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Crawford County Court Denies Dismissal Motions for Sioux City Man Facing 41 Felony Charges

A Sioux City man accused of 41 felony offenses, including forgery, kidnapping, and assault, remains in custody after prosecutors repeatedly denied his motions to dismiss the charges.
Court records from Crawford County District Court identify the suspect as 51-year-old Chance Cinjin Michaels, who was arrested in 2023 following allegations of stalking a woman. Authorities say Michaels allegedly tracked the victim using a GPS device on her car, appeared at her workplace, and maintained contact through various phone numbers and email addresses.
The situation escalated on April 2, 2023, when Michaels allegedly forced his way into the victim's apartment, restrained her with handcuffs, and used a taser on her six to seven times. Witnesses also reported seeing him armed with a knife.
A subsequent search of Michaels' vehicle reportedly uncovered numerous credit cards, Social Security cards, and out-of-state driver’s licenses bearing his photo but displaying other individuals' information.
Michaels now faces a wide array of charges, including second-degree kidnapping while armed with a dangerous weapon (a Class B felony), second-degree burglary (a Class C felony), going armed with intent, assault causing serious injury, 37 counts of forgery (all Class D felonies), possession of burglary tools (an aggravated misdemeanor), and possession of a controlled substance (a serious misdemeanor).
Despite multiple failed attempts to have the charges dismissed, Michaels is scheduled for a jury trial on June 17. If convicted on all counts, he could face a maximum sentence of 258 years in prison.
Now rewrite this story: A Carroll man faces multiple charges for allegedly stealing a car and assaulting a police officer over the weekend. According to the Carroll Police Department, 32-year-old Asher Dodd Herrin was arrested on Saturday in connection with two separate incidents. Court records show Herrin was charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, an aggravated misdemeanor, for driving off with a car parked in the Merchant’s Park lot on Thursday, May 8. Herrin was taken into custody on Saturday after police say he took a hammer without paying from the Carroll Ace Hardware. Authorities attempted to arrest Herrin a few hours later in the 100 block of E 6th Street on the outstanding charges, but he resisted, leading to one of the officers suffering a concussion from hitting his head on a block wall. As a result, Herrin was also booked for assault on persons in certain occupations with intent to cause serious injury, a class D felony, and fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor. As of this (Monday) morning, Herrin remained in custody at the Carroll County jail pending future court appearances.