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2 | JUNE 2025 Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty CREEK COUNTY
JOSE
AGUILAR, JR.
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
MAGGEE
AINESWORTH
CARRY FIREARM AFFC
JAMES
ALEXANDER
LARCENY OF AN AUTOMOBILE,
MOTOR VEHICLE
GEORGE
ALEXANDER III
VPO
JONATHAN
ALGEO
BURGLARY - THIRD DEGREE
KAIN
ALLISON
LARCENY OF AN AUTOMOBILE,
MOTOR VEHICLE
ALFREDO
ALONSO SEGURA
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
EMILY
ANDERSON
BURGLARY SECOND DEGREE
ADRIENNE
BAILEY
GRAND LARCENY
JAIS
BALLARD
DUI, SECOND OFFENSE IN 10
YEARS
JOSEPH
BEERS
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT &
BATTERY/ KIDNAPPING
JOHN
BELL
DOMESTIC A&B BY
STRANGULATION
MELINDA
BELLAH
DUI
CLARENCE
BENSON
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
MARION
BIGGS
DUI
ARNETTE
BOONE
DUI
COLTON
BROWNFIELD
DUI/ CARRY LOADED FIREARM
WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
MIKEL
BRYANT
POSSESSION CDS
BRANDON
BUCK
DUI/ LEAVING SCENE OF
ACCIDENT
BLAKE
CARR
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE/ RAPE -
FIRST DEGREE
DEREK
CARTER
DUS OR DUR
STEVEN
CATALAN
DISTRIBUTE, POSSESS WITH
INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
SABRINNA
CHACE
PETIT LARCENY
Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty 3 | JUNE 2025 CREEK COUNTY
SECRETS REVEALED
A former police officer for two Oklahoma towns has
been exposed for misconduct after a lengthy investigation into his alleged seedy actions.
Joseph Christopher Beers, 39, of Tulsa, was charged
May 15 with aggravated assault and battery, kidnapping, and trespassing after being forbidden, in Creek
County District Court. He was also charged in Rogers
County the next day with rape by instrumentation.
According to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
(OSBI), on March 25, 2024, the Creek County District
Attorney’s Office requested the OSBI to investigate allegations of assault committed by
Beers, a former police officer with the Oilton Police Department. It was determined that
Beers approached a residence while on duty outside of his jurisdiction and physically
assaulted a 76-year-old man.
On May 10, 2024, the Rogers County District Attorney’s Office also requested the
OSBI to investigate Beers on allegations of sexual battery when he was an officer with the
Inola Police Department.
OSBI special agents learned that in August 2019, while on duty, Beers sexually assaulted a female victim after responding to an incident.
Based on the information and evidence gathered, two separate arrest warrants were
issued for Beers.
On May 16, 2025, Beers surrendered to the Creek County Sheriff’s Office and was
booked into the Creek County Jail. He was subsequently transported to the Rogers
County Jail. Individuals with additional information regarding this case are requested to
contact the OSBI at [email protected] or 1-800-522-8017.
Bond for Beers was set at $85,000 in Creek County and scheduled to appear in court
on June 10. Bond was set at $75,000 in Rogers County and he is scheduled to appear
in court there on June 30.
MAX
CHRISMAN, JR.
DUS OR DUR
NICHOLAS
COEN
GRAND LARCENY
BRIAN
COLE
BURGLARY - SECOND DEGREE
DONALD
COLEMAN
DUI/ TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL
DRUGS
HEATHER
COLEMAN
POSSESSION CDS
RICHARD
COLLINS
PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOLATION
SHELLY
COOK
FELONY BOGUS CHECKS
CRAIG
CORRAO
MALICIOUS INJURY OR
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
CRAIG
COX
DOMESTIC ABUSE/ LARENY OF
AUTO, OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE
LEESA
CRAWFORD
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE W/O TAX STAMP
CHRISTIAN
CROSS
DUI
JEANIE
CURSON
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE W/O TAX STAMP
JOHN
DAWSON, JR.
