Crime & Safety
18-Year-Old Charged with Intent to Deliver Marijuana Tops Ankeny Police Blotter for May 29
A summary of incident reports with individual charges provided by the Ankeny Police Department.

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through May 14. Dates below are when the incident was reported or occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions. All individuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty.
May 10
Jessica L. Winters, 24, Ankeny, was charged with fourth-degree theft (shoplifting) and trespassing following an incident that occurred at 1935 S.E. Delaware Ave.
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A 17-year-old juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident that occurred in the 300 block of Northeast Delaware Avenue.
May 11
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Jeff R. Sandidge III, 31, Urbandale, was charged with driving while barred (habitual offender), no insurance and operation without registration following a traffic stop that occurred in the 900 block of Southeast Oralabor Road.
May 12
Jordan N. Duckworth, 20, Des Moines, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop that occurred near the intersection of Northeast 19th Lane and Southeast Oralabor Road.
Tyler B. Grieser, 18, Ames, was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana following a traffic stop that occurred in the 400 block of Southeast Delaware Avenue.
Wayne D. Johnston, 56, Ankeny, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief following an incident that occurred in the 1000 block of Southeast Belmont Drive.
Daniel M. Kesper, 24, Ankeny, was charged with public intoxication following an incident that occurred in the 1700 block of South Ankeny Boulevard.
May 13
Chelsea L. Gerhardt, 18, Ankeny, was charged with false use of credit cards following an incident that occurred at 2010 S.E. Delaware Ave.
Alan P. Hugins Jr., 19, North English, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop that occurred in the 400 block of Northwest 36th Street.
May 14
Police responded to the 1200 block of Southwest Lynn Drive at about 1:31 p.m. for a report of a burglary from a vehicle.
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