In the Iowa District Court in and for Jackson County

On November 13th, at 6:15pm, a Maquoketa Officer Ronald Paulsen, was dispatched to Cornell Avenue of a report of the Defendant, Bryan Roden, of Maquoketa, being inside the shed on multiple warrants. When the officer arrived and opened the door of the shed, the Defendant was sitting in a lawn chair next to a cabinet with a mirror on top cutting lines of meth with a razor, and straws used to snort the drug. The Defendant admitted it was meth and the substance was his. The substance was tested and tested positive for meth, and weighed less than one gram. The defendant is charged with possession of controlled substance–2nd offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On November 13th, the Defendant, Russell Ryan, of Zwingle, is charged with failure to affix drug stamp, keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance, dominion/control of firearms/ offensive weapon by felon, possession of controlled substance-marijuana- 3rd or subsequent, controlled substance  violation, unlawful possession of prescription drug, and used or expired drug tax stamp, from an incident which occurred on  January 1st, 2024 at 6:20pm. The Jury Trial is re-set for January 13th, 2025 at 9am at the Jackson County Courthouse.