ELUDING POLICE OFFICER
GARRETT
DAY
BURGLARY - FIRST DEGREE
KASHTON
DENTON
ASSAULT
DOYLE
DENTON III
ASSAULT
MITCHELL
DESHAZER
PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOLATION
WHITNEY
DONALDSON
TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS
CHRISTOPHER
DOTSON
POSSESSION CDS
AXEL
ENRRIQUEZ-AGUIRRE
DUI - DRIVER UNDER 21
ZACHARY
ERWIN
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CREDIT
OR DEBIT CARD
CALEB
EVANS
REC/POSS/CONC STOLEN
PROPERTY
TYLER
FIFE
DUI
ROBERT
FISHER
DRIVING W/LICENSE
CANC/SUSP/REVOKED
KALISTA
FORD
POSS CDS W/O TAX STAMP
ALEXANDRA
GARNER
RECEIVE/POSSESS/CONCEAL
STOLEN VEHICLE
DAVID
GEIGER
LEWD OR INDECENT
PROPOSALS/ACT TO A CHILD
BRANDON
GLEASON
POSS OF FIREARM AFFC
KIRSTIE
GOODMON
GRAND LARCENY
JESSICA
GORDON
ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON A
POLICE OFFICER
JESSICA
GREER
OBSTRUCTING OFFICER
SUNSHINE
GULLEY
RECEIVE, POSSESS OR
CONCEALING STOLEN VEHICLE
CODY
HANEN
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE W/O TAX STAMP
ANDREW
HANS
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A
VEHICLE
DAVID
HARGREAVES
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
BIAK
HATLANG
DUI
4 | JUNE 2025 Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty CREEK COUNTY
MESSED UP MEETING
A 41-year-old Stillwater man with a history of theft
convictions in Utah and a 21-year-old woman he was
allegedly conspiring with, are facing serious charges after a man reported being robbed following a Facebook
meeting.
The suspects, Troy Harvey Dooley and Laney Rose
Hutchison, are both facing two charges related to the
incident.
According to reports, the incident began on March 20
when the victim contacted authorities claiming he had
been robbed after arranging to meet Hutchison, who
used the name “Isabella Rose” on Facebook. The man
said he went to Dooley’s residence to pick Hutchison up.
Once she was in his car, Dooley approached the vehicle and opened the driver’s door.
He then pressed a tan handgun against the victim’s
side.
Hutchison grabbed the man’s phone, and Dooley
forced him to move over before taking control of the car
and driving them out of the trailer park.
Dooley stopped the vehicle and Hutchison climbed into
the driver’s seat and drove the man to his hotel, where he
said he was too afraid to resist, fearing further threats.
Once at the hotel, Hutchison went with the man to his
room and rummaged through his belongings. She allegedly stole his wallet and knives before leaving the room.
The victim saw Dooley and Hutshison leave the area together and then called the police.
Officers showed the man photos of the suspects, and he recognized them as the couple
who robbed him.
Investigators executed a search warrant at Dooley’s residence. They found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and two handguns. One of the guns matched the weapon described by the victim. Dooley and Hutchison were also placed under arrest.
During interviews, Hutchison said the victim solicited her. She allegedly admitted to planning the robbery with Dooley and another person, stating the original intent was to steal the
victim’s money. When he arrived at the location and didn’t have the money with him, she told
Dooley she would take the man to the hotel and get the money.
Dooley is being charged with robbery by two or more persons and unlawful possession
of a controlled drug. His bond was set at $30,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court
on June 4, 2025.
Hutchison is being charged with robbery by two or more persons and unlawful possession
of a controlled drug. Her bond was set at $50,000, and she is scheduled to appear in court
on June 9, 2025.
