The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has issued reports on recent arrests. Early this (Thursday) morning, 25-year old Eduardo Rodriguez-Garcia, of West Valley, Utah, was arrested at a rest stop on Interstate 80 at the 44-mile marker, after deputies were called to conduct a welfare check on a man in a vehicle parked on the southeast corner of the rest area. During the check, authorities determined that Rodriguez-Garcia was transporting narcotics from Utah to North Carolina. The was arrested for possession with intent to distribute, more than 3.3-pounds of methamphetamine, which was seized from the vehicle. He was also charged with a drug tax stamp violation. Along with the meth, deputies seized a cell phone valued at $300.

Late Wednesday evening, 38-year old Jack Richard Griffin, of Atlantic, was arrested in Pott. County for OWI/1st offense, after a deputy stopped a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am Griffin was driving on Highway 83, just east of Avoca. The deputy stopped the car after he observed it traveling west in the eastbound lane, over a hill. As he interviewed Griffin, the deputy suspected the man was under the influence of drugs, because of his actions and physical attributes (including bloodshot/watery eyes, and raised heat bumps on his tongue).

Griffin consented to Standardized Field Sobriety tests (SFST), which indicated he was impaired at or above the legal limit. In addition to the OWI charge, Griffin was cited for failure to provide liability coverage, and speeding. He received a verbal warning for improper use of lanes.A female passenger in the car was also suspected of being under the influence of drugs, but was not charged. She released from the scene after calling for a ride home.