Winneshiek County Authorities Release information on Two Injury Accidents and Two arre
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A Calmar teen was injured in a two-vehicle accident involving a Heavy Equipment Maintenance vehicle in Winneshiek County. 16-year old Ethin Harvey Timp was injured in the accident. The accident occurred on July 16th at 7:20am on Valdres Road. Timp was operating a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville and crested a hill and did not have time to stop or avoid colliding with a 2015 Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Maintenance vehicle operated by 25-year old Breckin Thomas Tigges of Calmar. Timp attempted to swerve but collided with the blade on the front. Timp was taken by private vehicle to WinMed Emergency Medical Center. The Timp vehicle received 10-thousand dollars in damage and Tigges was charged with Driving On The Wrong Side of a Two-Way Highway.
A West Union woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Winneshiek County. 82-year old Wanita Geneva Pape was injured in the accident. The accident occurred on July 16th at 8:28am. 57-year old Todd Alan Pape of West Union was operating a 2016 Ford Escape and was behind a dump truck which was decelerating and signaling it was going to turn. Pape began slowing down when he was rear-ended by a 2015 Ford Edge operated by 16-year old Jocelynn Marie Desloover of Fort Atkinson. Wanita Pape was taken by ambulance to the WinnMed Emergency Center for treatment of injuries. Damage totaled 13-thousand dollars. Desloover was charged with Following Too Close.
Date: 7/2/2026
Time: 7:31 pm
Incident/Charge: Simple Misdemeanor Public Intoxication
Location: Winneshiek County Fairgrounds, Decorah, Iowa
Person: Jhett Williams
Address: Dallas Center, Iowa
Age: 24
Incident Details: Deputies responded to the fairgrounds after a report from rodeo staff about a subject that was acting odd. Subsequently, Jhett Williams was arrested and transported to the Winneshiek County Jail for Simple Misdemeanor Public Intoxication.
Date: 7/16/2026
Time: 11:21 p.m.
Incident/Charge: Serious Misdemeanor Driving With a Revoked License and Serious Misdemeanor Possession of Controlled Substance.
Location: Oneota Drive, Decorah, Iowa
Person: Hunter Matthews
Address: Decorah, Iowa
Age: 18
Incident Details: The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop after noticing a vehicle had a rear taillight out. Subsequently, the driver, Hunter Matthews, was arrested and booked into the Winneshiek County Jail for Serious Misdemeanor Driving With a Revoked License and Serious Misdemeanor Possession of Controlled Substance.