Sirens 7-30-09

Scott Pruitt, 18, Spencer, was charged with criminal trespassing at 12:49 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the 200 block of 32nd Avenue West. He was transported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Preston Paulsen, 18, Spencer was charged with criminal trespassing at 12:49 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the 200 block of 32nd Avenue West. He was transported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Monte Thompson, 45, Spencer, was charged with driving while barred, driving while suspended, driving while revoked, fraud use of registration and no proof of insurance at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, in the 10 block of East 21st Street. He was trransported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Victor Gonzales, 25, Storm Lake, was charged with public intoxication at 12:58 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in the 200 block of 10th Avenue Southeast. He was trransported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Amanda Hernandez, 32, Spencer, was charged with violation of a no contact order at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 19, in the 500 block of Second Avenue Southeast. She was trransported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Michael Mahorney, 39, Greenville, was charged with public intoxication at 11:06 p.m. Friday, July 17, at Second Avenue West and West Third Street. He was trransported to the Spencer Police Department, processed and turned over to the jailer.

Scott Allen Riley, 20, Spencer, was charged with two counts of assault after he turned himself in on warrants of assault that occurred at 3:08 p.m. June 23, in the 10 block of West Sixth Street. He posted bond and was released.

Luis Rodriguez, 29, Fostoria, was charged with driving under suspension at 6:52 a.m. Monday, July 20, in the 500 block of Highway Avenue in Fostoria during a traffic stop by a Clay County deputy having prior knowledge that Rodriguez had a suspended driver's license. He was transported to the Clay County Jail and released on bond.

Roberto Gonzales, 25, Spencer, was arrested on a Clay County warrant for failure to appear on the original charge of OWI-first at 8:44 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, in the 600 block of East 19th Street after a Clay County deputy executed an arrest warrant check. He was transported to the Clay County Jail and held on a $2,500 cash bond only.

Andres Bowman, 20, Fostoria, was charged with driving under suspension and failure to use seat belt at 11:51 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, in the Cenex parking lot in Fostoria after a Clay County deputy initiated a traffic stop for a traffic violation. He was transported to the Clay County Jail and released on bond.

A 17-year-old male was charged with disorderly conduct at 3:10 p.m. Friday, July 17, after yelling obsenities directed at a Clay County deputy in the 300 block of South Grand Avenue. He was cited and released to his parents.

Brad Austin, 20, Spencer, was arrested on a warrant out of Pocahontas County on the charge of contempt of court for unpaid traffic fines at 7:18 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, in Dickens. He was taken into custody and transported to Pocahontas County.

Dane J. Wagner, 23, Excelsior, Minn., was charged with possession of marijuana and speeding at 7:22 p.m. Thursday, July 23, in the 3000 block of Highway 71, after a Clay County deputy initiated a traffic stop. He was transported to the Clay County Jail and held to appear before a magistrate.

Monte Thompson, 45, Spencer, was arrested on a Clay County warrant on the charge of contempt of court at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, in the 3600 block of 240th Avenue. Thompson had fines in the amount of $1,884.04 to pay or spend 30 days in jail. He was transported to the Clay County Jail and held to appear before a magistrate.

Accidents

Eldon Rouse, 78, Spencer, was traveling westbound at approximately 6:41 p.m. Friday, July 17, on a gravel roadway in a 1981 General Motors GMC pickup truck on the south side of the horse barns located 1005 feet west from Fourth Avenue West and West 14th Street when Chad Williamson, 14, Royal, riding a bicycle came out of a horse barn and drove into Rouse's path. The collision caused injury to the bicyclist's right ankle. He was transported to the Spencer Hospital by ambulance.

Emma Whittenburg, 17, Spencer, driving a 2006 Ford Focus, and Darcy Teepe, 34, Linn Grove, driving a 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, were both backing out of parking spaces at the Southpark Mall parking lot at approximately 3:21 p.m. Friday, July 17, when they collided with each other. No injuries were reported. Both vehicles had damage estimated at $1,000.

Dale Sundall, 52, Ruthven, driving a 1995 Chevrolet K1500, was stopped at a stop sign facing north at the intersection of Seventh Avenue Southwest and 11th Street Southwest at approximately 1:06 p.m. Friday, July 17. Nathan Butterfield, 31, Royal, driving a 1983 Datsun 280ZX, was traveling west on 11th Street Southwest when a noncontact vehicle turned left from the north side of the intersection and blocked the view of both drivers. Sundall entered the intersection and was hit by Butterfield, who attempted evasive action by braking, leaving about 75 feet of skid marks. A passenger in Sundall's vehicle complained of sore muscles but refused medical treatment. Vehicle damage was estimated at approximately $1,000 to the Chevrolet and $2,000 to the Datsun.

Officer Mike Weber, of the Spencer Police Department, was in the Monsanto Seeds parking lot, near the intersection of Seventh Avenue West and 11th Street Southwest covering another accident at approximately 1:18 p.m. Friday, July 17, when he heard and observed a 2003 Audi 41Q, driven by Matthew Baack, 32, Spencer, strike the rear of a 1996 Buick LeSabre, driven by Lisa Rigby, 41, Spencer. Upon investigation, it was revealed that Baack was stopped behind Rigby at an intersection for what Baack believed to be an excessive amount of time and failed to proceed into the intersection when traffic allowed. Baack stated he honked his horn at Rigby and Rigby made an obscene hand gesture toward him and Baack admits he reciprocated the gesture. When Rigby entered the intersection to travel north, Baack followed closely behind. Rigby stopped suddenly without signaling. Baack believed Rigby stopped suddenly on purpose to cause the accident. Rigby stated she could have entered the intersection sooner, but did not feel safe to do so. She further stated that she was making a right hand turn after she entered the intersection and had been having problems with her turn signals not working properly and admitted they were not activated when she stopped. Rigby denied intentionally stopping to cause the accident. Baack and his passenger, Vanessa Betsworth, complained of being sore, but both refused medical treatment. Baack's vehicle was disabled and towed by Bud's Service and Rigby's vehicle sustained minor damage estimated at $500.