Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

10/05/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents

• Traffic

Scott Andrew Hanks, Aurora, Colo., Speeding.

Tanner Robert Kluender, Royal, Speeding.

Dakota McGehee, Hartley, Speeding.

Jesus Cardenas Cervantes, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.

Joel Andrew Witt, Paullina, No Proof of Insurance.

Noah Joseph Feilmeier, Glidden, Speeding.

Amy Lynn Rahbusch, Sutherland, Speeding.

Liosvy Mayedo Reynaldo, Lakeside, Speeding.

Exley Felix, Sibley, Speeding.

Wyatt Thomas Borden, Sanborn, Minor in Possession, Alcohol.

Ana M. Cruz Cespedes, Sioux Center, Speeding.

Kevin Swalla, Sanborn, No Proof of Insurance.

Keith H. Rohrs, Sanborn, Driving on Wrong Side of Road.

Gary Allen Richter, Hartley, Registration Violation.

Dominic Keith Van’t Hof, Granville, Registration Violation.

Nicole Lynne Faber, Sanborn, Speeding.

Cody Michael Farrell, Glidden, Safety Regulations Violation.

Patrick Ringold Hunt, Sheldon, Fraudulent Use of Registration.

Noah John Schroeder, Remsen, Dark Windows.

Thomas M. Baumert, Lincoln, Neb., Speeding.

Paige Marie Svanda, Russellville, Ark., No Valid Driver’s License.

Brian Lee Rohlk, Holstein, Registration Violation; Seatbelt Violation.

Ryan Samuel Karli, Paullina, Seatbelt Violation.

Patrick Ringold Hunt, Sheldon, Registration Violation.

• Non-traffic

Jesse Taylor Eldridge, Sanborn, Simple Misdemeanor.

• Dissolution

Shelby Hope Barker and Jerret Vander Plaats.

• Births

Rose Opal Johannsen, 9/19/23.

Jazlyn Amoret Franco Manzo, 9/20/23.

• Marriages

Alexander Ward Nelson and Andrea Sheree Petitt.

Kim Alan Malmgren and Joan Lynette Swan.

Isaac James Visser and Kaley Ruby Marie Mazur.

Thomas Bradley Fontenot and Elizabeth Anne Nilles.

• Semi overturns west of Hartley

Zachary Espey, 30, of May City, was eastbound on Highway 18/320th Street, two miles west of Hartley at 11:20 a.m. on Sept. 22, when the 1993 Freightliner semi-tractor and grain trailer he was driving overturned on its roof in the east ditch of Tyler Avenue.

According to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, Espey stated he saw a pickup coming up behind him at a high rate of speed which caused him to try to make the turn at a speed too fast for the semi to handle. Dried distillers grains in the trailer spilled into the ditch.

Espey was taken to Sanford Sheldon Hospital by Hartley Ambulance. Damage to the Freightliner was estimated at $50,000. Espey was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Reasonable and Proper Rate.

• Arrested on multiple charges

Michael Daniels, 48, of Dickens, was arrested Sept. 30 on multiple charges by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, a deputy attempted to serve a warrant against Daniels for Interference with Official Acts, Theft-1st Degree and Driving While Barred. Daniels fled on foot and was apprehended a short time later.

The report stated that Daniels had allegedly also stolen a vehicle from Story County earlier that day. The vehicle was located a short distance from where Daniels was arrested. He was booked into the county jail.

 
 
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