• Hannah Mary Lynn Arends was issued a one-year probation deferred judgment on a third-degree theft charge Wednesday. She also was issued a $625 civil penalty.
• Cody P. Breeden of Mitchellville appeared in court Wednesday, and a misdemeanor escape charge against him was dismissed.
• Corey L. Gillespie, 36, of Newton pleaded guilty to an operating while intoxicated charge Wednesday. He was fined $1,250 and was sentenced to two days in the Jasper County Jail. Court documents indicate he may complete 48 hours of an OWI program in lieu of jail time.
• Michael L. Schroeder, 25, of Newton pleaded guilty to a driving while license revoked charge Wednesday. Schroeder was fined $1,000 and was sentenced to two days in the Jasper County Jail.