Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Janyce Allison Brown, Lincoln, Neb., Speeding.
Breanna Linn Bainbridge, Sioux City, Speeding.
Nazareth Diallo Sutton, Dallas, Texas, Speeding.
Ryan Mark Van Beek, Sanborn, Registration Violation.
Wesley W. Hogan, Sanborn, Speeding.
Ross Baker Boone, Orange City, Seatbelt Violation.
Tyler Lynn Henderson, Hartley, Speeding.
Roger Kryn Leth, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation.
Ramiro Millan Gutierrez, Primghar, Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License.
Juan Lopez Lopez, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
Maria Rosibel Aguirre Castillo, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
April Lynn Sitzmann, Mason City, Speeding.
Kent Evan Van Veldhuizen, Sheldon, Speeding.
Michael James Roslansky, Terril, Speeding.
Amber Michelle Petersen, Sheldon, Speeding.
Santo Alberto Martin Santos, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
Taylor Douglas Sohl, Hull, Failure to Yield.
Randon Robert Passow, Pomeroy, Seatbelt Violation.
Joe Jesse Valdez, III, Primghar, Speeding.
Bryan Fernando Olivas Sanchez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Cory A. Vander Ploeg, Paullina, Safety Regulations Violation.
Mark Allan Hansen, Granville, Speeding.
Manuel Cuatepotzo Sanchez, Spencer, charge not stated, 2 times.
Adriana Rivera, Spencer, No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance.
Carol Ann Pettit, Greensboro, N.C., Speeding.
Duane Paul Matushak, Fridley, Minn., Speeding.
Madison Charli Nunes, Sibley, Unsafe Backing on Highway.
Matthew William Origer, Spencer, Speeding.
Paul Allen Muller, Brookings, S.D., Seatbelt Violation.
Carter Jay Visser, Archer, Failure to Yield.
Ruben Farias, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Richard George Cross, Brewster, Minn., Speeding.
Robert Paul Steinkamp, Primghar, Speeding.
Teresa Gail Scheaffer, Buchanan, N.D., Speeding.
Mary Margaret Larson, Volga, S.D., Speeding.
Taylor Blake Heiskell, Emmetsburg, Dark Windows.
Juan Miguel Torres Guajardo, Ames, Speeding.
Joseph Kristopher Paul Pearson, North Sioux City, S.D., Speeding; Dark Windows.
Breanna Grace Harmelink, Orange City, Speeding.
• Non-traffic
Joshua E. Moore, Oelwein, Aggravated Crime; Felony.
Amber Dawn Berger, Sheldon, Felony.
• Probate
Ruth E. Vilmain, Deceased; Rodney Stephen Vilmain, Executor.
• Dissolution
Jeremy Lode and Marjorie Lode.
• Marriage
Kurt Joel Vander Schaaf and Tami Sue Mulder.
• Drug arrest at Clay County jail
A Clay County deputy was contacted on Sept. 7 by a correctional officer that drug paraphernalia was located in the personal property of Braden Cody Hatfield, 31, of Ceylon, Minn., who had been brought to the jail.
Hatfield was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and was held to appear before the magistrate.
• Charged with drug-related offenses
A Clay County deputy initiated a traffic stop for a speeding violation in the 4700 mile of Highway 71 at approximately 8 p.m. on Sept. 9. The deputy smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and it is alleged that two men in the vehicle were smoking marijuana.
A search of the vehicle was conducted and marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found. Jacob Ferguson, 18, of Pocahontas, and Jose Medel-Martinez, 18, of Laurens, were placed under arrest and transported to the Clay County jail.
Ferguson was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Speeding and Minor in Possession of Tobacco, all simple misdemeanors; and Driving While Revoked and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana, both serious misdemeanors. Medel-Martinez was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. They were held in jail to appear before the magistrate.
• Spencer woman charged with OWI
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nakita Martinefski, 31, of Spencer, was stopped by a deputy at 10:03 p.m. on Sept. 10 in the 2400 mile of Highway 18 for an equipment violation. It is alleged that Martinefski had been consuming alcoholic beverages. She was run through a series of field sobriety tests and was determined to have been operating while under the influence.
Martinefski was arrested and transported to the Clay County jail where she was charged with OWI-1st offense. She was held in jail to appear before the magistrate.
• Collide at North Y
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highways 18 and 71 (Spencer North Y) at 12:31 p.m. on Sept. 11. According to the report, a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Randal Martin, 73, of Arnolds Park, was traveling eastbound on Highway 18. He stopped at a stop sign and proceeded into the intersection where his vehicle was struck by a 2008 Ford F150 driven by Willard Beaver, 85, of Spirit Lake, who was southbound on Highway 71.
No injuries were reported. Damage to the F150 was estimated at $8,000 while the damage estimate for the Silverado was $5,000. The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Spencer Police Department and Bud’s Service.
