Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
William J. Crosby, Kirtland, Minn., Speeding.
Isaias Munoz Yanez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Use Child Restraint Device.
Bryand Danny, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device; No Proof of Insurance.
Jonathan Manuel Flores Duran, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Gage Tyler Husted, Kingsley, Speeding.
Catherine L. Utecht, St. James, Minn., Speeding.
Christine Marie Wilson, Dakota Dunes, S.D., Speeding.
Alexis Guzman Camacho, Louisville, Ky., Violation of Safety Regulations, 2 counts.
Jewelle Marie Moser, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Jose David Aguilar, Sibley, Registration Violation.
Adam Zebulon Botterill, Johnstown, Colo., Speeding.
Dylan Mark Kreibaum, Sutherland, Speeding.
Curtis Riley Goosen, Cleghorn, Headlamp Violation.
Nancy Joann Neese, Kansas City, Kan., Speeding.
Robert Daniel Livingston, Waterloo, Failure to Maintain Control.
Tyler James Zebedee, Dunnell, Minn., Dark Windows.
Jacob Paul Farence, Sheldon, Speeding.
Ida Patricia Macariola Black, Spencer, Speeding.
Jamie L. Wiersma, Hartley, Driving While Suspended.
Robert Daniel Livingston, Waterloo, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Lazaro Yunior Mejia Monge, Sioux Center, Simple Misdemeanor.
Sergio Antonio Mendoza Cano, Storm Lake.
• Non-traffic
Jordaen Rochelle Duhn, Spirit Lake, Aggravated Crime.
Alba Maria Morales Sanchez, Hartley, Simple Misdemeanor.
Ana Rosa Benavidez Martinez, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
Connie Rae Alberts, Sanborn, Simple Misdemeanor.
• Probates
Aletha Oldenkamp, Deceased; Dennis Dean Oldenkamp and Douglas L. Oldenkamp, Executors.
Javan K. Kruse, Deceased.
• Births
Maeve Rae Krikke, 1/3/23.
Joseph Alessandro Paz Montenegro, 1/2/23.
William Pieter Strouth, 1/3/23.
Declan James Meendering, 1/9/23.
• HPD report for December
The Hartley Police Department reported 84 total calls in December, with six calls out while off duty for a total of 4.25 hours.
The following are the calls/incidents to which HPD responded.
Assist Other Agency 17; Motorist Assist/Unlock 13; Traffic Complaints, Snow Parking Citations 11; Suicide/Mental Health 6; Traffic Accident, Domestic/Family Incident, Public Contact 4; Animal Complaints 3; Suspicious Person/Vehicle, Sexual Assault, Civil Complaint, Parking Complaint, Welfare Check 2; Police Check, Drug Incident, Alarm, Harassment, Theft, Trespassing, Attempt to Locate, Fireworks, 911 Hang-up, OWI, Criminal Mischief, Fire Call.
• Disturbance leads to charges
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a disturbance complaint at a location on East Street in Dickens, at 8:14 a.m. on Jan. 4. Upon arrival, the deputy found that Jeffery Cadwell, 38, of Dickens, allegedly drove to the residence while having a suspended driver’s license. He was placed under arrest and when searched was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Cadwell was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine and P.C.S.-Marijuana, serious misdemeanors; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Driving Under Suspension, simple misdemeanors. He was held to appear before the magistrate.
• Arrested on warrants
Alexander Plemmons, 36, of Everly, was taken into custody by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 9:53 p.m. on Jan. 10, on an active warrant for Fraudulent Practice-2nd Degree. He was held in the county jail with bond set at $5,000 cash or surety.
The sheriff’s office also reported that at 9:21 p.m. on Jan. 15, Jose Mejias Pacheco, 35, was taken into custody in the 2900 mile of Highway 18 on an active Kossuth County warrant for Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card. Bond was set at $2,500 cash.
• Assault on correctional officer
Sarah Kunath, 36, of Spencer, was charged with Assault on a Police Officer, a serious misdemeanor, at 7:02 p.m. on Jan. 14. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Kunath was allegedly causing a disturbance in the jail and while the problem was being addressed, she spit on a correctional officer and the assisting deputy.
• Ice on roads leads to accidents
Icy roads contributed to three accidents investigated by the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office.
Colin Michael Odenbrett, 16, of Primghar, was westbound in the 5600 mile of 390th Street at 9:55 a.m. on Jan. 4 when he lost control of a 2002 Chevrolet K1500 due to icy road conditions. The pickup left the roadway and struck a mailbox before entering the south ditch and rolling onto the driver’s side.
Odenbrett and Addilee Odenbrett, 13, of Primghar, reported possible pain/injury but were not transported. Damage to the pickup was listed at $3,500. The mailbox owned by Ann Hamilton, of Primghar, was valued at $100.
The sheriff’s office was notified of a rollover accident with injuries and entrapment at 1:05 p.m. on Jan. 4. Joseph Daniel Leonard, 35, of Alta, told authorities he was driving slowly on Taft Avenue, which was 100 percent ice and snow covered, when his 2004 Chevrolet 2500C/K pickup began to fishtail before entering the east ditch, where it rolled onto the roof.
Leonard was helped from the vehicle by the deputy and transported to Primghar MercyOne Hospital by the Sutherland Ambulance for treatment of minor injuries. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $5,000.
Another accident occurred at 7 a.m. on Jan. 5, when Carly Grace Haden, 25, of Paullina, was northbound in the 4400 mile of McKinley Avenue. She lost control of the 2011 Ford Escape after hitting a patch of ice, entered the snow-filled east ditch and overturned, coming to rest on the driver’s side.
The report stated that Haden complained of pain or injury but was not transported. Damage to the Escape was estimated at $2,700.
