Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater today (Monday), released his report on arrests and other activities. In the report, it was noted that 56-year old Brian Ray Kunkle, of Fontanelle, was arrested Friday evening following a traffic stop. Authorities had received complaints from another motorist that Kunkle’s 2012 Chevy Silverado was swerving all over Interstate 80. The other driver followed Kunkle as he exited the Interstate at the 88  mile marker and turned south onto Pinewood. The caller said Kunkle pulled off onto the side of the road and turned his lights off at 110th and Pinewood. A State Trooper located the vehicle and Kunkle. The truck’s motor was still running and the lights were off. An investigation and Field Sobriety Test indicated Kunkle had a Preliminary Breath Alcohol Content of .239-percent, or nearly three times the legal limit. Kunkle refused a couple of other tests at the scene and was brought to the Adair County Jail, where chemical tests showed a blood alcohol level of .207-percent, still more than twice the legal limit. He was charged with OWI/1st offense and released a few hours later on $1,000 bond.

Other individuals who were being held in the Adair County include:

• 23-year old Alex Lee Buckner, of Casey, who was arrested Dec. 8th. He was being held in the Adair County Jail until early Sunday morning, for failure to serve time on an earlier sentence, and then released.
• 45-year old Jason Edward Caldwell, of Stuart, was arrested Dec. 6th for failure to serve his full sentence.  He remains held until completion of time served.
• 45-year old Manuel Urbina-Mejia, of Adair, was arrested Dec. 6th on a warrant out of Polk County. He was transferred to their custody Dec. 6th.
• 38-year old Joseph Allen Bloom, of Des Moines, was arrested Dec. 5th. He was being held on a Department of Corrections warrant out of Polk County for being an escapee. Bloom was transferred to the custody of Polk County Deputies.
• 27-year old Dakota Shane Gaulden, of Orient, was arrested Dec. 5th on a Union County warrant, and held in the Adair County Jail until being transferred to Union County.
• And, 38-year old Joshua Michael Escritt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Dec. 3rd and held in the Adair County Jail on a warrant for Pottawattamie County. He was released to their custody Dec. 4th.