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Xander Geeting, 18, of Creston, was taken into custody 2:24 p.m. Dec. 1 at his residence on a Union County warrant for the charges of two counts of child endangerment - serious injury.
According to a Creston Police report, on Oct. 19 Creston Police were made aware of a two-month-old baby being transferred by LifeFlight from Greater Regional Hospital to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines due to a head injury. Officers established Geeting was in sole custody and care of the baby when the injury occurred.
Geeting told officers that he was angry about cleaning the house and having a fussy child around and angrily picked up the baby from the swing it was in, which created a substantial risk to the physical, mental or emotional health or safety of the baby. While removing the baby from the swing, Geeting said the baby struck its head on the corner of the TV stand.
Geeting admitted he picked the baby up “fast and too aggressively” and the baby hit its head with “quite a bit of force” on the stand. The baby’s health began declining during the evening of Oct. 17, but he failed to seek medical care for the baby until Oct. 19, knowing the baby had sustained a serious injury and his condition declined only after the injury occurred. By the time medical attention was sought, the child was fully unresponsive.
Geeting was transported to the Union County Jail and held on $20,000 cash or surety bond.
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Lafi K. Alaqraba, 31, of Lakeville, Minnesota, was taken into custody 12:58 a.m. Dec. 3 at Mills Street and Sumner Avenue on the charge of OWI, first offense.
According to a Creston Police report, at approximately 12:25 a.m. officers observed a 2021 Ford F150 westbound on Adams Street traveling 55 mph in a 25 mph zone. As officers caught up to the truck, now on Sumner Avenue, the truck made an illegal u-turn near Russell Street and proceeded northbound.
A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, identified as Alaqraba, who had bloodshot, watery eyes. The odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected coming from the vehicle. Alaqraba admitted to officers he had had a few drinks. He consented to field sobriety testing, which showed multiple validated clues of impairment and a PBT result indicated a BrAC of over .08%.
Alaqraba was transported to the Union County Law Enforcement Center where he consented to provide a sample for chemical testing. The result of the test indicated a BAC of .097%.
Alaqraba was released from the Union County Jail after posting $1,000 cash or surety bond.
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David J. Richman, 42, of Creston, was taken into custody 11:05 a.m. Dec. 3 at the intersection of Mills and Elm streets on a Union County warrant for the charges of failure to appear on the original charges of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, third or subsequent offense and possession of a controlled substance - marijuana, third or subsequent offense.
According to a Union County District Court document, Richman was ordered to appear Dec. 1 for a pretrial conference on the original charges and did not.
Richman was transported to the Union County Jail and held on $5,000 cash or surety bond.
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Chevy V. Sauer, 34, of Greenfield, was taken in to custody 1:38 p.m. Dec. 3 at Elm and Summit streets on the charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, third or subsequent offense and driving while barred.
According to a Creston Police report, at approximately 12:25 p.m., a 2005 Hyundai was observed by officers northbound on Elm Street with a taillight out. The vehicle registration was ran and found to have expired in 2020.
A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, identified as Sauer, who was found to have a barred driver’s license. Creston Police K-9 Baxo assisted during the stop and completed an open-air sniff around the vehicle resulting in a positive alert. A probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in officers locating multiple syringes containing a liquid which field tested positive for methamphetamine and multiple baggies containing a crystalline residue, which also tested positive for methamphetamine.
Sauer was transported to the Union County Jail and held on $7,000 cash or surety bond.