Greene County Sheriff News Release

August 13 thru 14, 2012

08/13   At 12:33 am, a deputy assisted Jefferson police with an arrest

At 1:14 am, a deputy investigated a trespass complaint in Churdan regarding subjects being in a resident’s back yard, no one was located

At 2:35 am, Jeremy J. Tasler, 36, of Jefferson was booked into the county jail after an arrest by Jefferson police for OWI 3^rd, he was later released O/R by magistrate

At 8:37 am, a deputy was advised of a suspicious vehicle seen in the 1100 Block of 130^th Street

At 11:02 am, a deputy assisted DSM PD with attempting to locate a Scranton resident for them who was not found

At 12:20 pm, a deputy was advised of careless driving eastbound 220^th from Jefferson but was out of position to check it

At 12:29 pm, a deputy checked the report of a young girl walking along 220^th east of Orchard but she was not located

At 1:07 pm, a deputy picked up a stray dog in Rippey and transported it to the PAWS shelter

At 4:27 pm, a deputy assisted Story County with a Violation of a No Contact Order violation

At 5:15 pm, Jeremy D. Garrison, 36, of Churdan was booked into the county jail after an arrest by Jefferson police on a Parole Violation warrant and Driving While Barred, remains held

At 7:17 pm, a deputy assisted with cattle out in the 1800 Block of R Avenue

At 7:24 pm, a deputy assisted Jefferson police with a shooting investigation

At 8:37 pm, a deputy checked an unlocked business door in Churdan

08/14   At 9:05 am, Kaleb L. Lentz, 18, of Grand Junction was booked into the county jail after turning himself in on warrants for Criminal Mischief 4^th Degree and Criminal Trespass, charges were filed by a deputy in connection with damage to a wooden truck and tractor at the Memorial Park in Grand Junction investigated on 08/07, he was booked and released O/R per warrants

At 10:58 am, the sheriff and deputies along with Jefferson Fire responded to the report of large hay bales on fire on a semi-trailer at 220^th and J Avenue. The driver was able to pull off onto J Avenue and unhook the tractor from the trailer. A local farmer then assisted with a skid loader in setting off eight of the large bales that were burning from internal combustion. Twenty-six bales were saved.

At 2:40 pm, a deputy received the report from a local resident that he had lost $2000 in cash last week near Graffiti Bridge on Neola Avenue south of Mulberry Street. He advised he had found the envelope that the money had been in.

At 3:00 pm, a deputy received the report of a theft of household items from a house in Rippey where subjects had cohabited together

At 7:45 pm, a deputy received a careless driving report against a bicycle riding south of Jefferson on Neola. A motorist reported they had to swerve into the other lane to avoid the bike and was almost hit head-on. The motorist was reminded that state law states bikes have as much right to the roadway as motor vehicles

At 8:23 pm, a deputy checked and secured the door to the old brick school house at N Avenue 130^th Street

At 10:55 pm, a deputy investigated the report that a Grand Junction resident heard their front door open and thought it was a family member but when no one came in they checked and found the door open, they were unsure if anyone entered the residence or not

At 11:44 pm, a deputy found an anhydrous ammonia tank leaking at the Paton Coop on U Avenue

In all cases when a defendant has been charged, this is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.