Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Nikolle Mae Bell, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Stop Sign; No Proof of Insurance.
Easton Teal, Hartley, Failure to Obey Stop Sign; Failure to Maintain Control.
Timothy Jason Mann, Fort Worth, Texas, Seatbelt Violation; No Valid Driver’s License.
Javon L. Murry, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.
Todd Michael Sohn, Sioux Falls, S.D., Failure to Maintain Control.
Sergio Alfredo Godinez, LeMars, Registration Violation.
Larry Dion Norrington, Milwaukee, Wis., Registration Violation.
Jeffrey Allen Burdette, Jr., Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Lucas Jeff Dahlman, Hartley, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Triven Philip, Ashton, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Fernando Garcia, Weslaco, Texas, No Proof of Insurance.
Justina Marie Dee Ann Keasling, Hartley, No Valid Driver’s License.
Abera Abota Angolie, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Debra J. Schmidt, Granville, Speeding.
Eduardo Ramirez Gutierrez, Booneville, Minn., Dark Windows; No Valid Driver’s License.
Oscar Lopez, South Sioux City, Neb., No Valid Driver’s License.
Walter Isidro Morales, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License; Dark Windows; No Proof of Insurance.
Jory James Conrad, Sioux City, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Tyler Timothy Walker, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Evan Thomas Lane, Maple Grove, Minn., Illegal Passing.
Fernando Diaz Salinas, Columbus, Neb., Dark Windows; No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License.
Jason Kenneth Franken, Sioux Center, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Leo Morris, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Alcohol.
Allyson Lynn Moser, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation.
Robert Olson Miller, Windsor, Colo., Speeding.
Loren Dale DeKam, Edgerton, Minn., Axle Weight Violation.
Alan Dean Banks, Spencer, Speeding.
Elizabeth Brooke Herrig, Storm Lake, Speeding.
Irma Gloria Morales Lopez, Sioux Center, Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
• OWI
Evan James Mehls, Sibley.
Llewellyn Sidni Harmonson, Jr., Sanborn.
• Non-Traffic
Olivia Rose Michaels, Sioux City, Aggravated Crime.
Valorie Recker, Sheldon, Felony.
Robert Paul Fortin, Jr., Sioux City, Felony.
Todd Michael Sohn, Primghar, Simple Misdemeanor.
Paije Amelia Bergstrom, Primghar, Serious Crime.
Jorge Abraham Ramos Perez, Sheldon, Serious Crime.
Tracy Maurice McCallum, Hartley, Serious Crime.
• Birth
Luke Henry Warntjes, 11/15/24.
• Charged with sex abuse
Benigno Ortiz Flores, 44, of May City, is accused of sexually abusing a minor on multiple occasions. The victim told authorities that the alleged abuse repeatedly took place from when she was 6 years old into her teens.
Ortiz Flores was charged with sexual abuse-2nd degree, a class B felony. He was released from the Osceola County jail after posting a $25,000 bond. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5.
• 3 arrested after traffic stop
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that a deputy stopped a vehicle on Nov. 17 for a speeding violation. He smelled an alcoholic beverage and observed a marijuana vape pen. Marijuana, drug paraphernalia, cocaine, alcohol and nicotine products were found in a further search of the vehicle.
James Watson, 20, of Allison, and Russel Bair, 19, of Otho, were charged with possession of a controlled substance-marijuana and minor in possession of alcohol and tobacco. Watson was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and was cited for speeding, no insurance and operating a non-registered vehicle. They were booked into the county jail on $1,000 cash or surety bonds.
Spencer Bode, 18, of Cherokee, was cited and released on charges of minor in possession of alcohol and tobacco.
• Runaways involved in accident
Three youths from Sioux City were involved in an accident that occurred at 3:38 a.m. on Nov. 23. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 2016 Kia Soul driven by Trey Brian Young, 15, was northbound on Redwing Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway, traveled into the ditch, crossed a small ravine and up the opposite side of the ditch, and continued approximately 200-300 feet into an empty field.
According to the report, Young claimed the Kia was rear-ended and left the road as a result of the impact. The deputy stated that tracks and a lack of physical evidence indicated no other vehicle was involved, and that the vehicle was traveling faster than the 25 mph Young claimed to be driving.
Young was also entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person, and further investigation indicated that two other minors had run away from Sioux City and their parents were unaware of their whereabouts. The driver also did not have permission to operate the vehicle.
A passenger, Ian Lopez, 15, was transported by Primghar Ambulance to Sanford Sheldon Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries. Damage to the Kia was estimated at $5,000. Young was cited for Violation of Special Minor’s Restricted License.
