The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports four people from Cass County were cited May 19th for Criminal Mischief and Trespass, following an incident that was reported May 18th at 2953 Delta Avenue in rural Bridgewater: 18-year old Matthew Scott Graham, Jr., of Massena, 18-year old Coady Michael Jones Cambage, and 19-year old Christopher Morgan Schwing, both of Anita, and 19-year old Michael James Ervin, of Cumberland, were all cited for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. Each was also cited for Trespass. They were cited following an investigation into a report a property owner saw young people walking down her driveway with flashlights. A vehicle was found across the road on property owned by the same person.

As the vehicle was being towed, two young men showed up. The subjects said there were three more males with them. A phone call was made and the other subjects arrived on the scene. When the subjects were asked what they were doing, they indicated they thought it was an abandoned property, and unaware it was private property. They had allegedly cut down the No Trespassing signs and removed them. All five subjects said they were involved in the incident. They were cited and have since made appearances in court.

Separately, 37-year old Zeke Alan Chafa, of Greenfield, was arrested May 21st for OWI/1st offense, after authorities received reports at around 11-p.m. of an SUV having trouble maintaining its lane as the vehicle was traveling west on Highway 92 and entering the Greenfield City limits. A few minutes later, the same caller said the SUV nearly struck a mailbox in Greenfield. The citizen flagged down a deputy and said that the SUV was all over the road, and that it had just pulled into a driveway in the 100 block of SW Oak Street. When Deputy Mike Algreen made contact with Chafa, who was identified as the driver, Chafa was unsteady on his feet and had bloodshot/watery eyes, according to the report.

Chafa denied consuming any alcohol, and refused to take a standardized Field Sobriety Test. He was arrested for Suspicion of OWI and transported to the Adair County Jail, where he again refused the FST. Under implied consent, Chafa blew a .252 BAC on the breathalyzer (more than 3 times the legal limit). He was later released on a citation. 31-year old Johathan Sean Hancock, of Omaha, was arrested on an outside agency warrant May 19th, by the Iowa State Patrol. He was transferred to another agency. And, 43-year old Scott William Richard Funke, of Greenfield, was arrested May 22nd for Violation of a No Contact Order and Driving While License Suspended. He was released the following day on bond.