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A Sumner man was arrested after his car went into a ditch east of town. The Fayette County Sheriff's Department was notified of a vehicle in the ditch just after 12:30 Thursday morning. When they arrived on scene they found a 1997 Mercury Sable with 26 year old Katlin Wood at the wheel. He ...

Fayette Sheriff Makes Arrests in Misc. Incidents A one-vehicle accident early this morning (Thursday, May 27) near Sumner, has resulted in the arrest of the driver. Shortly after 12:30am, the Fayette County Sheriff received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on 160th Street, a mile east of Sumner. There were no injuries reported. Responding deputies arrested the driver, 26 year old Katlin Wood of Sumner on charges of Operating While Intoxicated-3rd Offense, Driving While Barred, Failure to Main...

05/25/21 A North Liberty man faces charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated with three children in tow. Police say the incident involved 31-year-old Courtney Hendrick of North Jones Boulevard was stopped at 11:15 Saturday night in the 100 block of North Park Road in Tiffin for a reported lane violation.  Upon contact, he had bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech and showed measurable impairment on field testing. A Datamaster reading of .153 percent was recorded, and Hendrick had three...

5/23/21 A man on probation for a Johnson County drug offense is back in custody after a series of events in Dubuque, including harassing the mother of his child. 29-year-old Taylor Miller was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 4:30 Friday afternoon. Miller was given a five-year suspended sentence in March of 2017 after pleading guilty to a Drug Tax Stamp Violation. Miller was also sentenced to three years of supervision in Johnson County. Other drug charges in the case were dropped...

4/18/21 An Iowa City man faces charges that he tried to rob an acquaintance, at one point arming himself with a hammer. 25-year-old Jacob Lester of Benton Drive was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 3:15am Sunday. Iowa City Police say Lester had visited a South Gilbert Street apartment just after 4:30pm on August 21 st, 2020, telling one of the residents that he owed people money, and the victim was going to cover it or Lester would cause him physical harm. Lester then allegedly t...

3/14/21 Iowa City Police say a suspected drug dealer claimed he needed the money to pay for an upcoming move. 53-year-old Ken Greene of Boston Way was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 4:30 Saturday afternoon. Iowa City Police pulled Greene over near the corner of Muscatine Avenue and Arthur Street just before 3:45 Saturday afternoon for driving a 2007 Chevy Impala without license plates. He was arrested for Driving While Barred. Greene was wanted for a separate incident last mont...

03/01/21 An Iowa City man who attended a woman’s birthday party and allegedly left with some presents of his own was arrested on a host of charges including his third OWI. According to arrest reports, officers attempted to stop 24-year-old John Orozco of Blazing Star Road near 12 th Avenue and Ozark Ridge in Coralville around 5:30am after a report of a possible robbery. Orozco left the area at a high rate of speed, and the officer followed with activated lights and siren. Orozco was allegedly...

Hunter 02/22/21 A Coralville man who was allegedly found behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle was arrested after fleeing police on foot. Just before 1pm Sunday,

Online court record show Stephen Wink had dozens of prior driving offenses and had a barred license.

12/28/20 An Iowa City man wanted on warrants for a series of incidents was taken into custody Sunday. Police say 31-year-old Adam Gibson of Westwinds Drive was charged with Driving While Barred, Driving While License Suspended or Revoked, and Possession of Marijuana on July 18 th of this year. He allegedly failed to appear for his arraignment on November 13 th. On October 17 th, police say Gibson was at the Iowa City Menards with another person. They reportedly entered the store carrying empty ...