JESSIE
HAUCK
DUI
RAMON
HENDERSON
DUI, SECOND OFFENSE IN 10
YEARS
PEDRO
HERNANDEZ
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
JEDDIDIAH
HINELINE
DRIVING W/LICENSE
CANC/SUSP/REVOKED
MATTHEW
HOWK
RECEIVE/POSSESS/CONCEAL
STOLEN PROPERTY
JENNIFER
HUDGINS
THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF
VIOLENCE
JUSTIN
HUGHES
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
LANCE
HUMPHRESS
THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF
VIOLENCE
ASHLEY
INGRAM
ASSAULT & BATTERY
W/DANGEROUS WEAPON
PHILLIP
IRBY
A&B W/DANGEROUS WEAPON/
KIDNAPPING/ ROBBERY
LEONIQUE
JACKSON
DOMESTIC ABUSE
THOMAS
JEFFERSON
NO DRIVER€?S LICENSE
ELISABETH
JOHNS
POSSESSION CDS
REBECCA
JOHNSON
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE/
ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE
SHANNON
JOHNSON
DISTRIBUTION OF CDS
THOMAS
JOHNSON
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
TAMREN
JOLLY
CARRY FIREARMS AFFC
BUCKY
KING
BURGLARY - FIRST DEGREE
SYDNEY
KIRKLAND
DUI/ CARRYING FIREARMS
WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
LEO
KITTERMAN, JR.
GRAND LARCENY
KIMBERLY
KOPYTIN
DUI
LAVINA
KREBS
POSSESSION OF METH
DAVID
LEACH
TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS
ANTHONY
LOGAN
DOMESTIC A&B/ A&B
W/DANGEROUS WEAPON
ROBERT
LOGHRY, SR.
PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOLATION
ROY
LOVELACE
POSSESSION CDS/ DUS OR DUR
RYAN
MAJOR
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE/ RAPE -
FIRST DEGREE
RICHARD
MANTOOTH
DUI, SECOND OFFENSE IN 10
YEARS
THOMAS
MARSHALL
POSS OF FIREARM AFFC
KEATYN
MAY
DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PRESENCE
OF MINOR
RONALD
MAYNARD, JR.
POSS OF PARA
COLBY
MCCARTHY
DUI
Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty 5 | JUNE 2025 CREEK COUNTY
JOSEPH
MCCOY
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
TONI
MESH
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CREDIT
CARD/ EMBEZZLEMENT
DAVID
MILLER
SEXUAL BATTERY
CORY
MINTON
RAPE BY INSTRUMENTATION
JEFF
MITCHELL
DUI
PRESTON
MITCHELL
DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PRESENCE
OF MINOR
VANESSA
MONTGOMERY
DUI/ A&B W/DEADLY WEAPON/
POSS OF CDS
JUSTIN
MORGAN, SR.
DOMESTIC ABUSE/ ASSAULT
AND BATTERY
CHRISTOPHER
NICHOLS
POSS OF FIREARM AFFC
RONALD
NORTH
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
BRANDON
NUSBAUM
BURGLARY - FIRST DEGREE/
VANDALISM
GARY
PATNODE
BURGLARY - SECOND DEGREE
TARRENCE
PAYNE
DUI
RONALD
PHILLIPPE
PROTECTIVE ORDER VIOLATION
VICTORIA
POWELL
LARCENY FROM THE HOUSE
WHITNEY
PRIDMORE
TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS
ERIC
PRITCHARD
DUI
GALAN
PRUITT
DUI
JASON
REESE
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE W/O TAX STAMP
BRIEANNA
RICHARDSON
POSSESSION CDS
CLABE
RISINGSUN-BRADEN
LARCENY FROM THE HOUSE
KENNETH
ROBINSON
VPO/ DOMESTIC ASSAULT &
BATTERY
LEON
SANDERS
DUI, SECOND OFFENSE IN 10
YEARS
DARLA
SARTIN
OBTAINING CASH BY BOGUS
CHECK
JOYANN
SCHANKE
POSS CDS W/O TAX STAMP
JAMES
SCHILLER
CDS/MAINTAIN OR KEEP
DWELLING
NATHANIEL
SHELTON
BUY, PROCURE, POSSESS CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY
RUSSELL
SHEPHEARD
ARSON - FOURTH DEGREE/ A&B
ON POLICE OFFICER
JAMES
SHROPSHIRE, JR.
THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF
VIOLENCE
DOMINICK
SIMMONS
DUI
SAM
SINGLETARY III
DRIVING W/LICENSE
CANC/SUSP/REVOKED
RUSSELL
SINOR
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
MAGDALENE
SKAGGS
NO DRIVER€?S LICENSE
PENNY
SLAMECKA
ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER
LEVI
SOUTH
DUI
MICHAEL
SPANGLER, JR.
ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER
RYAN
SPARKS
DUI/ DOMESTIC A&B BY
STRANGULATION
MICHAEL
SPEAKS
KIDNAPPING/ POSS OF FIREARM
AFFC
DALTON
SPRADLIN
REC/POSS/CONC STOLEN
VEHICLE
ASIA
STEVENS
DUI
JOHNNY
STEWART
MAINTAIN PLACE FOR KEEP/
SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
JACOB
STICE
THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF
VIOLENCE
ETHAN
STRICKLIN
DUI
ALEXANDER
TARVIN
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
RONALD
TIGER
DUS OR DUR
ANTHONY
TIMMONS
ARSON - THIRD DEGREE/
CONSPIRACY
LESLEY
TOBAR
DUI - DRIVER UNDER 21
CAROL
TODD
DUI/ ELUDING POLICE OFFICER
6 | JUNE 2025 Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty CREEK COUNTY
KIRK
TOOTLE
OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC
OFFICER
MELISSA
TRAVIS
KIDNAPPING
ALVIN
TROXELL
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SECURITY
/ INSURANCE
AARON
TURNER
ASSAULT & BATTERY W/DEADLY
WEAPON/ DOMESTIC A&B
CARLOS
VALLEJO DURAN
POSSESSION CDS
MEGAN
WADLEY
TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS
JUSTIN
WALDEN
DOMESTIC A&B BY
STRANGULATION
JAMIE
WEGLEY
ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON A
POLICE OFFICER
JAMES
WHINERY II
BREAKING AND ENTERING
BRANDON
WHITE
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
REGINALD
WILLIAMS
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY
BRIAN
WILLIBEY
DUI
JOHN
YEAGER, JR.
DUI
JAMES
YOUNG
ROBBERY FIRST DEGREE
ERIC
ZINSMASTER
POSS OF FIREARM AFFC
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8 | JUNE 2025 Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty LINCOLN COUNTY
ALL IN THE NAME
OF LOVE
A man suspected of stealing a pickup truck from Owasso was arrested in Wellston on March 3 after allegedly
causing a scene at a local convenience store and attempting to flee the area.
According to the police report, Wellston police officers
responded to a call around 11:54 a.m. about a disruptive
customer at the OnCue gas station on East Highway 66.
Witnesses told police the man, later identified as 41-yearold Couper Basore Edwards, attempted to use several
credit and debit cards that were declined. When questioned, he reportedly said he didn’t want
the cards and began throwing items from his truck in the parking lot.
Edwards then left the parking lot and headed westbound on State Highway 66. Officers
were initially unable to locate the vehicle.
At 12:13 p.m., authorities were alerted that the vehicle Edwards was driving had been
reported stolen earlier that day in Owasso. Lincoln County deputies and Wellston officers
launched a search for the truck and found the vehicle around 1:16 p.m. abandoned near the
Turner Turnpike, about two miles west of Wellston. Two men were spotted walking back toward town from the area where the vehicle was found.
Around 1:30 p.m., deputies located Edwards and another man at the same OnCue store.
Both were detained after Edwards identified himself. He had a truck key in his pocket.
A search of the vehicle confirmed the truck was the one stolen from Owasso. A wallet found
inside contained Edwards’ identification and various cards.
The second man told deputies he did not know Edwards and had only accepted a ride after
running out of gas. He claimed Edwards later also ran out of gas, prompting them to walk to
the store.
