Government : Vinton Police Department Log for October 2015

Vinton Police Department Log for October 2015

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

October 2 Austin Farmer 18 Vinton

Charged with Driving While Barred. (Aggravated Misdemeanor).

Steven Spencer 34 Vinton

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail to Appear.

October 3 Tristan Stewart 20 Vinton

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Misuse of License or I.D. Card to Acquire Alcohol.

Austin Johnson 21 Vinton

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail to Appear.

October 7 Britany Becker 21 Vinton

Charged with Aggravated Assault. (Aggravated Misdemeanor).

Roger Roseberry 36 Vinton

Charged with Harassing Communications 3rd Degree. (Simple Misdemeanor).

October 8 Steven Turner 29 Cedar Rapids

Charged with Assault on a Peace Officer. (Serious Misdemeanor) & Interference with Official Acts. (Simple Misdemeanor).

October 9 Tristan Muir 18 Shellsburg

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. (Serious Misdemeanor), Gatherings Where Controlled Substance is Unlawfully Used. (Serious Misdemeanor), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. (Simple Misdemeanor), and Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age. (Simple Misdemeanor).

Dean Duncalf 52 Vinton

Charged with two (2) counts of Indecent Exposure. (Serious Misdemeanor) from April 27th & October 11th.

October 20 Christopher Johnson II 36 Vinton

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail to Appear.

October 21 Cassandra Fowler 44 Vinton

Arrested on an Intrastate Warrant for Fail to Appear.

Luke Stonewall 23 Vinton

Charged with Driving Under Suspension. (Simple Misdemeanor)

Gary Wheeler JR. 25 Vinton

Charged with Disorderly Conduct. (Simple Misdemeanor)

Jonathan Buchtela 22 Vinton

Charged with Disorderly Conduct. (Simple Misdemeanor)

Juvenile Referrals

October 9 13 Year old male Juvenile was charged with Criminal Trespass. (Simple Misdemeanor)

October 10 17 Year old female Juvenile was charged with Public Intoxication & Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. (Both Simple Misdemeanors)

16 Year old female Juvenile was charged with Public Intoxication & Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. (Both Simple Misdemeanors)

14 Year old male Juvenile was charged with Public Intoxication & Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. (Both Simple Misdemeanors)

October 15 13 Year old female Juvenile was charged with Theft 5th. (Simple Misdemeanor) & Criminal Trespass. (Simple Misdemeanor)

14 Year old female Juvenile was charged with Theft 5th. (Simple Misdemeanor) & Criminal Trespass. (Simple Misdemeanor)

October 21 17 Year old male Juvenile was charged with Disorderly Conduct. (Simple Misdemeanor)

October 25 15 Year old male Juvenile was charged with Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age. (Simple Misdemeanor)

October 28 12 Year old male Juvenile was charged with Criminal Mischief. (Simple Misdemeanor)

Twenty-Five Citations were issued in October. One resulted from reported traffic accident which was for Driving Under Suspension and No Proof of Insurance (accident related) and the remainder for other offenses which were for Speeding, No Insurance, Littering, Open Container, Minor Possession Tobacco, Driving Under Suspension, Seatbelt, Permit Unauthorized Minor to Drive, Fail to Secure Child, and Defective Exhaust.

Fourteen Written Warnings for traffic offenses were issued in October and they were for No Insurance, Headlights, Registration, Speed and various Equipment Violations.

Two reported motor vehicle accidents for the month of October.

For the month of October, 272- complaints/calls for service were handled by the Vinton Police Department.