Reports from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office 

Terri Perry, age 35, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 on an unspecified warrant.

Jason Loftsgard, age 37, of Calmar was charged with child endangerment at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 in the 500 block of Elm Street in Calmar. A criminal complaint said the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office was called to a disturbance at that location. Deputies observed evidence of past physical abuse, and Loftsgard admitted to previously slapping one of his minor children. He was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 4:35 p.m. the same day.

Matthew Henning, age 49, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 to serve two consecutive days.

Trisha Kountkofsky, age 41, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 to await transport.

Sarah Thomas, age 29, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with official acts and possession of a controlled substance — first offense — at approximately 4:02 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 near the intersection of Highway 24 and Easy Road in Fort Atkinson. The Calmar Police Department received a report of Thomas trespassing on the South Winneshiek High School grounds, and a Winneshiek County Sheriff’s deputy stopped Thomas’ vehicle some time later. Thomas was found to be in possession of marijuana, a pipe and a marijuana grinder, and she was arrested. A criminal complaint said Thomas “asked deputies to shoot her and attempted to run into traffic.” She also refused to walk to the deputy’s patrol vehicle and had to be restrained after “banging her head off the cage of the patrol car.” Thomas was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 5:20 p.m. the same day.

Zachary Polete, age 31, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 12:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 to serve seven consecutive days. 

Paige Cota, age 28, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 7:40 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 on the charge of domestic abuse/assault. 

Hunter Youngblood, age 22, was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 on an arrest/bench warrant. 

An Elgin teen was cited for failure to maintain control and possession of alcohol under the legal age after a single vehicle accident Sunday, Sept, 29 south of Ossian. A report from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office said 18-year-old Ajalyn Raeanna Marie Folsom was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Trail Blazer westbound on 185th Avenue around 9:30 p.m. that day and “failed to traverse a curve to the south. The vehicle entered a ditch and struck a tree. Folsom was taken to WinnMed by ambulance with several injuries, the report said. A 17-year-old male passenger reported injuries but refused medical treatment, according to the report. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $5,500.

A Carpenter man reported possible injuries after a single vehicle accident Saturday, Sept. 28 on County Road B32. A report from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office said 47-year-old Jerry Lee Bublitz was driving a 2006 Harley Davidson east along the road  and hit loose gravel near the intersection of 227th Avenue. The motorcycle slid into the ditch, and Bublitz was transported to WinnMed by ambulance for possible injuries. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $10,000. 

All people listed may face charges and should be presumed innocent until their case is reviewed through the legal process.

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