Edwards told deputies he took the truck from a friend in Tulsa and intended to drive it to
Oklahoma City to locate his girlfriend / “potential baby mama.” Officers asked why he took
someone else’s vehicle. He responded that love made him do it.
Edwards is being charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. His bond was set at $5,000,
and he is scheduled to appear in court on June 23, 2025.
RAVEN
ALSTON
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
ELIJAH
BAKER
DUS OR DUR
SKYE
BROWN
DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PRESENCE
OF MINOR
MATTHEW
BRUMBAUGH
PUBLIC INTOX
RYAN
BURROW
ENDANGERING OTHERS WHILE
ELUDING POLICE
GALAHAD
CARROLL
LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSALS
OR ACTS TO CHILD
HOUSTON
CHILDRESS
POSS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
WOUT LICENSE
LESLIE
CORREA
PUBLIC INTOX/ TRESPASSING
PHILLIP
CORREA-ALVARADO
PUBLIC INTOX/ TRESPASSING
CODY
COUNTZ
PUBLIC INTOX
WILLIE
COWAN
BURGLARY SECOND DEGREE
CRISTA
DOBSON
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
MICHAEL
DRAPALLA
DUI/ LEAVING THE SCENE OF A
DAMAGE ACCIDENT
HOLDEN
DRAPER
PUBLIC INTOX
COOPER
EDWARDS
REC POSS CONC STOLEN
PROPERTY
GARRETT
FICK
VPO
MARYANN
GLEASON
PUBLIC INTOX
SKYLAR
GRETLEIN
AGG A&B
BENJAMIN
HAMON
INTOXICATION
RICKY
HOWARD
REC POSS CONC STOLEN
PROPERTY
ANASTASIA
HUMPHREY
BREAKING AND ENTERING
DANELLE
ISLAND
PLACING BODILY FLUIDS ON
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
MICHAEL
JONES
DOMESTIC A&B BY
STRANGULATION
JESSE
KEITH
DOMESTIC A&B
JOSHUA
KRENOWICZ
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON
RUTH
LEATHERS
ENABLING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
RHIANNA
LONG
TRESPASSING
KEITH
LONGHORN
PUBLIC INTOX
KARSON
LORENZ
POSS OF FIREARM WHILE ON
PROBATION
NATHAN
MARTIN
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
MATTHEW
MCDANIEL
DUS OR DUR
BRYCE
MITCHELL
BURGLARY SECOND DEGREE
Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty 9 | JUNE 2025 LINCOLN COUNTY
THAT'S METHED UP!
On May 5, at approximately 7:15 p.m., Springfield Ohio Township Police Officer Austin Branham
conducted a traffic stop after identifying a vehicle
whose registered owner had an active warrant
and a suspended driver’s license.
During the investigation, Officer Branham made
contact with the driver, identified as 55 year old
Victoria Vidal, of Akron, OH, and detained her without incident.
However, things took an unusual turn. As Officer Branham returned to the
vehicle, he observed a raccoon named “Chewy” sitting in the driver’s seat with
a meth pipe in its mouth. Chewy had somehow gotten hold of a glass methamphetamine pipe, leading officers to further inspect the vehicle.
A subsequent search revealed:
• Bulk amount of Methamphetamine
• Crack Cocaine
• Three used glass meth pipes.
Ms. Vidal was charged with F3 possession of drugs, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and was cited for driving under suspension. She
was also turned over to Cuyahoga Falls Police on her active warrant. Additional
charges related to crack cocaine possession will be presented at Grand Jury
pending BCI lab results.
Thankfully, Chewy the raccoon was unharmed, and notification was made
to the proper authorities to determine that she has the proper paperwork and
documentation to own the raccoon.
While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon
holding a meth pipe is a first! No raccoons were hurt or injured in this incident.
