On July 27, 2017 at 10:33 p.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Patrick Keith Johnson, 48 of Terril, IA. on a valid Palo Alto County Warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of operating a motor vehicle while barred, a aggravated misdemeanor. Johnson was transported to the Palo Alto County Jail without incident where he is sentenced to serve 10 days in jail and meet with a magistrate judge.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.