The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested, booked into the Adair County Jail, and then released on citations, over the past week. At around 12:20-a.m. Saturday, 27-year old Thompson Lee Jones, of Creston, was taken into custody following a traffic stop, in Orient. He was subsequently taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. Test results indicated his Breath Alcohol Content (BAC) was .088%, or slightly above the legal limit for intoxication.

Just before 3-a.m. Saturday, 67-year old Merle Dean Burris, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police, for OWI/1st offense. His arrest followed a traffic stop on a vehicle with its headlights off. A test at the Adair County Jail showed Burris’ BAC was .091%.

And, at around 7-p.m. Thursday, 39-year old Mitchell Tyler Killion, of Orient, was arrested in rural Fontanelle, for Driving While License Denied or Revoked for OWI, after he was pulled over for having a headlight out.