RONALD
MIXON
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
THOMAS
NORTHCUTT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
MARCOS
RAMOS
DUS OR DUR
MALISSA
SANDERS
CALLING 911 WITH FALSE
ALARM
SANDEE
SANDERSON
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
ANTHONY
SCHOOLCRAFT
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
JAMES
SELLERS
AGG A&B
RHIANNA
SHELBY
PUBLIC INTOX
BRITTANY
SIMMONS
CHILD NEGLECT/ABUSE
HARLEY
SMITH
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
WILLIAM
SMITH
DOMESTIC A&B RESULTING IN
GREAT BODILY HARM
DONNELLE
STEWART
OBSTRUCTION
TROY
TILLEY
PUBLIC INTOX
BRETT
TOWNE
DUI
MICAH
TYRRELL
DOMESTIC A&B AGAINST A
PREGNANT WOMAN
AMANDA
WHITEHALL
OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY
MICHAEL
WILKES
UTTERING FORGED
INSTRUMENTS
JAMES
WILSON
DUI SECOND FELONY OFFENSE
ROBERT
YEX
AGG DUI
10 | JUNE 2025
Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty 11 | JUNE 2025 LOGAN COUNTY
COCK OF THE WALK
Investigators with the Logan County Sheriff’s
Office uncovered a massive illegal cockfighting
operation after a tip from a disgruntled family
member of several of the spectators resulted in
nine arrests and the seizure of over 50 roosters.
Maria Dejesus-Flores, the owner of the operation, was arrested on complaints of servicing or
facilitating cockfight and booked int the Logan
County Detention Center. Formal charges have
not been filed as of press time.
According to reports, on May 24, investigators received a tip from a person
who became upset after learning that several of her family members were going
to a cockfight. This led them to a rural property near Guthrie.
Initially, when the deputies arrived at the home, they didn’t find anything that
would lead them to believe cockfighting was on the property, but as they continued down the driveway, discovered a cluster of vehicles and a barn at the end. A
man exited the barn, spotted them, and a few seconds later, at least 20 people
ran out of the side of the barn and into the woods.
Nine people who remained at the site, including the owner Maria Dejesus-Flores, were arrested.
A search of the property immediately revealed evidence of an illegal cockfighting operation and dead roosters. The investigation team spent 13 hours at the
scene and seized 53 roosters. Seven injured birds were euthanized, and they
also found a hen, 10 chicks, and 46 eggs.
A mini trailer with air conditioning was discovered on the site, which contained
more birds and cockfighting equipment.
Investigators also found drugs used to inject the birds, and seized 28 vehicles,
the trailer, and several cockfighting tools.
MICHAEL
ARDOIN
EMBEZZLEMENT OF PROPERTY
PRISCILLA
BARRETT
OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY
DEKELVION
BEAMON
REC POSS CONC STOLEN
PROPERTY
GREGORY
BLEVINS
BUY POSS PROCURE CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY
NEVAYEH
BRADLEY
DOMESTIC A&B
TRAVIS
BRANSON
DUI/ CHILD ENDANGERMENT/
LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT
JOSEPH
BUTLER
DUI/ UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A
VEHICLE
JACK
CALVERT
POSS OF CONTRABAND BY
INMATE
AMBER
CANARY
BREAKING AND ENTERING
VERNON
CARTER
DOMESTIC A&B
ASA
CHANDLER
MALICIOUS INJURY OR
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
TRAVIS
CLARKE
DOMESTIC A&B
JOSHUA
CRONISTER
DOMESTIC A&B
AMBER
CUMMINGS
PUBLIC INTOX/ RESISTING
ELIAQUIN
DE LA ROSA CAMPOS
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
MARIA
DEJESUS-FLORES
SERVICING OR FACILITATING
COCKFIGHT
ANNICIA
DOTSON
DOMESTIC A&B
ARISSA
DOTSON
LOITER IN INJURE OR MOLEST
MOTOR VEHICLE JOY RIDE
DEREK
DUMONT
BURGLARY FIRST DEGREE
NOE
ESQUIVEL-MESTA
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
RICHARD
EWERS
CHILD ABUSE BY INJURY
LUIS
GALINDO-CASTANEDA
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
RYAN
GILLISPIE
BAIL JUMPING
RANDY
GOLAY
DOMESTIC A&B
JAMES
GOODMAN
LARCENY OF MERCHANDISE
FROM RETAILER
MICHAEL
GRENIER
TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL 1
GRAM OR MORE
KRISTY
GUINN
LARCENY
LAMISHA
HAYWOOD
ASSAULT/ BREAKING AND
ENTERING
DANNY
HILTON
DRIVING W/LICENSE
CANC/SUSP/REVOKED
TIFFANY
HINDS
DOMESTIC A&B
MICHAEL
HINTON
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
CHRISTOPHER
HOWRY
POSS OF SAWED OFF SHOTGUN
12 | JUNE 2025 Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty LOGAN COUNTY
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NINCOMPOOPS
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man is in police custody after leading authorities on a wild chase on May 8.
