(Council Bluffs) Two people were arrested following a traffic stop near Oakland on Thursday.
The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies were responding to an emergency call when a Deputy turned north on 390th Street from Highway 6 and located a Dodge Ram 1500 that had just left the area where a truck load of garbage and trash had been dumped in the middle of the roadway. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, James Lafayette Belback, 49, admitted to depositing trash in the roadway. Belback was transported to the jail for several violations against the State of Iowa and Pottawattamie County. A passenger, Crysta Lee Brammer, 24, of Oakland, was also arrested for being a Fugitive from Justice for escape from custody.
In other activity, Ruth Helen Starkey, 56, of Sheldon, was arrested following a traffic stop at Sharon Drive and Old Lincoln Highway near Crescent on Thursday. Starkey was charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness.
Ronald Wayne Cody, 55, was arrested following a traffic stop near Pioneer Trail and 385th Street near Macedonia early Thursday morning. Cody was charged with Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense and Driving While License Suspended or Revoked.
