Marshall County Courthouse

Court ­– Thursday

• Nathan David Perkins made an initial appearance on a parole violation charge. Christian Stickrod was appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Court. Perkins is being held without bond.

• Nicholas Ray Glenn made an initial appearance on a parole violation charge. Jeffrey Hazen was appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Glenn is being held without bond.

• James Mark Gummert made an initial appearance on a driving under suspension charge, a operating while intoxicated-first offense charge, a public intoxication-second offense charge and a open container charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is scheduled at 1 p.m. on Feb. 19. Gummert is released on his promise to appear. A substance abuse evaluation is ordered with the results submitted to the court within 60 days.

• Stephanie Lissette Rodriguez made an initial appearance on a social host violation charge. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty and a pre-trial conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on March 13 in Magistrate Court.

Arrests

• On Wednesday, Jan. 30, James Gummert, 35, was arrested for public intoxication-second offense, open container, driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated-first offense.

• On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Alan Freesemann, 26, was arrested on a warrant.

Accidents

• On Jan. 18, a semi driven by Ernie Ray Ratliff, 45, of Killeen, Texas, was westbound on Anson Street in the outside left turn lane at the intersection with South Center Street, a minivan driven by Rebecca Jo Wiele, 72, of Laurel, was westbound on Anson Street in the inside left turn lane and as they both turned left onto South Center Street the two vehicles collided. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Wiele minivan was estimated at $1,000 while the Ratliff semi received an estimated $500 in damage.

• On Jan. 28, a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old male was westbound on East Nevada Street intending to turn right onto the South Third Avenue on ramp when the vehicle lost traction on the icy roadway and slid into a pickup driven by Leroy William Cornwell, 77, of Marshalltown, which was sitting at the bottom of the on ramp awaiting traffic to clear. No injuries were reported. Damage to the juvenile’s vehicle was estimated at $1,000 while the Cornwell pickup received an estimated $3,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 20, a car driven by Jack Laverne Hart, 60, of Marshalltown, was eastbound on Thomas Drive approaching South Third Avenue when Hart attempted to stop the car started sliding on the icy roadway and slid into the path of a pickup driven by Daniel Ramirez Perez, 34, of Marshalltown, resulting in a collision. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Hart car was estimated at $1,000 while the Ramirez Perez pickup received an estimated $1,500 in damage.

• On Jan. 20, a car driven by Tyrone Lamont Eatmon, 27, of State Center, was southbound on North Second Street when the driver fell asleep at the wheel causing the car to cross lanes and strike a legally parked Toyota Rav4 and then leave the scene. No injuries were reported. Eatmon was cited for leaving the scene of an accident-failure to provide aid or information. Damage to the Eatmon car was estimated at $5,000 while the Toyota Rav4 received an estimated $3,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 23, a vehicle driven by Gary Richard Bryant, 79, of Marshalltown, was westbound on Summit Street behind a slow moving postal truck driven by Bianca Maria Aragon, 29, of Marshalltown, which was going to make a left turn into a business driveway. The mail truck was driving with its flashers on and Bryant thought it was going to make a stop so he attempted to pass the truck at the moment Aragon made her left turn resulting in a collision. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Aragon mail truck was estimated at $500 while the Bryant vehicle received an estimated $1,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 25, a car driven by Miguel Antonio Negrete, 36, was northbound on First Street stopped at the intersection with Church Street when it proceeded forward into the path of a city owned vehicle used by the police department driven by Dawn Marie Blahnik, 42, of Marshalltown, resulting in a collision. No injuries were reported. Negrete was cited for failure to yield to vehicle on the right. Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $4,500 each.

• On Jan. 25, a car driven by Roberta Lynn Savage, 60, of Marshalltown, was westbound on Summit Street when it attempted to pass a pickup driven by Corey Alan Wall, 32, of Marshalltown, which she thought was going to turn right onto North 16 Street, but instead it began to back up and collided with the Savage car. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Wall pickup was estimated at $1,000 while the Savage car received an estimated $3,500 in damage.

• On Jan. 25, a snow plow driven by Daniel Lee Barnes, 45, of Garwin, was northbound on South Second Avenue when it struck the driver’s side tail light assembly and fender of a Chevy Equinox which was legally parked. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Equinox was estimated at $1,600.

• On Jan. 25, a vehicle driven by Montserrat Ramirez Carranza, 20, of Marshalltown, was westbound on East Main Street when it collided with the rear of a vehicle driven by Maira Alegandra Cruz, 33, of Marshalltown, which stopped quickly for a non-contact vehicle that had quickly applied its brakes. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Cruz vehicle was estimated at $3,000 while the Ramirez Carranza vehicle received an estimated $1,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 25, a vehicle driven by Riley Jane Ackerman, 23, of Grundy Center, was southbound on South Center Street attempting to make a right turn onto Iowa Avenue when it lost traction on the slippery roadway and slid into a car driven by Ronald Alan Cook, 56, of Ankeny. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Cook car was estimated at $10,000 while the Ackerman vehicle received an estimated $2,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 28, a pickup driven by Phillip Tyler Estrada, 20, of Marshalltown, was westbound on West Church Street in the right lane and he attempted to turn left crossing the path of a car driven by Thomas Lee Cavanaugh, 69, of Albion, resulting in a collision. No injuries were reported. Estrada was cited for turning at intersection violation and no valid driver’s license. Damage to the Estrada pickup was estimated at $200 while the Cavanaugh car received an estimated $8,000 in damage.

Marshall County Sheriff

Arrests

• On Jan. 30, Zacheriah Dixon, 23, was arrested on a warrant charging him with possession of drug paraphernalia, controlled substance violation, keeping a premises or vehicle for controlled substance violation, two counts of a possession of a Schedule I controlled substance-first offense and unlawful possession of a prescription drug.

Accidents

• On Jan. 25, a vehicle driven by Barbara Maria Peters, 67, of State Center, was southbound on Canfield Avenue when the driver encountered a large snow drift in the road and increased her speed to get through the drift. On exiting the drift, her tires began to spin on the icy roadway and the vehicle slid off the road to the east, spinning around and hitting the raised ditch. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Peters vehicle was estimated at $2,000.

• On Jan. 30, a snow plow driven by Timothy Dean Eggers, 58, of State Center, was in the 200 block of West State Street when it started to back up and collided with a pickup driven by Larry Joe Messer, 62, of Marshalltown, which was behind the snow plow. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Messer pickup was estimated at $4,000.

• On Jan. 26, a vehicle driven by Jaime Sanchez-Santibanez, 25, of Marshalltown, was southbound on Highland Acres Road and began to execute a left turn onto 233rd Street when it was unable to make the turn on the ice covered roadway and exited the road to the right striking a section of the bridge railing. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Sanchez-Santibanez vehicle was estimated at $4,000 while the bridge safety railing sustained an estimated $2,000 in damage.

• On Jan. 26, a pickup driven by Ezequiel Jaimes-Vargas, 48, of Des Moines, was southbound on Highway 330 crossing an overpass when it hit an icy patch and went out of control striking the cement barrier. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Jaimes-Vargas pickup was estimated at $4,000.

• On Jan. 29, a vehicle driven by Seth Brien Ringgenberg, 36, of Marshalltown, was northbound on Oaks Avenue when it hit a large snow drift in the road causing the vehicle to roll over once and land on its wheels. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Ringgenberg vehicle was estimated at $10,000.

• On Jan. 29, a minivan driven by Kathy Jean Holtry, 59, of Gladbrook, was westbound on Highway 96 when the driver lost control on the snow covered roadway and entered the path of a heavy truck driven by David Stuart Uhde, 53, of Marshalltown, resulting in a collision. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Holtry minivan was estimated at $3,000.