Press Release
Fremont County Sheriff
Press Release
Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff
2814 200th St., PO Box 359
Sidney, Iowa 51652-0359
OFFICE: 712-374-2424
JAIL: 712-374-2115
FAX: 712-374-2532
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
July 9, 2021
The Fourth of July Weekend "Step Wave" finished with only one property damage accident. There was one Driving While Bared, ten Motorist Assists and nine other citations and warnings.
So far this year in Fremont County there have been fifty-seven total crashes involving eighty-four vehicles. There have been four fatalities and twenty-four injuries or possible injuries during this period.
During the same period in 2020 there were sixty-four crashes during the heart of the pandemic. This includes two fatality accidents with a total of twenty-six injuries.
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
June 29, 2021
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
June 27, 2021
B Myre
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
June 26, 2021
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
June 16, 2021
On June 16, 2021 at approximately 0137 hrs, Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a 2002 Buick for an equipment violation in the 3300 block of Hwy 2. The vehicle failed to yield law enforcement and fled at speeds of over 90 mph westbound on Hwy 2. The driver stopped his vehicle after attempting to evade spike strips at the intersection of Hwy 275 and Filmore Street, in Sidney. The driver, David Overbeck ,age 24 of Queen City, Missouri was placed under arrest for Eluding and as a Fugitive from Justice out of Nebraska.
Overbeck is being held without bond, pending extradition to Nebraska.
Overbeck
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
May 16, 2021
CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
May 24–June 6, 2021
It is time for the 2021 Memorial Day sTEP Program and here are some of Fremont County’s statistics. The number of deaths from fatality accidents from February 24, 2020 to present in Fremont County is eight (8). The official number of Covid 19 related deaths in Fremont County for the same period is nine (9). Four (4) of those accident-related deaths have occurred in 2021 alone. Most of the deaths are from drivers not wearing seatbelts. From January 1, 2021 to May 10, 2021 there has been thirty-three (33) accidents reported in Fremont County.
Memorial Day and the traditional beginning of summer are quickly approaching. Summer will bring more gatherings, festivals, graduations and vacations; all requiring travel. Many states, including Iowa, have seen a rise in violators speeding well in excess of 100 mph and not wearing a seat belt. This can lead to disastrous consequences.
Unfortunately, with the increase in summer traffic, there could be a rise in traffic crashes and fatalities. Preliminary data shows last year in Iowa there were five traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways over the Memorial Day weekend; five deaths that may have been prevented. During the month of May in 2020, 2,988 crashes occurred in Iowa. Of those crashes, 167 individuals were injured because they were unbelted. A majority of those injuries could have been prevented if they had been wearing seat belts.
The Click It or Ticket campaign will take place May 24 – June 6, 2021. One of the safest choices drivers and passengers in both the front and back seat can make is to buckle up and doing so, only takes a few seconds. Many Americans understand the lifesaving value of the seat belt – the national use rate was at 90.7% in 2019. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 9,466 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States in 2019. In Iowa the seat belt compliance rate is 95.2%. While this is outstanding, roughly 48% of fatal crashes occurring in 2021 are unbelted.
It is extremely important to understand the potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt and learn what you can do to make sure you and your family are properly buckled up every time. The Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau want to remind all drivers of the importance of seat belt use. Buckle up; phone down!
Media contact: Genie Sterbenz, GTSB Program Administrator (515) 725-6121.
To enroll in the DPS E-mail Notification system simply log on to https://dpsemailnotify.iowa.gov and follow the instructions to enroll as a new user.
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
April 30, 2021
On April 30, 2021, at approximately 0614hrs, Fremont County Deputies were notified of a male who was taken by a private vehicle to an area hospital who was possibly involved in a motor vehicle accident at an unknown location in Fremont County. Deputies, along with Iowa DNR Officers, Iowa State Patrol Troopers and an airplane with the Iowa State Patrol assisted with the search.
Deputies were later contacted at approximately 0944hrs, by the male’s family members, who located the vehicle, partially submerged in the East Nishnabotna River, in the 3100 block of 250th Street, west of Riverton.
Rescue workers discovered two occupants, Somia Moore, age 29 and Jonathan Lee O’Hearn age 19, both of Hamburg, Iowa, deceased inside the vehicle.
The driver, Duane Johnathaon Mickael Stuck, age 21 of Hamburg, Iowa, was placed under arrest for two counts of Homicide by Vehicle, (OWI) Class B Felonies, and one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, resulting in Death, a Class D Felony.
The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the accident.
The Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Nebraska City Police Department, Riverton Fire and Rescue, Hamburg Fire and Rescue, Sidney Rescue, Benefiel Towing, and the Midwest Regional Dive Team assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the call.
The investigation is ongoing at this time and more charges are pending.
Stuck
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
April 22, 2021
On 04/22/2021 at approximately 2221hrs, deputies were called to Linden Court in Tabor for a Hit and Run Accident. A witness advised the vehicle struck a parked motor vehicle and then fled the scene. Deputies were advised a caller was following the vehicle from the scene. Deputies located the vehicle on Main Street of Randolph.
The driver, Christopher Miller, age 26 of Sidney, Iowa was placed under arrest for OWI 2nd Offense, No Valid DL, No Insurance, and striking an unattended vehicle.
Miller is being held on a $2,000 bond at the Fremont County Jail. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Fremont County K9 Unit responded to the call.
Miller
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
Press Release
April 18, 2021
On 04/18/2021 a Fremont County Deputy was on a traffic stop when a silver Nissan Xterra failed to move over and slow down. The Deputy at the traffic stop notified other deputies with a description of the vehicle. A Fremont County Deputy was able to locate the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the 3700 Block of Highway 2. The vehicle led deputies on a short pursuit with speeds reaching 80 miles per hour, ending with the arrest of WILLIAM JOSEPH ESTELLE, age 45 of Riverton, Iowa.
ESTELLE is charged with Eluding, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. ESTELLE was later charged with Violation of Parole.
Fremont County Deputies were assisted by the Page County Sheriff’s Office and the Shenandoah Police Department.
Estelle
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty
