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Adair County Sheriff’s report for 5/2/22

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May 2nd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports five arrests took place over the past week. Saturday evening, 49-year-old Robert William Fears, of Fort Collins, Colorado, was arrested at the abandoned/locked Stuart Burger King store, after a door’s window glass was found to be broken, and Fears laying on the floor inside the building. Fears said he went inside to get out of the wind, but denied breaking the glass. He was taken into custody for Criminal Mischief/3rd Degree (Causing $800+ damage), Trespass causing damage, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana-1st offense. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $4,000 cash or surety bond.

At around 12:50-a.m., Saturday, 32-year-old Matthew David Swanson, of Orient, was arrested in Orient for OWI/1st offense. His breath-alcohol tested at .190%. Swanson was later released on a $1,000 bond. Friday night, 38-year-old Erich Sean Johnson, of Casey, was arrested in Adair, for Driving While Barred. He was later released on $2,000 bond. Friday evening, 50-year-old Allen John Sample, of Des Moines, was arrested at mile marker 86 of Interstate 80 in Adair County, after an Adair County Deputy initiated a traffic stop. Sample was arrested for OWI/1st offense and later released on a $1,000 bond.

And, on April 25th, 21-year old Madison LM Hayward, of Calais, Maine, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol, following a traffic stop on a speeding BMW, in which she was a passenger.  The vehicle was stopped on I-80 EB at mile marker 76, for traveling 84 mph in a 70 mph zone. Hayward was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, Poss. of a Controlled Substance/Psilocybin mushrooms, and poss. of drug paraphernalia. She was later released on a $2,300 bond.