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 and unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.
Adult Arrests
August 1 Timothy Z. Ament 38 Blairstown
Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor).
August 2 Ryan P. Vonlienen 35 Vinton
Charged with Operating While Intoxicated – 1st Offense (Serious Misdemeanor). Citation issued for Open Container.
August 6 Leo W. Cannon Jr. 48 Vinton
Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail To Appear.
August 7 Michelle L. Morrow 44 Vinton
Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail To Appear.
August 7 Supreme F. Hughes 31 Vinton
Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail To Appear.
August 8 Austin J. Johnson 20 Vinton
Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor).
August 8 Anthony W. Marovec 24 Vinton
Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor).
August 13 Jared T. Nemmers 24 Belle Plaine
Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Probation Violation.
August 20 Dallas J. Burgess 21 Vinton
Charged with Criminal Trespass (Simple Misdemeanor) and Criminal Mischief 5th (Simple Misdemeanor).
August 28 Gabriel W. Burkhart 21 Vinton
Charged with Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Bodily Injury (Serious Misdemeanor), Criminal Mischief 4th (Serious Misdemeanor), and Obstruction of Emergency Communication (Simple Misdemeanor).
Juvenile Referrals
August 8 15 year old male charged with Theft 5th (Simple Misdemeanor)
Six Citations were issued in August. One resulted from reported traffic accident which was for Fail to Yield and the remainder for other offenses which were for Careless Driving, No Driver’s License, Speeding, Open Container.
Ten Written Warnings for traffic offenses were issued in August and they were for No Driver’s License, Headlight Requirements, Failing to Dim, Careless Driving, and Speed. Non-Traffic related warnings included Two Curfew Warnings.
Four reported motor vehicle accidents in which one was a hit and run.
For the month of August, 172- complaints/calls for service were handled by the Vinton Police Department.
Ted W. Paxton
Chief of Police
Vinton Police Department
310 A Ave, PO Box 529
Vinton, IA 52349
Phone (319) 472-2321
Fax (319) 472-5605
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