(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two men from Texas are being held in the Adair County Jail on $100,000 each, following their arrest early Friday morning in the 200 block of S. 1st Street, in Greenfield. 31-year-old James Dionte Hood, of College Station, TX, was being held on a $32,000 cash-only bond under a felony Nebraska warrant for Burglary, along with Adair County charges that include Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Ongoing Criminal Conduct. Those charges carry an additional $100,000 cash-only bond. 31-year-old Daron Bernard Livingston, of Houston, TX, was arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglary Tools, Ongoing Criminal Conduct and Interference with Official Acts. His cash-only bond was set at $100,000.

The Sheriff says law enforcement officers were conducting physical surveillance of a Texas plated vehicle in the Greenfield area on July 7th. Officers later identified the driver of the car as James Hood. During the surveillance, officers saw an (at the time) unknown male passenger in the area of Nucara Pharmacy. Hood then parked the car in the Union State Bank parking lot, in Greenfield, and stayed inside the vehicle. The other subject – subsequently identified as Daron Livingston – was seen on the west side of the pharmacy for an extended period of time, during which he allegedly cut a hole into the west wall of the pharmacy and made entry.

As one group of officers approached the pharmacy, another group of officers approached Hood, while he was still inside the vehicle. They knew Hood had an outstanding warrant out of Nebraska for the burglary of a pharmacy in that State which occurred on June 3, 2023. The same technique (cutting a hole in the wall) was used in that robbery, as well. A large amount of narcotics and money were stolen in the Nebraska burglary.

Hood was taken into custody on the warrant. Authorities noted he was wearing an ankle monitor bracelet for being on probation through the Texas Department of Corrections on a drug-related conviction. As the group of officers approached the pharmacy in Greenfield, Livingston eluded officers on foot through the emergency exit in the back door on the south side of the building. The key holder was contacted and met officers at the front of the building. Once inside, officers found a bag containing several burglary tools that assisted with gaining access to the building. It appeared the Livingston left the pharmacy before any drugs were taken.

Authorities say Hood aided and abetted in the burglary with Livingston. They said also, that on July 6th, Special Agent in Charge, Mike Mittan, with the DNE (Dept. of Narcotics Enforcement) and other agents were made aware that Hood was in the Red Oak area, allegedly casing out the Medicap Pharmacy. The same vehicle he was driving was seen in the area for about an hour, but when a Red Oak Police vehicle approached, Hood’s vehicle took off. After Hood’s vehicle was observed in Villisca, near the Stoner’s honeyman drug store. The vehicle then drove south toward Missouri. Officers discontinued surveillance when the vehicle left Iowa.

Special Agent Mittan said Hood is allegedly doing the burglaries on a continuing basis, for financial gain.