Before Judge Fae Hoover-Grinde in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Osman Abukar Hassan, 36, Tama, entered a written Alford Plea to a charge of assault with intent to inflict serious injury. An Alford Plea is not an admission of guilt but recognizes the prosecution likely has enough evidence to obtain a conviction. The defendant received a suspended two-year prison term and a $625 fine was suspended. He was placed on probation for two years, directed to pay the probation enrollment fee, to pay $637 court costs and victim restitution to be determined. Charges of assault causing serious injury, two counts of tampering with a wittiness / juror and false imprisonment were dismissed. Hassan was originally charged on April 8, 2018, with willful injury causing serious injury. He was accused of assaulting a woman victim at an apartment at 4rd and McClellan in downtown Tama by throwing her to the floor, choking her until she lost consciousness and striking her with his fist in her left eye. The victim was hospitalized in Marshalltown then transferred to a Des Moines hospital according to the criminal complaint. Witnesses told arresting Tama Police Officer Neil Frizzell Hassan “was attempting to beat the demon out of the (victim) because she is possessed.” Two other alleged assailants were also charged in the incident. Crystal LeeAnn Aneweer, 35, Montour, received a deferred judgment and was placed on supervised probation to the 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services and directed to pay a $300 supervisory fee .She was assessed a civil penalty, a law enforcement initiative surcharge and court costs totaling $755. She had entered a written guilty plea on Nov. 26, 2018. Aneweer was charged on Oct. 18, 2018, in the 200 block of East Broad Street, Montour, after allowing her husband to tie up a child with zip ties “to teach the child a lesson and show (the child) what jail was like” according to the criminal complaint. The charge was filed by Tama County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Quandt.

Before District Court Judge Paul D. Miller: Justin Daniel Brekke, 42, Garwin, entered a written plea of guilty to a charge of domestic abuse assault. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for any time already served and the sentence to run concurrently with those imposed in two other cases and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $782. Brekke was charged on Oct. 2, 2018, in the 100 block of Center Street, Garwin, for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend by striking her with his fists, pushing her down, dumping a garbage can on her and attempting to wrap a bag around her head. The victim suffered a swollen face, blood lip and what records state “a lot of pain.:” The charge was filed by Tama County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Quandt. Tama Co. Magistrate Court

Before Magistrate Richard Vander Mey:

The case of Meskwaki Nation Tribal Police concerning a charge of possession of controlled substance against a 54-year-old Des Monies person was dismissed. The court ruled, “The Defendant appears for preliminary hearing. No witnesses for the prosecution appear. The undersigned has reviewed the citation and notes that the Defendant was not charged with possessing any particular controlled substance but is charged with possessing a “controlled substance.” This is seriously deficient and does not give the Court any basis for proceeding forward with the case. This case is dismissed. Costs are taxed to the Meskwaki Nation.” The complaint field by Meskwaki Nation Tribal Police alleged video footage showed “the defendant putting a tissue in his pocket and then in the garbage. We located a controlled substance in a tissue. The tissue was found in the garbage.” The action took place at 8:52 p.m. on Jan. 20 according to the citation.

Guilty pleas, fine and court costs. Agency filing charge(s)- Leticia Garcia, 36, Toledo, public intoxication $243. Tama Police Before Magistrate Ann Kuhter:

Guilty pleas, fine and court costs. Agency filing charge(s)-

Michael Randolph Miles,43, address of Tama and Toledo, 5th degree theft- check on closed account- deferred judgement, unsupervised probation, $60 court costs; restitution was paid to Ace Hardware. Tama Police