Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Kyle Lee Gesink, Sheldon, Permitting Minor to Possess Alcohol.
Valery Elisabeth Delao, Storm Lake, Speeding.
Aaron Christopher Maytum, Milford, Speeding.
Jonathan Ortiz, May City, Minor in Possession, Alcohol.
Kylah Rae Cortez, Sioux City, Dark Windows; Speeding.
Tori L. Webster, Hartley, Employee Selling Tobacco to a Minor.
Courtney Patricia Sankey, Ruthven, Registration Violation.
Brandon Lee Espeland, Sibley, Open Container.
Edgar Alejandro Morales Duarte, Sioux City, Speeding; No Proof of Insurance.
Gunner Gauge Stier, Mankato, Minn., Speeding.
Breayan Enrrique Lopez Landero, Le Mars, Dark Windows.
Hagos Abay Hailu, Sioux City, Speeding.
Taylor L. Einck, Primghar, Safety Belt Violation.
Nicholas Robert Schroeder, Sioux City, No Valid Driver’s License.
Henry Brandon Taumoepeau, Calumet, No Proof of Insurance.
Brandon Allen Breon, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Seth Michael Neumann, Primghar, Seatbelt Violation.
Matthew Allen Timmer, Ellsworth, Minn., Safety Regulations Violation.
Steven J. Saal, Omaha, Neb., Registration Violation; No Valid Driver’s License.
Isaac Andrew Schierholz, Hartley, Following Too Close.
Joel Daniel Wallinga, Primghar, Seatbelt Violation.
Chandrakant Ramanlal Parekh, San Jose, Calif., Speeding.
Janet Lynn Puhrmann, Paullina, Speeding.
Nichole Marie Edwards, Sheldon, Dark Windows.
Brian Adam Martinez Stands, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
Taylor L. Einck, Primghar, Driving While Suspended, 2 counts.
Ana Rosa Benavidez Martinez, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
Nathan W. Silberstein, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Michael Arlen Van Ravenswaay, Sanborn.
• Non-traffic
Michael Monaghan, Remsen, Aggravated Crime.
Dalton Kade Den Hartog-Hopcroft, Alton, Felony.
David Joseph Case, Paullina, Serious Crime.
Michael Arlen Van Ravenswaay, Sanborn, Simple Misdemeanor.
• Births
Alexsa Yanth Perez Lopez, 5/3/23.
Saile Pelegrino Lopez, 5/17/23.
Jed Shaun Hartter, 5/23/23.
• Speeds reach 110 mph in pursuit
A Holstein man was charged with several counts following a pursuit on May 28 by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the report, a deputy was running a stationary radar in the 4800 mile of 125th Street and attempted to stop a 2008 Chevrolet Impala for driving 69 mph in a 55 mph zone. The vehicle continued to speed up, hitting speeds above 110 mph. Deputies lost sight of the vehicle when it entered Peterson at an unsafe speed and ended the pursuit. Further investigation determined that the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve at 125th Ave. and 4th Street in Peterson, causing damage to a lawn and to the vehicle.
The vehicle and the driver, identified as Wesley Euchner, 28, of Holstein, were located at Kirchner Park. Euchner failed to cooperate during the investigation and it was determined he was suspended from driving in Iowa. Euchner was taken to the county jail where he was charged with Driving While Suspended, Failure to Maintain Control, Failure to Provide Insurance, Speed (110/55), Violations of Conditions of Restricted License, Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle and Interference with Official Acts (two charges), all simple misdemeanors.
Euchner was held to await his initial appearance before a judge. Further charges are pending results.
• Motorcycle strikes deer
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motorcycle/deer accident that occurred at 12:18 a.m. on May 21, near Sioux Rapids.
The report stated that Michael Cowell, 58, of Cornell, was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson eastbound in the 2000 mile of Highway 10 when it collided with a deer that entered the roadway. Cowell and a female passenger were both thrown from the motorcycle. The passenger was not identified in the report.
Both were transported by ambulance to the Spencer Hospital for treatment of head injuries along with various non-incapacitating injuries. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $8,000. Assisting at the scene were Spencer Ambulance, Sioux Rapids Fire and Rescue and Peterson Fire and Rescue.
• Vehicle/deer accident
Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that Kevin Droll, of Spirit Lake, was driving a 2012 Buick Verano westbound in the 1000 mile of Highway 18 at 5:15 a.m. on May 18. The vehicle struck a deer which entered the roadway.
Droll was not injured. Damage to the Verano was estimated at $8,000.
