The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports five arrests over the past week. Three of the arrests took place on Sept. 23rd:

• 41-year old Christopher Dean Harrison, of Greenfield, was arrested for Domestic Assault with Injury, after he allegedly grabbed his 43-year old girlfriend by her shoulder during an argument on August 17th, causing her collar bone to be broken. His arrest was the result of an investigation into the incident, and a visit from law enforcement and DHS personnel, who were looking into an alleged case of child abuse. Harrison was released from custody Sept. 24th on a $1,000 cash or surety bond (C/S Bond).
• 42-year old Jeffrey Lee Simpson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested in Winterset Sept. 23rd, on a warrant out of Johnson County, Kansas, for (Felony) Possession of Methamphetamine/1st offense, Possession of Marijuana and/or THC- 1st offense, and Possession of Drug paraphernalia. Simpson remains held without bond in the Adair County Jail, pending extradition to Kansas.
• and, 40-year old James Bernard Block, of Cumberland, was arrested Sept. 23rd, also in Winterset, for Driving While Barred. He was cited and released at the scene.

On Sept. 21st, 35-year old Christopher Coy Edwin Chaney, of Fontanelle, was arrested by Adair County Deputies, for Domestic Assault, after he allegedly struck a woman in the face during an argument, leaving a bruise under her right eye. Chaney was released the following day on a $1,000 C/S bond.

And, on Sept. 20th, 56-year old Aleatha Sharon Yarrington, of Bridgewater, was arrested for simple Assault in connection with an incident involving her guardian/juvenile grandson. She was released on her Own Recognizance the following afternoon.