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Adair County Sheriff reports 3 arrests

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February 6th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three recent arrests. At around 11:54-p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3rd, Police in Adair arrested 57-year-old Adam Duane Wright, of Boone, following a traffic stop on a vehicle pulling a trailer with no tail lights. The car was pulled over on 5th Street in Adair, while the vehicle was turning onto the I-80 westbound on-ramp.

A subsequent investigation and questioning of Wright, resulted in his arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or subsequent offense – Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Wright was released a $5,000 cash or surety bond the following day.

On Feb. 1st, at around 11:19-p.m., an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested a man in Orient. 35-year-old Corry Donald Johnston, of Des Moines, was arrested for Driving While Barred, providing a False ID to law enforcement, and on a Felony warrant out of Ringgold County. He was released on his Own Recognizance (ROR) on the Adair County charges, and turned over to Ringgold County Deputies. His bond on multiple charges in Ringgold County was set at $15,000.

And, 58-year-old Donald Duane Worth, of Lewis, was picked-up from Cass County in a prisoner swap. Worth was wanted on and Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation. He was released the following day on a $1,000 bond.