Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Jesse Taylor Eldridge, Sanborn, Littering.
Dylan Mark Andrews, Columbia, Tenn., Seatbelt Violation.
Adam Lynn Dean, Spencer, Speeding.
Isaias Jesus Lopez, Worthington, Minn., Failure to Use Child Restraint Device; Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License.
Matthew James Webster, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation.
Brannigan Lee Johnson, Spencer, Speeding.
Nyanhial Gatwech Lam Puoch, St. Cloud, Minn., Speeding.
Michael William Ohrt, Primghar, Registration Violation.
Kassie Skoglund, Ashton, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Yerelin Stefanya Sinaylima, Visalia, Calif., Failure to Change Lanes for Emergency Vehicle.
Aguilon Agustine Calixtro, Sioux City, No Valid Driver’s License.
Jason Vander Berg, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation.
Keith Hans Needham, Elton, S.D., Safety Regulations Violation.
Jose M. Ibarra Trevino, San Juan, Texas, Speeding.
Christine Wirth Kinney, Denver, Colo., Speeding.
Matthew Melvin Simons, Melvin, Seatbelt Violation.
Chad Edward Bettin, Sioux Falls, S.D., Registration Violation.
Caden Michael Osborn, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.
Ana Karen Rivera Chavez, Paullina, Speeding.
Keaton Graves, Hartley, Speeding.
Mark Alan Baker, Sanborn, Speeding.
Luke William Wittrock, Sutherland, No Proof of Insurance.
Bailey Ann Wilkie, Cherokee, Speeding.
Leoner Briceno, Des Moines, No Valid Driver’s License.
Lowell Dean Wilson, Primghar, Speeding.
Kailey Jean Sitzmann, LeMars, Careless Driving.
Leonardo Ramirez Sandoval, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Connor Griffin Ward, Centennial, Colo., Speeding.
Roxanna Dea Vander Pool, Spencer, Speeding.
Jose Alfredo Sevilla Perez, Storm Lake, Driving While Suspended.
Kelli Michelle Biller, Ocheyedan, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Joshua James McPeek, Sheldon.
Ethan Andrew Naab, Hartley.
Christopher Stephen Rudkin, State Center.
Trista Belle Tanner, Spencer.
• Non-traffic
Anthony James Nicholson, Granville, Felony.
Jacqueline Samantha McAndrews, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
Dalton Kade Den Hartog-Hopcroft, Alton, Simple Misdemeanor.
Kevin Allen Chindlund, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
Margaret Mae Jakobson, Hospers, Serious Crime.
• Probates
Gisela A. Heithus, Deceased.
Rodney Everett Keller, Deceased; Karen Keller, Executor.
• Marriage
Matthew Mark Gerfin and Jennifer Sue Requejo.
• Enters ditch airborne
A vehicle driven by Evan John Rodger, 29, of Paullina, ran off the road while driving westbound on 460th Street, at 2:09 a.m. on May 3. According to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, the 2003 Nissan 350Z entered the ditch airborne from a field driveway and rolled multiple times before coming to rest with Rodger trapped inside.
He was transported by Paullina Ambulance to Orange City Medical Center with serious/incapacitating internal injuries. Damage to the Nissan was estimated at $10,000. The report stated Rodger admitted to having been drinking and was tested for a pending OWI. He was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Open Container-Driver 21 Years and Older.
• Vehicle strikes box culvert
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office investigated an accident that occurred at 1 a.m. on May 7. They reported that a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Austin Lee Meier, 23, of Bingham Lake, Minn., was westbound on 390th Street.
Meier stated it was foggy and he was traveling too fast for the conditions. He drove through a stop sign and the Malibu went airborne over Nettle Avenue before landing on a gravel road. It went into the north ditch, struck a “Level B” road sign and hit a concrete box culvert, rolled an unknown number of times and came to rest on its roof. Meier stated he was not wearing a seatbelt and had lost consciousness.
After regaining consciousness Meier discovered he had injuries to his face and was bleeding from his nose. He removed the vehicle paperwork and license plates in an attempt to conceal who owned the car. He walked several miles before being picked up by a friend. Meier told authorities he did not seek treatment and only attempted to notify law enforcement when he learned there was a hold on his wrecked car at the tow company.
Damage to the Malibu was estimated at $7,500, while damage to a concrete culvert owned by O’Brien County was reported as $500. Meier was cited for Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Injury and Failure to Reduce Speed to a Reasonable and Proper Rate.
• Collide near intersection
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that vehicles driven by Margarito Hernandez Reynaga, 39, of Worthington, Minn., and Tyler Daniel McDonald, 40, of Sanborn, were northbound on Pierce Avenue, at 1:34 p.m. on May 26. The McDonald vehicle slowed and began turning westbound on 310th Street.
Hernandez Reynaga believed McDonald was either pulling over or turning right, so he began passing within 100 feet of the four-way intersection. His 2023 Ford F350 collided with McDonald’s 2021 Chevrolet Silverado as it turned left. McDonald stated he had his left turn signal on before turning while Hernandez Reynaga said he did not believe McDonald had signaled a left turn.
Neither driver was injured. Damage to the Silverado was listed at $12,000 while damage to the F350 was estimated at $10,000. Hernandez Reynaga was cited for Passing Too Near an Intersection.
• Rear-ends stopping vehicle
Vehicles driven by Miguel Angel Placencia, 27, of Luverne, Minn., and Braden Steven Schwartz, 19, of Primghar, were eastbound on Highway 18 at 5 p.m. on May 23. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that Schwartz stopped his 2014 Jeep Patriot in the roadway for a vehicle that was turning northbound onto Pierce Avenue. Placencia did not see the Schwartz vehicle had stopped and despite attempting to avoid a collision, his 2022 Chevrolet 6500 struck the rear passenger side of the Jeep and entered the ditch on the southeast side of the intersection.
No injuries were reported. Damage estimates were $25,000 for the pickup and $10,000 for the Jeep. Placencia was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.
