(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two people were arrested on separate charges last week. On Sept. 22nd, Deputies arrested 50-year-old James Jeremy Button, of Winterset, on an Adair County warrant for Theft in the 1st Degree. The warrant was the result of work he was supposed to have completed on a residence that sustained tornado damage in 2024.

Over the course of a little more than four months, Button and the resident conversed about the work that needed to be done, according to the Sheriff’s report. In January 2025, Button and the Adair County resident agreed on a proposal for work on the roof of the residence, for an amount in excess of $14,460.That amount was later amended to $19,453, and included work on the residents’ roof and exterior of the home. Two checks written to Button – separate down-payments for the two, separate projects – cleared the bank, but Button failed to complete the work he had agreed to. Button was ordered by the resident’s attorney to repay $22,478, but failed to reply to the demand letter. James Button was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.

On September 25th, Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31-year-old Chu Taia Marika Kei Brown, of Des Moines, on an Adair County warrant for Failure To Appear in court on Jan. 31, 2025, on the original charge of Violation of Probation. Brown – who was picked up from the Polk County Jail – was transported to the Adair County Jail. She was being held on a $1,000 bond.