2 arrested on warrants in Adair County

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March 2nd, 2026 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, IA) – Two people were arrested on separate warrants in Adair County, last week. According to Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, 28-year-old Taylor Kay Flanery, of Greenfield, was arrested Feb. 27th at the Courthouse in Greenfield, on an Adair County Felony warrant for Assault on persons in certain occupations w/bodily injury, and removing a radio from an Officer w/Intent. Those charges were with regard to an incident that occurred Jan. 12th, at a residence in the 400 block of SW Jackson Street, in Greenfield.

Vandewater says when a Greenfield Police Officer and Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to take Flanery into custody, she allegedly began to resist arrest by throwing her arms erratically. In the process, she struck the Officer and Deputy with closed and open-handed punches, as well as multiple kicks to the face and body of the Deputy’s microphone, and spit into the face and eyes of the Police Officer. The report states that while they were attempting to secure Flanery into a law enforcement vehicle, she allegedly grabbed the Officer’s radio and refused to let go. The Officer suffered injuries during the altercation. Flanery was also arrested on a Dallas County warrant for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order. She was later released on a $10,000 cash or surety bond.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 40-year-old Douglas Edward Woodward, of Pleasant Hill, IA, was arrested Feb. 28th at Highway 25 and the Guthrie County line. He was taken into custody on an Adair County warrant for Driving While Barred. Woodward was later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

And, on Feb. 23rd, 49-year-old Shane Edwin Davis, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police, for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. Davis was released the same day on a $2,000 cash/surety bond.