SIDNEY – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office expects an attempted murder charge after shots were fired at a vehicle in Hamburg on Sept. 17.

A sheriff’s office press release says deputies and the Iowa State Patrol took 37-year-old Sonya Holmes of Hamburg into custody. She is suspected of firing a shot at an occupied vehicle during an argument and striking the vehicle.

The press release says she is charged with attempted murder, going armed with intent, domestic abuse and reckless use of a firearm.

The sheriff’s office also reports a 911 call on Sept. 16 of juvenile who had been injured by a firework at a rural residence near Farragut.

The 11-year-old boy was transported with critical injuries to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital and then air lifted to a trauma center in Omaha.

Farragut Fire and Rescue, Shenandoah Fire and Rescue, and the Iowa State Patrol were assisted by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

Here are the sheriff office's press releases:

On September 17, 2023, deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff's Office were called to an address in Hamburg for a report of shots fired and a vehicle was struck by gunfire.

Deputies with the assistance of the Iowa State Patrol and Mills County Sheriff's Office, took Sonya Holmes, age 37, of Hamburg into custody at her residence.

It is alleged that Holmes fired a shot during an argument, striking an occupied vehicle.

Holmes is being charged with:

  • Attempted murder, a Class B Felony
  • Going Armed with Intent, a Class D Felony
  • Domestic Abuse, Use of a Weapon, an Aggravated Misdemeanor
  • Reckless Use of a Firearm, causing Property Damage, an Aggravated Misdemeanor

Holmes is being held without bond pending initial appearance with a Fremont County Magistrate.

 Sheriff Kevin Aistrope 
 Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
 Sidney, Iowa 

Disclaimer: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant
is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty  

 Fremont County Sheriff
 Press Release 
 September 16, 2023

Sheriff Kevin Aistrope Reports:

On September 16, 2023 at approximately 2009hrs, Fremont County received a 911 call of a juvenile who had been injured by a firework at a rural residence near Farragut.

The 11-year-old male was transported with critical injuries to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital and then air lifted to a trauma center in Omaha.

Farragut Fire and Rescue, Shenandoah Fire and Rescue, and the Iowa State Patrol were assisted by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

The incident is under investigation.