Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two people were arrested on separate assault charges last week. On July 24th, 27-year old Ashley Dawn Salazar, of Adair, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault for allegedly striking a person and putting them in a choke hold. Salazar was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond or surety. On July 28th, 41-year old Elmer Lee Harwell, of Bedford, was arrested by Stuart Police for Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd offense. He was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 29-year old Matthew Lee Richards, of Fontanelle, and 26-year old Nathalie Urioste, of Omaha, were arrested on separate, OWI/1st offense charges, July 24th. Richards was cited for the offense and released, while Urioste was later released on bond.

48-year old Floyd Richard Coombes, of Thayne, WY., was arrested Saturday evening near Stuart, for a Prescription Drug Violation. Coombes was being held in the Adair County Jail on $1,000 bond.

35-year old Jennifer Marie Woollums, of Osceola, and formerly of Greenfield, was arrested July 25th in Adair County, on an Adair County warrant associated with Child Support payments. Woollums was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash only bond.

Also on July 25th, 20-year old Antione Luckett, Jr., of Ottumwa, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol on Interstate 80 in Adair County. Luckett, Jr. was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, Providing False Identification Information, and he was cited for Speeding. Luckett pled guilty to the Adair County charges, was sentenced to time served, and held on separate warrants issued by the Ottumwa Police Department. He was later released to the custody of Ottumwa Police.