Sanborn, Iowa — A call that started out as an accident report ended up as a felony arrest for drugs in Sanborn on Tuesday.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at about 9:10 a.m., the O’Brien County Communications Center received a report of a roll-over accident about a half-mile east of Silver Avenue (or Highway 59) and Highway 18. A Sanborn police officer responded and found the vehicle unoccupied. The Sanborn Officer later found the driver of the roll-over vehicle at the Sanborn Casey’s Convenience store.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver, Amber Lynn Dickinson of Sioux City, informed the Sanborn Officer that she had a passenger named Zach. An O’Brien County Deputy located 23-year-old, Zachary Robert Thomas Hayes, hiding behind Don’s Coop in Sanborn. The deputy found that Hayes was wanted on a $20,000 cash only warrant from Woodbury County for Parole Violation. The deputy arrested Hayes and later found that Hayes was in possession of approximately 180 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office charged Hayes with Possession with the Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine, a class “B” felony; Drug Tax Stamp Violation, a class “D” felony; and Possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor.
Authorities say Hayes appeared before the O’Brien County Magistrate and is being held in the O’Brien County Jail on a $25,000 cash or surety bond for the O’Brien County charges. Hayes is also being held on the Woodbury County Warrant on a $20,000 cash-only bond.
An accident report was filed and Amber Lynn Dickinson was charged with Failure to Maintain
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