A Greenfield man faces charges from a traffic stop in April.  28 year old Aaron Joseph Pearson was charged with Operating While under the Influence 1st Offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1st, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs.

The charges were filed after toxicology reports came back from the state lab.

The original incident began with a traffic stop on April 25 when deputies clocked his sedan on Stuart Road in Adair County doing 79 mph in a 55 mph zone.  The deputy reported smelling marijuana and Pearson admitted to smoking recently.  A search of the vehicle uncovered a grinder and pipe, 2 glass meth pipes, a sealed plastic bag with a crystalline substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, An orange prescription bottle with no label that contained green leafy plant material and two prescription pills.  A urine sample revealed meth in Pearson’s and that the crystalline substance was meth.

Pearson was cited and released.

On August 26th, 28 year old Rebecca Labertew of Des Moines was charged after a traffic stop in Stuart.  When questioned, Labertew admitted to deputies that she had marijuana.  A marijuana pipe was found during a search of the vehicle.  Labertew was released after being charged for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and was given a written warning for Unlawful use of a License. The driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old Justin Fitzmier, of Mound City, Missouri, admitted to possessing THC wax and a glass pipe with plastic on the outside that had residue on it consistent with smoking THC wax.  Fitzmier was released after being charged for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and given warnings for Not having a Valid Driver’s License, Open Container and Improper Rear Lamp.

Also, on August 21st, 62 year old Joseph Skiles of Ardmore, Oklahoma was arrested for Theft 5th Degree.  Skiles is charged with taking a bottle of vodka from the Caseys General Store in Adair.  He was held on $300 cash or surety bond.