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3 arrested in Adair County over the past week

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July 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three recent arrests. Friday afternoon (July 14), 40-year-old Stacy Jean Quakenbush, of Aburn, NE, was arrested after Deputies picked her up in Nebraska. Quakenbush was wanted on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation (FTA 5/12/23 for her Probation Violation Hearing). She remains held in the Adair County Jail without bond, until seen by a Magistrate.

At around 10:16-p.m. Wednesday (July 12), Adair County Deputies arrested 24-year-old Jesse Christopher Christensen, of Creston, following a traffic stop near Orient. Following an investigation to his erratic driving, Christensen was charged with OWI/2nd offense. Inside the vehicle, the Deputy observed an open, half-empty can of beer. Christensen reportedly had blood shot eyes and slurred speech. A PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) registered Christensen’s breath alcohol content was over the legal limit. He refused a blood specimen after implied consent, failed a field sobriety test and had an impaired balance. Christensen was released the following day on a $2,000 cash or surety bond, with 10% acceptable.

And, on July 9th at around 8:14-p.m., Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34-year-old Michael David Crigger, of Greenfield. He was taken into custody in Greenfield, on a Union County warrant, and turned over to Union County Sheriff’s Deputies.