On Tuesday, Sept. 24, North Platte Police received information that psilocybin mushrooms were under cultivation in a home in the 2200 block of E. Fifth. 

A search warrant was obtained and served at 2:35 p.m. that afternoon. Three suspects — Dylan Willis, Sevryn Iamurri and Emily McCook — were arrested.

Deputy Police Chief Kendall Allison said the investigation showed Willis, 29, and Iamurri, 32, were growing mushrooms where minor children had unguarded access to them. 

Willis and Iamurri were charged with manufacturing and possession of a controlled substance as well as felony child abuse. McCook, 25, is also charged with child abuse.  All three are in the Lincoln County jail. The children, who did not seem to be harmed, were placed in emergency protective custody with the department of health and human services.

Bonds of $75,000 were set for Willis and Iamurri. McCook is held on a $15.000 bond, according to sheriff’s records. It is Iamurri’s seventh arrest in Lincoln County since July 2019.

Kevin S. Tiller

In other arrests, around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, police went to the 600 block of W. Leota to check out a report of suspicious activity. They contacted Kevin Tiller there.

Tiller, 35, was found to have been in possession of suspected methamphetamine, according to the police report.

He was taken to jail, charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony.  He is held on a $15,000 bond.

Ryan Brown

Around 1:24 p.m. on Saturday,  Sept. 24, police went to the 2100 block of W. 13th to check out a report of a physical disturbance. 

Allison said the investigation indicated that Ryan A. Brown, 41, was the primary aggressor in the assault of his wife.  Witnesses said young children were in the home. 

Brown was charged with domestic assault and child neglect. Also, suspected meth was found on Ryan’s person when he was arrested.

He was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony. 

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