(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies responded to the 100 block of N. 3rd Avenue in Villisca for a Welfare check. The investigation led to the arrest of 37-year-old Jeffrey Sparks III, of Villisca, for Domestic Abuse Assault-1st Offense. Authorities transported Sparks to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on no bond.
Villisca Man Arrested for Assault
By Tom Robinson
Jan 30, 2024 | 5:49 AM
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