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All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accu...
09/21/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 9/14-9/20

9/15-
Marsh, Joshua Lee, 33, Belle Plaine, arrested on a warrant for assault causing bodily injury

9/16-
Blanchard, Austin Lee, 40, Keystone, arrested for 2 violations of no contact orders

9/17-
Rombola, Vincent Francis, 29, Vinton, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked, failure to provide proof of financial liability, and failure to maintain or use safety belts (adult)

Davidson, Charles Robert, 44, Blairstown, arrested on a warrant for s*x offender registration violation, first offense

9/18-
Swangel, Timothy Roy, 28, Norway, arrested on a warrant for contempt

9/19-
Luncsford, Triston Albert, 27, Van Horne, charged with no valid driver’s license and driving while license is denied, suspended, canceled or revoked

9/20-
King, Connie Karlene, 57, Davenport, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

Deputies handled 5 accidents, issued 9 citations and 33 written warnings, and responded to 211 calls for service.

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accu...
09/15/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 9/7-9/13

Kincaid, Joshua Benjamin Lee, 23, Blairstown, arrested on a warrant for Johnson county

Deputies handled 5 accidents, issued 17 citations and 23 written warnings, and responded to 176 calls for service.

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accu...
09/09/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 8/31-9/6

8/31-
Matheny, John Patrick, 63, Cedar Rapids, arrested on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance 2nd offense

Matthess, Joshua Lloyd, 49, Cedar Rapids, arrested on a warrant for burglary 3rd degree 1st offense, criminal mischief 4th degree, driving while license is denied, suspended canceled or revoked, theft 4th degree, and operating vehicle with no consent

9/1-
Mosher, Kristina Marie, 37, Vinton, arrested on a warrant for child endangerment, no injury x2, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance 1st offense

Mosher, Marvin Albert, 47, Vinton, arrested on a warrant for child endangerment no injury x2, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance 3rd or more offense, 7 counts of dominion and control of firearm weapon by domestic abuse offender

9/2-
Stirle, Timothy Wayne, 45, Ames, arrested on a warrant for s*x offender registration violation 2nd offense

Meiborg, Autumn Christine, 28, Cedar Rapids, charged with driving while barred, open container, operation without interlock, operating while under the influence 3rd offense, and driving in improper lane/wrong direction

9/3-
Davidson, Charles Robert, 44, Blairstown, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked and possession of drug paraphernalia

Orvis, Angel Serenity, 21, Cedar Falls, charged with child endangerment, assault with intent to cause pain/injury, and assault causing bodily injury

9/5-
Tharp, Logan Wayne, 21, Vinton, charged with OWI 1st offense and possession of cannabidiol 1st offense

Railsback, Brandon Lewis, 41, Keystone, charged with driving while barred habitual offender

Young, Dayne Alexander, arrested on a warrant for violation of probation

Gilmore, Giovanni Michael, 28, Belle Plaine, charged with failure to maintain control and failure to provide proof of financial liability

9/6-
Volesky, Vernon Lawrence, 77, Norway, charged with OWI 2nd offense and stopping on paved part of highway

Ciha, Dennis Lee, 62, Cedar Rapids, arrested on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance 3rd or more offense

Deputies handled 4 accidents, issued 13 citations and 20 written warnings, and responded to 210 calls for service.

Thank you to the Belle Plaine Police Department for inviting us to the Safety Fair last Saturday! The set up and vendors...
09/01/2026

Thank you to the Belle Plaine Police Department for inviting us to the Safety Fair last Saturday! The set up and vendors were awesome! Despite the rain, we did 48 children's IDs!

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accu...
08/31/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 8/24-8/30

8/24-
Douthart, Kenneth Sean, 33, Shellsburg, arrested on a warrant for a failure to appear on a contempt charge

8/25-
Blanchard, Austin Lee, 40, Keystone, charged with trespass 2nd offense, stalking (unauthorized use of GPS)

8/28-
Adkins, Doniel, 28, Iowa City, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

8/29-
Grimm, Brian Earl, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

8/30-
Cleary, Jason Lee, 52, Shellsburg, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

Deputies handled 7 accidents, issued 8 citations and 23 written warnings, and responded to 171 calls for service.

08/26/2026

Our civil office will be closed to the public on August 31st from 1-4PM for an all-staff meeting. Sorry for any inconvenience!

08/25/2026

Belle Plaine residents - see below!

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accu...
08/24/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 8/17-8/23

8/17-
Huber, Bryan Keith, 60, Garrison, picked up on a warrant for harassment 3rd degree

8/18-
Smith, Gerrie Sue, 57, Lisbon, picked up on a warrant for 2 probation violations

Gaal, Damion Michael, 19, Garrison, charged with interference with official acts, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

8/20-
Mcelhinney, Jospeh Robert, 35, Cedar Rapids, charged with open container, reckless use of a firearm, and intimidation with a dangerous weapon

8/21-
Lee, Tauraus Terrill, 49, Vinton, charged with driving while barred, habitual offender, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, harassment 1st degree, false imprisonment, domestic abuse assault 2nd degree

8/22-
Martens, John Patrick, 37, Shellsburg, possession of a controlled substance, 3rd offense (non-marijuana)

A 14-year-old juvenile was charged with assault, interference with official acts, assault with a dangerous weapon (threatening manner), and possession of cannabidiol

Bergfeld, Judd Edward, 51, Lamont, charged with operation without interlock and driving while license is denied or revoked

Deputies handled 4 accidents, issued 7 citations and 15 written warnings, and responded to 187 calls for service.

08/19/2026

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Week of 8/10-8/16

8/10-
White, Anson James, 21, Vinton, charged with driving while license is suspended, denied or revoked

8/13-
Fedewa, Matthew James, 35, Belle Plaine, picked up on a warrant for violation of a no contact

Boldridge, Trey Howard Albin, 30, Blairstown, picked up on a warrant for assault causing bodily injury

8/16-
Allnutt, Cherie Marie, 51, Shellsburg, charged with driving while license is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked

Deputies handled 2 accidents, issued 4 citations and 23 written warnings, and responded to 210 calls for service.

We had a couple of really nice kiddos from Blairstown stop in the other day with some yummy treats! Thank you for thinki...
08/18/2026

We had a couple of really nice kiddos from Blairstown stop in the other day with some yummy treats! Thank you for thinking of us!!!

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Vinton, IA
52349

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