The incident started when the suspect, driving a sports motorcycle, was pulled over for not displaying his license plate
around 8 p.m., according to court documents. After initially
stopping, he drove away as an officer got out of their vehicle.
Followed by an Iowa State Patrol aircraft, the suspect was
clocked going 110 mph in a 60 mph speed zone, officials said.
After an officer on the ground lost track of the suspect, he
switched to a truck before driving away again. Documents show that while eluding police, the man
drove into oncoming traffic multiple times on Interstate 235. He then came to a stop at the Easton
Boulevard exit before jumping from an about 15-foot wall. Officials said the suspect was found in a
woman’s car before he ended up running away.
The woman told police that she was getting into her car when the man popped up from the back
seat and told her to drive.
The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Cole Langford was later taken into custody without incident, according to the criminal complaint.
A backpack allegedly belonging to Langford was found containing a “large quantity of drugs”
nearby where he stopped the truck. Officials said about 12 ounces of methamphetamine, cocaine, a
substance believed to be fentanyl and multiple THC vapes were found inside the backpack.
Langford faces the following charges:
• Controlled substance violation
• Eluding - speed 25 mph over limit - second or subsequent
• Failure to affix drug stamp
• Burglary 3rd degree - motor vehicle
• Driving while barred
• Possession of controlled substance 1st offense
• Possession of a controlled substance, cannabidiol 1st offense
Langford is currently being held at the Polk County Jail on a $30,000 cash bond.
MICHELLE
HULETTE
BURGLARY SECOND DEGREE
TIFFANY
JACKSON
PUBLIC INTOX
RENIKA
LASTER
BURGLARY FIRST DEGREE/
ROBBERY FIRST DEGREE
JUAN
LOPEZ MARTINEZ
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
CALEB
MUHAMMAD
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
GUSTAVO
PADILLA-RIVERA
BEING SPECTATOR AT
COCKFIGHT
STEPHANIE
PAYNE
DUID/ POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
JUSTIN
PHILLIPS
THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF
VIOLENCE
JAYDEN
POLLARD
DUI DRIVER UNDER 21
GRANT
POPPINGA
DOMESTIC A&B AGAINST A
PREGNANT WOMAN
ADAM
QUELLAR
DOMESTIC A&B/ VPO
ALXIS
RAMIREZ
DUI SECOND OFFENSE IN 10
YEARS
LOUIS
REESE
LARCENY OF AUTO AIRCRAFT OR
OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE
MANUEL
RIOS-ARELLANO
OWNING/POSS/KEEP/TRAIN BIRD
FOR FIGHTING
DELTON
SMITH
DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PRESENCE
OF MINOR
MICHAEL
SMITH
TRAFFICKING FENTANYL 1 GRAM
OR MORE
CHRISTIAN
STOKES
DOMESTIC A&B
FRANKLIN
STONE
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
RICKY
STONE, JR.
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
MITCHELL
TAFT
DOMESTIC A&B
BILLY
TAYLOR
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
ROBERT
TAYLOR
DRIVING W/LICENSE
CANC/SUSP/REVOKED
LISA
THOMPSON
POSS OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
13 | JUNE 2025