(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a total of five arrests occurred between August 9th and the 23rd. Last Friday (8/23), Deputies in Adams County arrested 33-year-old Frank Sylvester Mills, Jr., of Merathon, NY. Mills was taken into custody at around 6:30-p.m. on an active warrant for Failure To Appear (FTA) on a previous, Domestic Abuse Assault, charge. Mills also had a second active warrant for Harboring a Runaway.  He was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.

At around 1:20-p.m. on August 19th, Adams County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Jeffery Whitt, of Villisca, following a traffic stop for a window tint violation. Whitt was found to allegedly be in possession of marijuana. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS)  3rd offense, and held in the Adams County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond, until seen by a magistrate.

On August 11th, deputies arrested Noble John Murren, of Creston, for OWI/1st offense, and Driving Under Suspension. He was booked into the Adams County Jail and held on a $1,300 cash bond, until seen by the magistrate.

And, on August 9th, Deputies in Adams County conducted a traffic stop at Highway 148 & 200th Street. The driver of the vehicle, 27-year-old Aaron Johnson, of Creston, was arrested for PCS (A serious misdemeanor), and Possession of drug paraphernalia. His passenger, 34-year-old Tonya Tindle, of Creston, was arrested for PCS (A Class-D Felony), and possession of paraphernalia.

Adams County Deputies were assisted during their investigation, by Adams County K9 “Midge.”

Sheriff’s disclaimer: “Any potential charges identified above are merely allegations, and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”