The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests:

• On April 2nd, 54-year-old Matthew Eric Browning, of Council Bluffs, was arrested in Adair for Driving Under Suspension and Violation of a No Contact Order. Browning pled guilty to the offenses and completed his court-ordered sentence before being released April 4th.
• On April 1st, 53-year old Dharmendra Champakbhai Patel, of Perry, was arrested at around 5:52-p.m. by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper following a single-vehicle accident on I-80 westbound in Adair County, near mile marker 88. An investigation led to Patel being charged with OWI/1st offense. He was released later that night on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.
• And, at around 11-p.m. on March 29th, 30-year-old Dakota Shane Gaulden, of Orient, was arrested on drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at an apartment in Orient. The probable cause warrant was issued because there was an odor of marijuana coming from the residence.  Gaulden was cited for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 2nd offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was issued a summons to appear in court, and released.