For the Record - Thursday, January 8th, 2026

Fort Madison Police Report
1/7/26 - 7:34 AM - Fort Madison police responded to a report of a no injury accident in the 2700 block of Avenue K. 
1/7/26 - 7:40 AM - Fort Madison police responded to a report of a hit and run in the 1500 block of Avenue E. 
1/7/26 - 2:41 PM - Fort Madison police responded to a report of larceny and theft in the 1800 block of Avenue H. 
1/7/26 - 3:12 PM - Fort Madison police responded to a report of larceny and theft in the 6000 block of Avenue O. 
1/7/26 - 9:02 PM - Fort Madison police arrested John Lewis Peterson, 55, of Burlington at 2nd Street and Avenue B on a charge of driving while barred. He was held in Lee County Jail. 

Keokuk Police Report
1/6/26 - 4:13 PM - Keokuk police responded to a report of vandalism in the 300 block of Main Street. 
1/6/26 - 4:35 PM - Keokuk police arrested Thurman Purdiman III, 34, of Keokuk in the 300 block of Main Street on charges of interference with a correctional officer causing bodily injury. He was held in Lee County Jail. 
1/6/26 - 4:51 PM - Keokuk police responded to a report of larceny and theft in the 3100 block of Main Street.
1/6/26 - 9:03 PM - Keokuk police responded to a report of a burglary in the 300 block of Boulevard Street. 
1/6/26 - 9:56 PM - Koekuk polcie arrested Matthew Alexander Miller, 21, of Keokuk in the 2300 block of McKinley Avenue on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held in Lee County Jail. 
1/7/26 - 4:15 AM - Keokuk police cited Heather Joy Lefler, 46, of Keokuk in the 900 block of Johnson Street Road on a charge of driving under suspension. 
1/7/26 - 1:19 PM - Keokuk police arrested Bryan Allen Jones, 32, of Keokuk in the 700 block of Blondeau Street on two warrants for failure to appear and contempt of court. He was held in Lee County Jail. 
1/8/26 - 1:52 AM - Keokuk police cited Ashley Renee Lawson, 38, of Keokuk in the 700 block of Concert Street on a charge of driving under suspension. 
1/8/26 - 5:49 AM - Keokuk police arrested Robert Douglas McNitt Jr., 61, of Keokuk in the 1300 block of Main Street on a warrant for failure to appear and contempt of court. She was held in Lee County Jail. 

Lee County Sheriff's Report
1/08/26 - 12:55 - Lee County Sheriff's deputies arrested Billy Jack Dewein, 48, of West Point, at the N. Lee County Courthouse, on a charge of violation of probation. He was held in Lee County Jail.
1/08/26 - 10:05 a.m. - Lee County Sheriff's deputies arrested Matthew Dalton Fowler, 48, of Keokuk, at the sheriff's office, on a charge of failure to appear. He was held in Lee County Jail.

Those listed above are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.