Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Montana Lynn Folven, Primghar, Registration Violation.
Joannabie S. Christensen, Sheldon, Speeding; Driving While Suspended.
Geovani Gabriel Rohlfsen, Paullina, Minor Using Tobacco.
Breanna Renay Watters, Ashton, Registration Violation.
Laura Isabela Caceres Cardova, Paris, Texas, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding.
Brian Louis Dobrich, Waukesha, Wis., Speeding.
Anthony Charles Smith, Akron, Speeding; Seatbelt Violation.
Reid McClaren, Primghar, Speeding.
Darwin Jon Hohbach, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance.
Bryant Marshall Hoekstra, Sheldon, Registration Violation.
Joshua Eugene Jacobson, Kenyon, Minn., Speeding; Use of Electronic Device.
Karmen Lynette Beazley, Correctionville, Speeding.
Judy Kwamboka Mongera, Sanborn, Speeding.
Victor Gutierrez Moreno, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Jesus Coj Manrrero, Sioux City, Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License.
Trent Robert Youngstrom, Sheldon, Speeding.
Roberto Mercersalazar, Manteca, Calif., Hours of Service Violation.
Joe Jesse Valdez, Jr., Sanborn, Speeding.
Alan Cesar Granillo Rodas, Sheldon, Speeding.
Esvin Mauricio Carroto Marroquin, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License.
Ronaldo Ortiz Santizo, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
John Paul Studer, West Bend, Speeding.
Ledy Yeranexi Tinoco Arceda, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Corneal Thys Koole, Maurice, Seatbelt Violation.
Matthew Alan Faas, Lake Park, Use of Electronic Device.
Michael Anthony Metz, II, Onawa, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Irene Vicente Lopez Ramos, Worthington, Minn., No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License.
Feliciana Lopez Lopez, Worthington, Minn., Permitting Unauthorized Person to Drive; Dark Windows.
Melissa Mae Bendlin, Spencer, Registration Violation.
Joshua Daniel Van Kekerix, Sheldon, Axle Weight Violation, 2 counts.
Thomas Allan Jungers, Hospers, Speeding.
Galen R. Tjossem, Primghar, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
James Wade Ellerbroek, Jr., Sibley, Speeding.
Laurena Renee Overmire, Hartley, Speeding.
Josie Lynn Hermanson, Meriden, Speeding.
Cody Michael Wiedmeyer, Eden, Wis., Hours of Service Violation.
Andrew Elmer Hollowell, Sioux City, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Kassandra Jean Thompson, Hartley.
• Non-traffic
Tiffany Ann Paulsen, Sheldon, Felony.
Michelle Lynn Pattison, Sutherland, Simple Misdemeanor.
Michael William Stofferan, George, Simple Misdemeanor.
Kevin Andrew Craig, Winfield, Kan., Simple Misdemeanor.
Elliot Dean Blomquist, Arthur, Serious Crime.
• Probate
Gordon Wesley Miller, Deceased; Cathy Lu Miller, Executor.
• Births
Mia Getsemani Olivas, 2/20/22.
Huxley John Holtrop, 2/16/22.
Kristian Joseph Korver, 2/16/22.
Briggs Jonathan Bucher, 2/14/22.
Lilith RoseLee Bueltel, 2/23/22.
Ryker Lynn Henderson, 2/24/22.
Raven Lee Steffey, 2/27/22.
• Marriage
Richard Dean Sager and Nicole Noretta Roth.
• Sentenced for possession of child porn
Johnny E. Gutierrez, 21, of Melvin, was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Gutierrez was sentenced on Feb. 24 in Sioux City by United Stated District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. His sentence includes 48 months’ imprisonment and a payment of $3,000 in restitution. Gutierrez must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
In his guilty plea on April 21, 2021, Gutierrez admitted that between February 2016 and November 2019 he had possessed visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including depictions involving a minor who had not attained 12 years of age. The release also stated that Gutierrez admitted to distributing child pornography to other individuals.
As a result of the investigation, officers recovered approximately 51 images and 26 videos of child pornography from Gutierrez’s computer hard drive and approximately 38 other images from his cell phone.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa and investigated by Homeland Security Investigation.
