(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff’s Office released its arrest report covering arrests from December 11th to December 29th.
All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
On December 16th, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Cody Shepard, 27, of Urbandale, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Theft 4th Degree. Shepard was transported to the Cass County Jail, where he was booked and later released on bond.
On December 18th, 2025, John Mark Topham, 31, of Griswold ,turned himself in on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Theft 3rd Degree, and two counts of Nuisance – Obstructing Land Passage. Topham was booked into the Cass County Jail, where he was later released on bond.
On December 21st, 2025, Matthew Allen Strong, 30, of Exira, turned himself in on an active warrant for Violation of Probation. Strong was booked into the Cass County Jail and held.
On December 21st, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brian Lee Carlson, 51, of Elk Horn on charges of OWI-1st Offense and Ineligible to Carry a Weapon. Carlson was transported to the Cass County Jail, where he was booked and later released on bond.
On December 27th, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested Shawna Kay Bolton, 40, of Glenwood, on the charge of Possession of a controlled substance. Bolton was transported to the Cass County Jail, where she was booked and later released on her own recognizance.








