(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports numerous arrests from over the past week. A man from Bridgewater was arrested Aug. 7th in Adair County. 23-year-old Randall Lee Dill, III, was arrested on a Cass County warrant and turned over to Cass County Deputies. On the 8th, 39-year-old Dustin Brian Benge, of Greenfield, was arrested after Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle stopped in the middle of Townline Road at around 8:12-a.m.  Upon further investigation, Benge was found slumped over asleep in the driver’s seat. When the Deputy opened the door to speak with the man, he observed an A-R platform weapon next to Benge. Also in the vehicle was a CO2-style pistol and a pellet gun behind the seat. A more through search of the 1975 Chevy pickup resulted in the discovery of numerous needles that contained methamphetamine, and a pipe that contained marijuana.

Benge was arrested for: OWI/2nd offense; Felon in control of a firearm; Unlawful possession of a prescription drug; Poss. of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense; PCS 3rd or greater offense, and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. Benge was released later that same day on a $12,000 bond. Separately, Adair County Deputies arrested 48-year-old Jay Ryan Ladd, of Greenfield, on Aug. 8th, for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order, and False report of an indictable offense to a public entity. He was released later on a $1,300 bond.

On August 9th, 45-year-old Jason Glen Dukes, of Lorimor, was arrested by Stuart Police on a warrant for Violation of Probation, and on a Dallas County warrant for Driving Under Suspension. His total bond was set at $2,300. 36-year-old Samantha Ann Wright, of Creston, was arrested Aug. 9th by Stuart Police, for Driving While Barred. She was issued a citation and released from the scene with a court date.

On Aug. 10th, Police in Adair arrested 35-year-old Michael Allen Leeper, of Adair, for OWI/1st offense. He was cited and released a short time later. On Aug. 11th, 25-year-old Luis David Penaloza Garcia, of Omaha, an inmate at the Adair County Jail, was charged with Assault w/bodily injury, after he allegedly assaulted a fellow inmate without provocation, inside the jail recreation area. Bond on his latest charge was set at $1,000.

Stuart Police arrested 45-year-old Jason Aaron Watson, of Atlantic, on August 13th, following a traffic stop. Watson was charged with OWI/1st offense. He blew a .215% for intoxication during a preliminary breath test, and later registered .172% at the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. Watson was released a short-time later with a citation. And, early Saturday morning (Aug. 13), 21-year-old Kyra Lynn Evans, of Bridgewater, was arrested in Adair County, for OWI/1st offense. She was cited and later released.