(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two, weekend arrests. Sunday evening, 38-year-old Thomas Allen Doherty, of Casey, was arrested by Police in Stuart, for Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS)/3rd or subsequent offense, and Driving While Barred.

His arrest occurred after a Stuart Police Officer saw a vehicle known to be drive by Doherty, in the McDonald’s drive-thru. The officer knew from past experience, the Doherty was barred from driving. He spoke with Doherty inside the restaurant and placed him into custody. A Stuart K9 Officer and his partner was requested to search Doherty’s vehicle. After the K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, a search resulted in the recovery of  a wooden box that contained residue of a green, leafy substance. A small, plastic box was also found, that had a glass pipe inside of it, along with a small plastic baggie with a substance that the Officer believed to be methamphetamine.

Doherty had been previously convicted on PCS charges in Guthrie County. He was transported to the Adair County Jail and released a short-time later on a $7,000 cash or surety bond.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 18-year-old Treiton Sickolm Lee, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police at around 4-a.m. on Saturday. He was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault-Injury/1st offense, following an incident involving Lee, his younger brother, and mother. Lee was transported to the Adair County Jail and is being held on a $2,000 cash-only bond.