January 2023

• Vincent Hakeem Roberts, 31, of Davenport, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief and interference with official acts. On each count, Roberts was sentenced to 30 days in jail, of which 23 were suspended, with credit for seven days served. Roberts was placed on probation.

Sunday, Feb. 19

Jackson Board of Supervisors

January 2023

• Thomas Stevenson, of Maquoketa in eastern Iowa, was fined $4,500 for using tires to accelerate a tree-debris fire on his property in December 2022. The owner of the company he hired to clear trees from the property was fined the same amount. Stevenson allegedly admitted to burning six to 1…

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Jackson Board of Supervisors

January 2023

• Carl Robert Anderson, 24, of Shellsburg, was charged with driving while barred.

Property Maintenance Board

Friday, Jan. 20

• Kedric Michael Moore, 48, of Maquoketa, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and possession of a controlled substance, second offense.

• A Maquoketa motorist was driving on Highway 62 Feb. 15 at 5:55 p.m. and hit a deer. 

Property Maintenance Board

December 2022

Wednesday, Jan. 18

• The court dismissed a charge of assault on persons in certain occupations filed against Brooke Eileen Rushing, 38, homeless in Maquoketa.

MMEU

Friday, Jan. 13

• Ryan Charles Fey, 44, of Maquoketa, was charged with third-degree harassment.

• Paul Benson, 39, of Manson, Iowa, was cited with failure to maintain control following a single-vehicle incident Jan. 17 at 11:53 a.m.

Jan. 9

December 2022

• Brett Ronald Waltert, 34, of Preston, was charged with domestic abuse assault impeding flow of air or blood.

• Poor road conditions caused a Bellevue motorist’s vehicle to roll into the ditch, according to an accident report filed by Jackson County Reserve Deputy Nick Konrardy. 

Maquoketa Library Board

Maquoketa City Council

• Anna White, 49, of Monticello, was driving on 150th Street (E-17) Dec. 31 around 7 p.m. and lost control on a sheet of ice. White’s vehicle crossed the center line, traveled down an embankment, and struck some trees. 

November 2022

• Chase Stewart Phillips, 20, of Preston, pleaded guilty to keeping a vicious animal and to having an animal at large. Phillips was fined $100 on each charge.

November 2022

• Larson Crowley, 18, of Cascade, was driving on 150th Street (E-17) Dec. 31 at 7:05 p.m. and drove over a sheet of ice, according to the accident report. Crowley lost control of the vehicle, which slid into a guardrail and down an embankment. The truck rolled and came to rest in Blackhawk C…

Maquoketa Property Maintenance

• Jennifer Lynn Anderson, 44, of Fertile, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dec. 28

November 2022

Municipal Electric Utility

• An 18-year-old man lost control of his vehicle and struck a house, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage to the property, according to an accident report filed in the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. 

Dec. 11

Maquoketa Library Board

• A motorist from Maquoketa hit a deer Dec. 20 at 6:14 a.m.

Dec. 8

• Michael John Hasken, 58, of Sabula, was charged with operating under the influence, second offense.

Nov. 29

• Sue Hipschen, 56, of Bellevue, was driving on 362nd Avenue Dec. 16 at 4:35 a.m. and lost control on a patch of ice, according to the accident report.

Maquoketa Public Safety

• David James DeMoss, 41, of Low Moor, was charged with fifth-degree theft.

October 2022

• Two vehicles collided at the intersection of 37th Street and Highway 64 Dec. 2 at 6:09 p.m.

• Ronald James Welsh, 40, of Bellevue, was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon.

Maquoketa City Hall will be closed all day Friday, Dec. 30, and Monday, Jan. 2

September 2022

Municipal Electric Utility

September 2022

• Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Main and Summit streets at 12:54 p.m. Nov. 20.

• Tyler John Rabineau, 22, of Lost Nation, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, first offense.

Maquoketa Public Library Board

• Heather Elizabeth Koeller, 53, of Bellevue, was driving on U.S. Highway 52 north at 7:14 a.m. Nov. 10 when her vehicle struck a deer. Damage to her 2019 Kia Sorrento was estimated at $10,000.

September 2022

• Matthew Lee Wayne Yarolem, 41, of Maquoketa, was charged with driving while barred.

• A Fulton, Illinois, man admitted falling asleep at the wheel, resulting in an accident at about 3 a.m. Nov. 12.

Maquoketa Public Works

Nov. 1

• Kevin Franklin Torrey, 47, of Waterloo, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, first offense, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, of which 88 were suspended. Torrey was fined $430 and placed on probation.

August 2022

• Donna Andresen, 69, of Miles, suffered a medical condition behind the wheel that caused her to strike several vehicles in Preston’s downtown area Nov. 4 at 11:52 a.m., according to an accident report. 

Court News

• A motorist from Cumberland, Tennessee, was cited with failure to yield after a collision Nov. 6 at 5:43 p.m.

Property Transfers