Postville man arrested on false imprisonment, domestic abuse charges On Saturday, May 27, a Fayette County deputy took custody of Robert Williams, 39, of Postville, after a month-long investigation. Williams allegedly had been abusing his victim inside their shared residence and often would not allow his victim to leave the residence. Williams was arrested outside Postville on two counts of domestic abuse and false imprisonment and transported to the Fayette County Jail. Williams was later released on a $12,000 bond. Fayette County was assisted by West Union Police Department and Postville Police Department. West Union man arrested at Echo Valley … Continue reading Fayette County Sheriff’s Report: Domestic abuse arrests, deer and tractor crashes

A pair of eventful traffic stops, the second search of a Sumner home in six months and illegal drug seizures added up to multiple charges against a trio of people, according to a news release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. The first traffic stop was on March 30 by a sheriff’s deputy allegedly for speeding in Wadena. As the vehicle pulled over, a man later identified as Justin Douglas Pattison, 40 of Sumner, popped out of it and ran into a nearby residence. Another passenger, Daniel Edwin Allsup, 58, of Wadena, was arrested on two counts third-offense possession of … Continue reading Authorities make drug arrests

Nancy Sheree Latham, 43, of Oelwein, entered an Alford plea to first-offense possession of marijuana (serious misdemeanor) and was sentenced to two days in jail. Seven other counts, including four felonies, were dismissed. She was among multiple people arrested after authorities executed a search warrant on Sept. 17 at 107 7th Ave. NW, Oelwein. Joshua James Levendusky, 40, of Oelwein, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of first-offense possession of a controlled substance (serious misdemeanor) and was placed on one year of probation on a suspended sentence of two days in jail and a suspended fine of $430 plus a … Continue reading Fayette County District Court Report

Compiled from Fayette County Sheriff’s Office news releases TUESDAY The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was called at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, to Washington Street in Elgin for a disturbance. After an investigation, deputies arrested Jayson Vazquez-Munoz, 37, of Elgin, on charges of domestic abuse assault causing injury (Class D felony), obstruct emergency communications (serious misdemeanor), and false imprisonment (serious misdemeanor). He was taken to the Fayette County Jail where he was held for an initial appearance and later bonded out on a $2,000 bond. Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Elgin Ambulance Service. WEDNESDAY The Fayette County … Continue reading Fayette County Sheriff’s Report

A former city clerk is accused of embezzling more than $131,000 from Elgin cumulatively between 2017 to 2021. Rhonda Faye Dales, 62, of Clermont, is charged in Fayette County District Court with first-degree theft (Class C felony). Her initial court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 12, at the county courthouse in West Union. According to a news release, the Sheriff’s Office completed its investigation on March 7. The Fayette County Attorney’s Office turned over the investigation to the sherif after the State Auditor completed a report requested by the city of Elgin after City Clerk Rhonda Faye Dales … Continue reading Former Elgin city clerk charged with theft

3 Arlington residents arrested on drug charges On Thursday, March 16, about 5:30 a.m., a Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of 90th Street and Highway 187, Arlington, and arrested James Alfred Cornwell, 40, of Arlington, on charges of driving while license suspended and no proof of financial liability, both simple misdemeanors. The West Union Police Department/Drug Canine Unit assisted and canine indicated on suspect vehicle. During the execution of a subsequent search warrant authorities seized crystalized substances, marijuana, paraphernalia, and US currency. Then on March 19, the Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol executed … Continue reading Fayette County Sheriff’s Report

A Fayette County judge has denied a do-over for a pipeline company that lost a unique stray voltage lawsuit, but he agreed with trimming the $475 million damage award. District 5 Judge David Nelmark issued his written ruling on Wednesday, March 8, turning down all post-trial motions by Northern Natural Gas requesting a new trial over the action brought by the Vagts family an Vagts Dairy Farm. Nelmark did back a motion by Northern to trim the $500,000 from the award based on a settlement reached with a former co-defendant in the search. The Vagts supported the motion. A Fayette … Continue reading Judge rules against do-over of stray voltage trial

A Fayette County jury has found a former Oelwein man guilty of one of two counts of third-degree sexual assault. Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield, 20, formerly of Oelwein, is scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. April 24 at the courthouse in West Union. The jury began deliberations and reached its verdicts on Tuesday, finding him guilty of abusing a teenage girl on Jan. 1, 2022. The jury ruled he was not guilty of abusing another teenage girl on April 9, 2022. The jury had the option to rule Duffield guilty of the lesser charges of assault with intent to … Continue reading Former Oelwein man found guilty on one count of sexual abuse