The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested on drug charges last week. 34-year old Robert J. Etzen, II, of Pleasant Hill, and 28-year old Natasha Lee Cain, of Marshalltown, were arrested at around 3:30-a.m. March 11th by Stuart Police, following a traffic stop. The officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from the 2004 Pontiac Grand Am. The driver, Natasha Cain, was asked to come back to the patrol vehicle for questioning, and at that time, the Officer could smell the odor of marijuana coming from her person. Cain admitted to having smoked pot just prior to the traffic stop, and that there was a marijuana roach near the front driver’s seat.

Also in the car, were Cain’s two minor children, another minor female who claimed to be Cains’ niece, and an adult male, Robert Etzen, II. When Ezten consented to be searched, the Officer found a small plastic baggy with a blue pill inside, which Etzen admitted was Xanax, and that he had a prescription, but there was no evidence to support his claim. He allegedly lied to the officer about his name. It was discovered he had warrants for his arrest out of Story and Polk Counties. Etzen was arrested on the warrants, and for unlawful possession of a prescription drug. His bond at the Adair County Jail was set at $1,000. Cain was arrested for Possession with the Intent to Deliver, after 10.2 ounces of marijuana was found in the trunk of the car. She was also charged with Child Endangerment without injury. Her bond was set at $7,000. She was released on bond later that morning.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports also, 36-year old Dustin Lee Driskill, of Creston, was arrested at around 1-a.m. on March 11th, following a traffic stop for unsafe passing, in Orient. Driskall was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense and released later that morning on a $1,000 cash or surety bond. 49-year old Fletcher Lee Nichols, of Anita, was arrested March 12th, following a traffic stop. He was charged with Driving Under Suspension, and released from the scene on a citation. 22-year old Brett Mikel Cheers, of Creston, was arrested March 16th, for Driving Under Suspension. He was also released from the scene with a citation.

48-year old Michael Ray Johnson, of Des Moines, was arrested March 14th following a traffic stop for speeding on I-80. He was taken into custody for Driving While Barred, and later released on a $2,000 cash bond or surety. And, 28-year old Matthew Ryan Johnson, of Fontanelle, was arrested March 15th, on a felony warrant or mittimus for Theft in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Adair County Jail to serve a 30-day sentence.