Government : Benton County Sheriff’s Department Arrests 1/12/2026-1/18/2026

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 1/12/2026-1/18/2026

ARRESTS:

01-12-26 

Johnson, Marvin L Jr., 19, Newhall.  

Arrested for Driving Under Suspension at 10:56 PM in the 3100 block 73rd Street.

01-13-26       

Secor, Aaron David, 41, Keystone. 

Arrested for Driving Under Suspension, Failure to Signal, No Proof of Insurance, No Brake Light, and Registration Violation at 6:10 PM in the 200 blk 3rd Avenue in Keystone.

01-15-26

A 14-year-old female juvenile was arrested at 12:00 noon at Benton Community High School in Van Horne, charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance.  The juvenile was released to her parents.

Baker, Jace LeFrancis, 18, Vinton.  

Arrested at 7:44 PM in the 5800 block 24th Avenue Drive and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

 01-15-26           

Sotomayor, William Roberto, 22, Vinton.  

Arrested at 8:27 PM in the 6400 block 33rd Avenue Drive, charged with Driving Under Suspension.

 01-17-26           

Janzen, William Alan, 24, Urbana.  

Arrested at 2:25 PM at Burrell Street and Jefferson Street in Urbana, charged with Driving while Barred, No Proof of Insurance, Fraudulent Use of Registration,

Operation without Registration, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Lewis, Paxton Colleen, 32, Urbana.  

Arrested at 6:42 PM in the 100 block Towne Center Drive, charged with Driving Under Suspension.

 01-18-26           

Shelton, Shane Lynn, 38, Garrison.  

Arrested at 5:02 AM in the 1000 block of N Highway 218 in Vinton, charged with Driving Under Suspension, Following too Closely, and No Proof of Insurance.

Deputies handled 6 accidents, issued 7 citations and 22 written warnings, and responded to 232 calls for service.