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Adair County Sheriff’s report (3/17/20)

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March 17th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater says there were four arrests between March 8th and the 14th. On the 14th, 54-year old Kim Lei Planthaber, of Moline, IL., was arrested following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. She was taken into custody for Operating a Vehicle (a 2019 Nissan Versa) without the Owner’s Consent, and driving without a valid driver’s license. The vehicle in question was a Hertz rental that had been reported stolen out of Moline. Dispatch was advised a female was walking eastbound on I-80 near mile marker 81. She was subsequently identified as Kim Planthaber. The woman was carrying a pillow and a purse, and was only wearing one shoe.

Authorities say when she was approached, Planthaber seemed very confused as to how she got to where she was. She was cold and showed signs of “severe drug use.” EMS received the number of her son, who said she had taken off the day before in a car her husband had rented, and did not tell anyone where she was going. Her son acknowledge the woman had a severe problem with cocaine and methamphetamine, and refused treatment. Her husband reported the vehicle as stolen. Lei remains in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

On March 11th, 34-year old Jordan Eugene Kralik, of Creston, was arrested in Creston, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, for an incident that took place the previous evening, and involved his wife. Kralik was released later in the day on a $300 cash or surety bond. On March 10th, 37-year old Matthew John Harter, of Greenfield, was arrested by Greenfield Police, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a pipe) and Possession of a Controlled Substance (marijuana). Harter was released later in the day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

And, on March 8th, 21-year old Kaylee Starr Carleton, of Greenfield, was arrested on a Dallas County warrant. Her cash/surety bond was set at $300.