In his weekly report on arrests and incidents, Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Monday), said 27-year old Geoffrey Scott Avey, of Casey, was arrested early Friday morning on drug charges. An Adair County Deputy conducted a traffic stop just south of Stuart on a pickup truck. The driver, identified as Avey, was given a warning for a couple of traffic violations, but was arrested following a consent search of the vehicle, after the deputy found a pipe with a white crystallized substance inside. The substance was later confirmed to be meth. Avey was charged with Possession of Drug paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. He was released from custody later in the day Friday, on $1,000 bond.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 62-year old Scott Terrill Remington, of Greenfield, was sentenced last week to 2-years in prison for Violation of Probation in connection to an OWI/2nd offense conviction in Cass County. And, 41-year old Joseph Michael Greathouse, of Massena, was sentenced last week to 5-years in prison at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, after pleading guilty to Theft in the 2nd degree. Greathouse must also pay fines amounting to $825 plus court costs and submit a DNA sample.