Police Blotter

Department

• Gary D. Brown, 39, of Newton was arrested at his residence Monday at 803 E. Ninth St. N. on a Jasper County warrant for failure to appear for a show cause hearing involving child support. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brian L. Greve, 54, of Newton was arrested at his residence at 205 E. 19th St. N. at 5:36 p.m. Monday on a warrant for a probation violation on an original charge of possession of marijuana. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Kenneth A. Vasquez, 22, of Newton was arrested at 6:21 p.m. Monday at his residence at 1301 W. 16th St. S. #301 on a warrant for a probation violation on an original charge of public intoxication, second conviction. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

Jasper County

Sheriff’s Office

• On Sept. 12, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Colfax Police Department, conducted an investigation into a subject obtaining medical services and medications under false information. The subject had arranged an appointment with medical staff at the Colfax Clinic in Colfax. The staff became suspicious after information the subject provided appeared to be false.

The subject, identified as Jeffrey Todd Miller, 52, of Ft. Collins, Colo., was contacted at the Colfax Clinic on Sept. 12. During the investigation, it was determined that Miller was providing false information when obtaining services and medication.

Miller was charged with five counts of prohibited acts — false pretenses, a serious misdemeanor. Miller was transported to the Jasper County Jail, where he later bonded out. The investigation is ongoing.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.