(Greenfield, Iowa) – Two men from Nebraska were arrested last Tuesday afternoon on drug and theft charges, in Adair. According to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, Police in Adair responded to the Kum & Go in Adair at around 3:20-p.m., for a reported Theft. The Officer viewed in-store surveillance video of the suspects, who were later identified as 56-year-old Jackie E. Richardson, and 47-year-old Lloyd Eugene Scaife, both of Omaha, allegedly stealing bottles of liquor. The store manager said the men drove in a white Tahoe to the Relax Inn Suites, located near the convenience store.

The Adair Police Officer showed employees at the motel pictures of the suspects, who were positively identified. The men were said to have been doing work on the business’ air conditioning. Both suspects were located. Inside their vehicle was a bag of marijuana on the center console. Scaife and Richardson were taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Theft in the 5th Degree. They were each later released on a $1,300 cash or surety (C/S) bond.

On July 3rd, 24-year-old Dennis Blake Eddy, of Orient, was arrested in Orient at around 2:24-a.m. He was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense, with a Breath Alcohol Content reading of .114%. Eddy was arrested following an investigation into an accident on S. School Street, in Orient. He was also cited for Failure to Maintain Control, and later released on a $1,000 C/S bond.

And, on July 7th, 30-year-old Shane SIM Black, of Lacona, Iowa, was arrested by an outside agency, on an Adair County felony warrant for Violation of Probation. He was released the following day on a $5,000 c/s bond.