Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports that on September 3rd a Greenfield man was charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury and False Report of Indictable Offense to a Public Entity.  The sheriff says the charges came from an incident that happened on May 13th when deputies, Orient Fire and Rescue, and Adair County EMS were called to the 3300 block of Highway 25 for a motor vehicle collision involving multiple vehicles and cattle on the roadway.  At one point, Orient firefighter 42-year-old Nicholas Eugen Carson reported that someone in a white van had threatened him with a gun.  A Deputy observed that vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.  After speaking with several witnesses who were occupants of the van, it was determined that Carson had tried to open the door of the van and attack the driver after asking the occupants for licenses.  The victim gave consent to search the van and no firearm was found.  The reports states that actions by Carson, Orient’s Assistant Fire Chief, were done without any justification or authority to attempt to remove an occupant from a vehicle.  When asked to provide a written statement or come in for an interview about the incident, Carson declined.

On September 6th, the Adair Police Department arrested 59 year old Arnold Edward Morris of Adair on a warrant for Indecent Exposure.  Morris was held on $2,000 cash or surety bond.

On September 8th, Adair Police arrested 36 year old Austin Curtis Vanlandingham of Adair following a traffic stop.  Vanlandingham was charged with Driving While Barred and Possession of a Controlled Substance and was held on $3,000 cash or surety bond.

Also on September 8th, Greenfield Police arrested 53 year old Jason Dennis Kruse of Lake City at the Adair County Fairgrounds for Public Intoxication.  Bond was set at $300 cash or surety.

And, on September 8th, deputies arrested 49 year old Charles Herbert Abell of Orient on a Union County warrant for Theft 2nd Degree.  Abell was held on $5,000 cash or surety bond.