(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two arrests over the past week. On the 23rd, 51-year-old Ronald Lynn Becker, of Carroll, was arrested on I-80 near Adair, following a traffic stop for speeding. Becker was traveling on White Pole Road at 71 mph in a 55 zone. When the vehicle turned onto I-80 at Exit 75, the deputy lost sight of the vehicle but thanks to a tip from another motorist, he learned the suspect vehicle – which was allegedly traveling at 100 mph by then, had gotten off I-80 at Exit 78.

The vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Chuckwagon Restaurant in Adair. A check of the license plate revealed the vehicle was registered to a woman who was protected from Ronald Becker by court order. The man and women had earlier entered the restaurant together. Becker was arrested on warrants out of Guthrie County, and for Violation of a No Contact Order – Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. The woman with him thought the Protection Order may have been dropped, but a case check revealed it was still in effect and does not expire. Becker was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $300 cash-only bond.

And, on Dec. 22nd, 49-year-old Eddie Dwayne Goodman, whose last known address was in California, was arrested on charges that include Assault with Injury on a law enforcement officer, Interference with Official Acts resulting in bodily injury, and Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree. The charges stem from an incident that began with a call for assistance from a State Trooper with regard to a man attempting to jump from a moving vehicle on I-80. An investigation revealed Goodman was being transported by his family from California to Indiana, so he could detox from alcohol and drugs. During the trip he began having issues with the family members in the vehicle, and attempted to jump out of the vehicle.

While the incident was under investigation, Goodman head-butted a Deputy’s patrol car, and defecated in the back seat before he was brought out and placed on the ground, where he head-butted the Deputy. Goodman was transported to the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield to be checked for injuries. The Deputy estimated it would cost in excess of $750 to have his vehicle professionally decontaminated and the dent fixed. The Deputy complained of continued pain from the head-butt.

Goodman was released Dec. 23rd on a Own Recognizance.