(Audubon Co) Five people were arrested on drug charges in Audubon County.
The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Cooke, 60, and Michaela Cook, 47, both of Exira, were arrested October 19th for Possession with Intent to Distribute to Persons under 18. The charges stem from a search warrant in the 200 block of N Jefferson in Exira. Both appeared before the magistrate and are being held on $50,000 cash or surety bonds. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
Stephen Ross, 31, and Mikayla Tye, 22, both of Atlantic, were arrested on October 24th for Theft 2nd, Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The charges stem from the recovery of a stolen pickup in the 3000 block of Falcon Avenue. Both appeared before the magistrate and are being held on $10,000 cash or surety bonds. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cass and Shelby County Sheriff’s Offices.
Robert Joens, 30 of Exira, was arrested on October 18th on an outstanding warrant for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The charges stem from a traffic stop in the area of Highway 71 and Highway 44 on October 1st. He appeared before the magistrate and was held until he later posted bond.
The Sheriff’s Office also arrested Nathan Keiser, 18, of Lewis, on an outstanding warrant for Assault. He appeared before the Magistrate and posted a cash bond. The charge stems from an incident on June 24th in the 200 block of N Kilworth in Exira.
Jacob Sweeney, 30, of Audubon, was arrested on an outstanding Violation of Probation warrant on October 4th. He appeared before the magistrate and was held until he posted cash bond on October 16th.
Billy Simon, 50, of Exira, was arrested on October 13th on charges of Driving while Barred and Driving while Revoked. The charges stem from a traffic stop in the 300 block of Church Street in Exira. He was released on his own recognizance the next morning.
Note: Criminal Charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
