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Adair County Sheriff’s report, 11/29/21

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November 29th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports four arrests. A little after 1-a.m. Saturday (11/27), 27-year-old Thompson Lee Jones, of Creston, was arrested near Orient along the Adair-Union County line on Highway 25, on an Adair County warrant for OWI/1st offense. Jones was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 cash/surety bond.

On Nov. 25th, a 2016 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 24-year-old Hollie Mae Perrin, of Fontanelle, was observed at 12:26-a.m., pulled over north of Highway 92 on 240th Street, with its headlights off. An Adair County Deputy stopped to check on the driver, but as he pulled up, the vehicle started to drive way without its headlights on.

During the subsequent traffic stop, the Deputy detected an odor of alcohol coming from inside the pickup. Perrin admitted to having one or two drinks. She was given a Standard Field Sobriety Test and consented to a Preliminary Breath Test, which indicated a BrAc of more than .08%.  Perrin was arrested for OWI/1st offense. A later test for intoxication at the Sheriff’s Office came back as .119%.  The woman was cited and later released.

On the 24th, 49-year-old Eric Dennis Shawler, of Creston, was arrested by an Adair County Deputy at around 9:33-p.m., following a traffic stop in the 2200 block of the Stuart Road. His Jeep was pulled over for excessive speed. During an investigation, a female in the back passenger seat was identified as a protected party. Shawler was arrested for Violation of a No Contact /Protective Order issued out of Union County.  He was released the next day on a $300 cash/surety bond.

And, on the 24th at around 2:45-a.m., Police in Adair arrested 38-year-old Erich Sean Johnson, of Casey, for Driving While Barred. He was later released on his Own Recognizance.