18-Year-Old Charged with OWI, Sexual Exploitation Top This Week's Ankeny Police Blotter

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through Feb. 19. 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 11, 2011

Christopher L. Harden, 44, Ankeny, was charged with false use of a credit card following an incident at 1305 S.E. Delaware Ave.

Jan. 15

Kelly M. McPhillips, 39, Ankeny, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and child endangerment.

Feb. 3

Brian J. Latimer, 28, Des Moines, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop near 2702 S.E. Delaware Ave.

Feb. 5

Jeremiah J. Hudson, 22, Ankeny, was charged with domestic abuse (simple) and child endangerment.

Feb. 8

Steven D. Acker, 57, Janesville, was charged with public intoxication following an incident at 1025 E. First St.

Tia N. Cerka, 31, Colo, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop near the 1000 block of Southeast Peterson Drive.

Brahms W. Schmidt, 45, Ankeny, was arrested on an outstanding Polk County warrant following an incident 802 E. First St.

Breon L. Smith, 21, Urbandale, was charged with disorderly conduct following a traffic stop near Southwest Oralabor Road and State Street.

Feb. 9

Police responded to 5025 S.E. Delaware Ave. at approximately 2:35 p.m. for a report of third-degree burglary.

Police investigated a possible case of sexual exploitation of a minor at 321 S.E. Lowell Drive.

Feb. 10 

Christopher C. Hanson, 19, Sheldahl, was arrested on an outstanding warrant at the Ankeny Police Department, 411 S.W. Ordnance Rd.

Ryan H. Lee Evans Jr., 26, Ankeny, was charged with simple assault.

Ronald L. Marker, 47, Ankeny, was charged with public intoxication following an incident near the intersection of Southeast 10^th Street and Trilein Drive.

Aaron M. Tefft, 29, Ankeny, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic stop near the 600 block of Southeast Peterson Drive.

Police responded to 7800 Iltis Dr. in Urbandale at approximately 8:09 p.m. for a report of third-degree sexual abuse.

Feb. 11

Matthew J. Newquist, 26, Ankeny, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic stop near East First Street and Northeast Grant Street.

Timothy S. Ollom, 32, Ankeny, was charged with disorderly conduct and interference with official acts following an incident at 2785 N. Ankeny Blvd.

Nicholas D. Pierce, 18, Ankeny, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident at 2514 N.W. Heritage Drive.

Jerad W. Sassman, 18, Saylor Township, was charged with carrying a weapon and driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop near Green Park Circle and Southeast Shurfine Drive.

Feb. 12

Justin C. Graves, 28, Ankeny, was arrested on an outstanding warrant following an incident at 1913 W. First St.

Melissa J. Kiefer, 31, Des Moines, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop near the 3000 block of South Ankeny Boulevard.

Feb. 13

Eugene W. Gritts Jr., 40, Ankeny, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (second offense) following a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Southwest State Street.

Trent A. Iverson, 20, Ankeny, was arrested on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop in the 4400 block of North Ankeny Boulevard.

Tanya Jackman, no age or address provided, was charged with second-degree theft following an incident at 1955 S.E. Delaware Ave.

Joseph R. Leonard, 25, Ankeny, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Feb. 14

Cornelius J. Cobbins, 28, Des Moines, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop near 770 S.E. Oralabor Road.

Police responded to 1913 W. First St. on a report of third-degree burglary. 

Feb. 15 

Megan L. Frazier, 18, Ankeny, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic stop in the 800 block of South Ankeny Boulevard.

William M. Morgan, 47, Ankeny, was charged with violation of a no-contact order following an incident at 1011 N. Ankeny Blvd.

Feb. 16

Police investigated a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor at 302 N.W. Sharmin Drive.