Arrests reported
On his way home after an early evening meeting Nov. 19, Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy stopped to check on two individuals he spotted arguing in the roadway two miles south of Iola. Evidence at the scene led Murphy and another deputy to arrest Jeffrey D. Mitchell, 53, rural Humboldt, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and Nancy K. Newkirk, 62, Iola, on suspicion of transporting an open container of alcohol.
Tyler B.G. Clark, 19, Spring, Texas, was arrested for suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia three miles south of Iola on U.S. 169 on Nov. 19.
Timothy P. Berry, 43, Iola, was arrested Friday for suspicion of stalking (two counts) and a warrant for failing to appear in court. The arrest came after deputies were called to an incident in the 200 block of North Taylor Street in Gas. Deputies said Berry had been warned in September to not come on or near the property.
A traffic stop for not wearing a seat belt on Saturday afternoon in Iola led to the arrest of two individuals. Tessa J. Thomas, 18, Garnett, was arrested on suspicion of driving without a license, no liability insurance, possessing drug paraphernalia. Passenger Tyler W. Hoke, 25, Garnett, was arrested for suspicion of interfering with law enforcement after he reportedly gave deputies a fake name and date of birth, thinking officers had a warrant for his arrest. (They didnt.)
Matric D. Scott, 19, was arrested in Chanute Monday afternoon and transported to the Allen County Jail for a warrant alleging felony theft (of a vehicle) and felony criminal damage to property.
Driver injured
A rollover accident south of Humboldt on U.S. 169 Thursday afternoon sent the driver to the hospital.
Cleaton Stockebrand told deputies he was attempting to pass a semi-tractor trailer in his vehicle when the large truck began to swerve into his lane.
To avoid being struck, Stockebrand drove his car off the roadway where it struck a sign, briefly re-entered the roadway and then overturned and came to rest upside-down in the ditch.
Stockebrand was taken to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute for what deputies described as possible minor injuries.
Transaction under investigation
Deputies are investigating the passing of five $100 bills that occurred in one transaction Monday afternoon at Dollar General in Gas. A suspect was identified.
