Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three arrests took place last week in his county. On Friday, 28-year old Colleen Nicole Denton, of Greenfield, was arrested on Adair County felony warrants for Violation of Probation and Contempt of Court for failure to be fingerprinted. Denton was being held in the Adair County Jail on a total of $5,100 cash or surety bond.

On Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 46-year old Kevin Jay Giles, of Orient, was taken into custody on a warrant out of Union County. Giles was turned over to authorities in Union County. That same day, 58-year old Steven Eric Vriezelaar, of Des Moines, was arrested on Highway 25 near Greenfield, following a traffic stop. A deputy smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, a 2003 Toyota Camry.

Vriezelaar admitted marijuana and a pipe for smoking were in the car. Both were seized into evidence. Vriezelaar was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/marijuana – 2nd offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports also, two men from Creston were cited Jan. 14th and then released from the scene of their offense. Citations for Driving Under Suspension were handed out to 18-year old Alexzander Samuel Edward Stiers, and 23-year old Jeffrey Dewane Ott.