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2 arrested on drug charges in Adams County

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October 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports there were five recent arrests.

Two men from Corning were arrested on separate drug charges:  62-year-old Duane Edmund Higgins was arrested October 6th, for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)/1st Offense. Higgins was transported to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,000 bond. And, 46-year-old Gene Baucom was arrested October 21st, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). Baucom was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,300 cash bond.

Others arrested in Adams County include:

34-year-old Matthew Dalyne Gaede, of Wisconsin, who was arrested October 18th on an active Adams County warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order. Gaede was transported to the Adams County Jail and held without bond.

28-year-old Amanda Ruth Gaede, of Corning, was arrested October 18th for Aiding and Abetting Violating a No Contact Order. Gaede was transported to the Adams County Jail and held without bond.

And, 36-year-old Kevin James Jungers, of Lenox, was arrested October 23rd for Driving While Barred. Jungers was transported to the Adams County Jail where he was held on $2,000 cash bond or sees the Magistrate.

“Any potential criminal charges identified above are merely allegations and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”