In Iowa County District Court

MARENGO — Taylor Elaine Sullivan, 29, of Altoona, was charged April 24 in Iowa County District Court with possession of a controlled substance, second offense.

Dylan Conrad Hamilton, 51, of Des Moines, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance (meth), first offense, in the same incident.

According to court documents, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department stopped a 2010 Volkswagen driven by Hamilton at F52 Trail and M Avenue at 9:34 p.m. April 23 for going 69 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone.

Sullivan was a passenger in the vehicle.

During the stop, the sheriff’s deputy noticed a glass pipe in an open pocket of a backpack on the backseat, a document filed with the court says. The deputy searched the backpack and found six syringes, an electronic scale, a second glass pipe and a small bag of white crystals that tested positive for methamphetamine.

According to the sheriff’s deputy, Hamilton at first said the backpack was his but later said it belonged to Sullivan.

A bag on the passenger side of the front floor board contained three syringes, another glass pipe and white power residue that tested positive for meth, according to the deputy’s report. The pipe had Sullivan’s name on it, the report said.

Sullivan fled on foot and could not be found right away, even with the help of a drone. She was located hiding in a ditch about 4:56 a.m. April 24, according to the deputy’s report.

Hamilton pleaded not guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia. A non-jury trial is set for Sept. 2 at 9:30 a.m.

Sullivan faces additional charges of interfering with official acts and possession of drug paraphernalia and pleaded guilty to those charges. A non-jury trial is set for Sept. 2 at 9:30 a.m.

Austin James Rozanske, 24, of Cedar Rapids, was charged April 24 with driving while his license is denied, suspended, canceled or revoked. He was stopped by Iowa State Patrol April 14 at 9:47 p.m. on Interstate 80 east, mile marker 222.5.

Rozanske was also charged with driving 87 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone.

John Robert George, 51, of Marengo, was charged April 26 with driving while his license is denied, suspended, canceled or revoked. Williamsburg police stopped George April 19 at 8:48 p.m. on 240th Street.

Brenda William Hartwig, 24, of Amana, was charged April 27 with driving while her license is denied, suspended, canceled or revoked. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Department stopped Hartwig at 11 p.m. April 24 at 220th Trail and 38th Avenue.

Imla Alvarenga, 27, of Waukee, was charged April 28 with driving while her license is denied, canceled or revoked. Williamsburg police stopped Alvarenga April 27 at 8:56 p.m. on the ramp from Iowa 149 north to Interstate 80 west.

Kennedy Nicole White, 21, of Brooklyn, was charged April 27 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after being stopped for speeding April 27 at 10:23 a.m. on I-80 west bound near mile marker 208.

An Iowa County sheriff’s deputy smelled marijuana, and White admitted White had about a quarter of an ounce in the passenger floorboard, according to the report filed with the court.

The deputy found an ounce of marijuana, two containers of cannabidiol, a wax burner used to ingest THC wax and a container of white powder that tested positive for cocaine, according to the court report.

White also had a THC vape in her pocket, the court document says.

White faces additiiona charges of possession cannabidiol, first offense; possession of marijuana, first offense; and possession of another controlled substance, first offense. She was cited for speeding at 88 mph.

Justin Robert Anderson, 41, of Story City, was charged April 27 with driving while his license is revoked. He was taken into custody by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department about 7:30 a.m. April 27 near mile marker 224 on I-80.

Anderson was stopped for tinted windows, and a search showed that his license had been revoked from March 3 to April 29, 2025 for failing an OWI tests, according to a document filed with the court.

The charge was dismissed April 29 after Iowa County Assistant Attorney Tim Dille said the OWI conviction had been filed in error and had been rescinded.

Anderson was cited for having a dark windshield.