Marshall County Courthouse

Court

Friday

• Christopher Wayne Haller made an initial appearance on a probation violation charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Bond is set at $2,000 cash only.

• Ellsworth Youngbear III, of Tama, made an initial appearance on a violation of a no-contact order/contempt of court charge. Jeffrey Hazen is appointed a counsel. The contempt hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on March 6. Youngbear is released with supervision through the Department of Correctional Services and is to contact the adult probation office within 72 hours to sign a pre-trial release agreement. The court ordered Youngbear to live at his grandmother’s house. A new no-contact order has been issued for the protected party.

• Jenny Jayne Baedke, of Beaman, made an initial appearance on a theft-fourth degree charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is scheduled at 1 p.m. on March 11.

• Diego Marroquin Ventura made an initial appearance through a Spanish interpreter on a unsafe backing onto a highway charge, a no valid driver’s license charge and a leaving the scene of an accident-property damage only charge. Marroquin Ventura pleaded guilty to all charges. On the unsafe backing charge the fine is $100 with a $35 surcharge and $60 in court costs for a total of $195. The fine on the driver’s license charge is $200 with a $70 surcharge and $60 in court costs for a total of $330. On the leaving the scene charge the fine is $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and $60 in court costs for a total of $147.75. All payments are due within 30 days.

Marshalltown Police Department

Incidents

• On Thursday, a theft was reported in the 500 block of North Third Street.

Accidents

• On Friday, a car driven by Alicia Torres Moreno, 30, of Marshalltown, was northbound on North 13th Avenue stopped at the intersection with Marion Street and then proceeded forward into the path of a pickup driven by Timothy Dean Griego, 41, of Marshalltown, which was eastbound on Marion Street. Griego was transported to UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. Torres Moreno was cited for failure to obey a stop sign and yield the right of way. Damage to the Torres Moreno car was estimated

• On Thursday, a car driven by a 15-year-old male from Marshalltown was northbound on Highland Acres Road stopped at the intersection with Lincoln Way and then proceeded forward colliding with a car driven by Kyle Alan Shaw, 30, of Marshalltown, which was eastbound on Lincoln Way. No injuries were reported. The juvenile was cited for failure to obey a stop sign and yield the right of way. Damage to the juvenile’s car was estimated at $5,000 while the Shaw car received an estimated $3,000 in damage.

• On Sunday, a pickup with a snow plow on it driven by Robert Paul Junck, 31, of Marshalltown, was plowing snow on Third Street north of Jerome Street when it backed up on the road and was unable to stop due to the road conditions and collided with a pickup diven by Donald Eugene Bown, 68, of Marshalltown. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Bown pickup was estimated at $1,000 while the Junck pickup received an estimated $2,500 in damage.

Marshall County Sheriff

Arrests

• On Thursday, Richard Sweet, 43, was arrested and held for another agency.

• On Thursday, Kordell Cripps, 18, was arrested on a warrant charging him with driving under suspension.

• On Thursday, Ellsworth Youngbear III, 19, was arrested on a warrant charging him with contempt of court/violation of a no-contact order.

• On Thursday, Christopher Haller, 33, was arrested for violation of probation.

• On Thursday, Eric Mayes Sr., 45, was arrested on a warrant charging him with violation of probation.

Accidents

• On Wednesday, a pickup driven by Christian Andrew Barker, 20, of Clayton, N.C., was eastbound on Highway 30 in the inside lane when the driver lost control on the icy roadway, exiting the road to the left overturning in the median and coming to rest on the inside lane of the westbound traffic. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Barker pickup was estimated at $10,000.