seatbelt Violation.
Barbara Jean Krull, Alton, Speeding.
Jerry Jermaine Hudson, Marcus, No Valid Driver’s License.
Carlos Eduardo Espindola Justo, Cherokee, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License.
Joshua J. Mahler, Paullina, Title Violation.
Cory D. Crouch, Primghar, Violating Restricted License; Safety Regulations Violation.
Rachel Clare Wienhold, Alta, Minor in Possession.
Caleb Michael Smith, Hartley, Minor in Possession.
Matthew John Bush, Hartley, Fail to Change Lanes Approaching Emergency Vehicle.
Aaron M. Schulte, Sibley, Seatbelt Violation.
Jesse Tyler Koerselman, Little Rock, Dark Windows.
Cody Lawrence Ziemke, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding.
Amber Jo Stange, Sanborn, Dark Windows.
Jill Kirsten Bennett, Paullina, Speeding.
Magda Soraya Meza Cortes, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Ethan Shawn Strubbe, Paullina, Speeding.
Joseph Samuel Rogers, Merion Station, Pa., Speeding.
Hallie Elizabeth Kennedy, George, Speeding.
Jordyn Kristine Salem, Sioux City, Speeding.
Jared Michael Hansen, Sioux Falls, S.D., Seatbelt Violation.
Bruce Alan Vander Zwaag, Orange City, Axle Weight Violation.
Andrew J. Houtsma, Sheldon, Registration Violation.
Christian Lee Schrier, Iowa City, Registration Violation; No Proof of Insurance.
Keevyn David Jacobsma, Sanborn, Speeding.
Mariel G. Feekes, Archer, Failure to Stop at Required Distance.
Andrew J. Houtsma, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
Christian Lee Schrier, Iowa City, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Trey Jonathan Iedema, Archer.
• Non-traffic
Jesses Dean Kruger, St. Petersburg, Minn., Aggravated Crime.
Trevonous Shawnde Kretlow, Paullina, Aggravated Crime.
David Justin Stock, Hawarden, Felony.
James Wesley Nave Lewchuck, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
• Probates
Bernard Bousema, Deceased.
Gwendolyn Ruth Bousema, Deceased.
• Dissolution
Cassie Jo Siemonsma and Robert J. Welch.
• Births
Mylo Steven Wichman, DOB 7/26/21.
Liam Robert Chestnut, DOB 7/6/21.
• Marriages
Nadelyn Anne Myer and Benjamin David Hieb.
Stephen Wesley Hamer and Raeanne Marie Wassenaar.
Kelton Lee Schulz and Meghan Alberta Teepe.
• Sentenced to federal prison
A man accused of distributing methamphetamine was sentenced on July 28 to more than six years in federal prison.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office in Sioux City, Jeremiah Bottjen, 38, of Primghar, received the prison term after a March 4 guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
In the plea agreement, Bottjen admitted that on Sept. 24, 2020, he was the driver of a vehicle that led a Clay County sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase. Bottjen drove through a stop sign going 60 mph while construction workers were present and crashed his vehicle.
During a search of Bottjen and his vehicle, deputies found a digital scale with methamphetamine residue and a torch. They also found a grocery sack at the scene that contained a softball-sized amount of methamphetamine. Bottjen later admitted to distributing meth in Iowa from July of 2020 until his arrest.
Bottjen was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Bottjen is being held until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was investigated by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Great Lakes Drug Task Force and the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office.
