The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Menlo was arrested March 8th, on three warrants. 21-year-old Payton Allyssa Hill was taken into custody at the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office on three Adair County warrants for: failing to appear on charges of Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense & Possession of a Controlled Substance/Meth – 1st offense; Failure to appear on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense; and a felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Hill was being held in the Adair County Jail on bonds totaling 3,000 (a $2,000 cash-only bond, & $1,000 cash or surety bond).

Also arrested March 8th, was 59-year old Robert Edward McCrory, of Greenfield. He was taken into custody by Greenfield Police on a charge of assault causing serious injury, after allegedly pushing his sister down the stairs, causing her to break her hip.  McCrory was released the following day on a $5,000 cash-only bond.

On March 9th, 39-year old Stormy Crawford, of Greenfield, was arrested following a brief pursuit at around 9:30-p.m.   She was charged with OWI/1st offense, after she was observed failing to stop at a controlled intersection in Orient, and for speeding 79 mph in a 45 mph zone. During an investigation, an Adair County Deputy saw there was an opened can of beer on the floorboard of the pickup she was driving. Crawford also had bloodshot and watery eyes, and was slurring her speech. She was given a standard field sobriety and preliminary breath alcohol test, the latter of which indicated at BAC of more than .08%.  Crawford consented to a separate breath alcohol test, which indicated her BAC was .162, or twice the legal limit. She was released later that night on a citation.

And, on March 11th, 35-year old Lafayette Allen Easterling, of Ft. Worth, TX., was arrested at the Dollar General Store in Adair. He was taken into custody at around 4:20-p.m. for Trespass. The Sheriff’s office had received a 911 call from the store at around 1:50-p.m. about a man walking behind the counter, bothering the workers and refusing to leave. While enroute to the store, authorities were informed the suspect had knives in his possession, and was attempting to pour lighter fluid on himself.

The man cooperated with a sheriff’s deputy and was taken into custody. Easterling told the deputy he had taken ecstacy during the past 24-to 36-hours, to help keep him awake while driving. Easterling was released from custody the next day on a $300 cash or surety bond.