Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports a Cass County man was arrested on drug and other charges Oct. 3rd following a traffic stop on Highway 92 at Cedar Avenue, in Bridgewater. 35-year old Brian Harold Eilts, of Massena, was charged with Driving While Barred, possessing drug paraphernalia (2 meth pipes), and two counts of possession of a controlled substance (meth and marijuana)/3rd or subsequent offense. Eilts was also cited for fraudulent use of registration and operating a vehicle without registration card or plate. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

The Sheriff reports 31-year old John Lyle VanScoy, of Bridgewater, was arrested Oct. 5th for Eluding – speed 25mph over the limit, and Driving while barred, on a Sept. 6th Adair County warrant for Eluding – speed over 25 & Driving While Barred, and for three counts of Failure to Obey a Stop sign & yield the right of way. VanScoy was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail on the warrant. Bond on the other offenses was set at $4,000.

And, 45-year old Curtis Paul Hoch, of Adair, was arrested Sunday night (Oct. 7th) in Adair, for Driving While License Denied or revoked for OWI. He was released from custody the following day on a $1,000 bond. In other news from the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year old Elizabeth Rene Clayton, of Lenox, was cited for Driving Under Suspension, Oct. 4th in Bridgewater. And, 59-year old Christopher Sanger, of Ankeny, was cited in Greenfield for Driving While Barred and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (marijuana and meth smoking devices). Sanger and Clayton were issued their citations and then released from the scene of their infractions.