Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

07/27/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents

• Traffic

Joshua J.N. Warner, Waverly, Neb., Speeding.

Joshua D. Logan, Primghar, Dark Windows.

Damaris Anareth Acuna Rodriguez, Rock Valley, No Valid Driver’s License.

Clinton Ross Larson, Sutherland, Seatbelt Violation.

Jose H. Virula Mejia, Sioux City, Speeding.

Ashley Joann Bohnenkamp, Hull, Seatbelt Violation.

Tabatha Dee Monen, Sheldon, Speeding.

Adela Suyapa Caballero Reyes, Marshall, Minn., Failure to Use Child Restraint Device; No Valid Driver’s License; Dark Windows.

David Andrew Ben Beste, Hartley, Speeding.

Jenna Christine Bo Reynard, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.

Kalyb Michael Brunssen, LeMars, Speeding.

Manuel Ventura, Cherokee, Speeding.

Samantha Rachel Butler, New Hope, Minn., Speeding.

Eric Glenn Burkitt, Kansas City, Mo., Speeding.

Andrew Petty, Hartley, Unsafe Passing.

Anthony Joseph Restivo, Elk Grove Village, Ill., Speeding.

Lazaro Suarez Acosta, Hialeah, Fla., Speeding.

Tasha Jane Graves, Sanborn, Speeding.

Jayden William Spenner, Remsen, Registration Violation.

Pedro Alfonso Topete, Hawarden, Speeding.

Randal Peter Streff, Englewood, Colo., Speeding.

Ryan John Kirlin, Springdale, Ark., Speeding.

Sah Kpaw Moo, Willmar, Minn., Speeding.

April Ann Cruz, LeMars, Speeding.

Hosea Miller, 2nd, England, Ark., Dark Windows.

Troy Earl Duskin, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.

• OWI

Jamie Lee Wiersma, Merrill.

Benjamin Christian Metcalfe, Hartley.

• Non-traffic

Thomas James Stephens, Sheldon, Felony.

Zachary Thomas Paul Broesder, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.

Kyran Lee Schuknecht, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.

Jamie Lee Wiersma, Merrill, Serious Crime.

• Probates

Lyle E. Koehlmoos, Deceased; Douglas Koehlmoos, Executor.

Donna J. Struve, Deceased; Sharon Bertroche, Executor.

• Births

Waylon Everett Tangeman, 7/13/23.

Blakely Elizabeth Larsen, 7/7/23.

Braylin Harper Poppema, 7/2/23.

Leopold August Skrenes, 6/30/23.

• Marriages

Juan Francisco Castillo and Vilma Canon Oswald.

Corey Wayne Zimmer and Stacy Lynn Ewoldt.

Cole Gene Rehder and Stephanie Faye Maas.

• OWI arrests

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported separate incidents where vehicles were stopped by a deputy, and the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanated from each vehicle. Each driver admitted to consuming alcohol and was run through a series of field sobriety tests. They were arrested and held in jail to appear before a magistrate.

Peter Wiebe, 35, of Newell, was stopped on July 15 in the 5000 mile of Highway 71. He was charged with OWI-2nd Offense and two counts of Child Endangerment, aggravated misdemeanors.

Billie Jo Petersen, 49, of Estherville, was stopped on July 15 in the 4600 mile of Highway 71, and charged with OWI-1st offense, a serious misdemeanor, and Speeding, a simple misdemeanor. A male passenger, Jose Uribe-Garcia, was cited for Open Container and released.

Derek Larson, 45, of Milford, was stopped on July 16 in the 3200 mile of 130th Avenue. He was charged with OWI-2nd offense, an aggravated misdemeanor; Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana, a serious misdemeanor; and Speeding and Failure to Display Registration Plates, simple misdemeanors.

• Driving under suspension

A vehicle driven by Wendy Brockman, 52, of Spencer, was stopped by a Clay County deputy in the 2400 mile of Highway 18 on July 17. It was determined that she had a suspended driver’s license.

Brockman was charged with Driving Under Suspension, a simple misdemeanor. She was held in jail to appear before a magistrate.