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5 arrested in Adair County last week

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July 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. Friday night (July 22nd), a traffic stop in Adair resulted in the arrest of a woman from Greene County. An Adair Police Officer stopped a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Tamra Jean Mills, of Rippey. While questioning Mills, the Officer noticed a clear plastic bag under her leg. The bag appeared to contain marijuana. A search of the vehicle recovered the bag, plus two bags of a marijuana shake, a substance believed to be methamphetamine, and a pipe used for smoking meth. Mills was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 2nd offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2nd offense, and Poss. of Paraphernalia. She was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $3,300 cash or surety bond.

On July 21st, 29-year-old Joseph Colt Chinberg, of Dexter, was arrested at around 6:33-p.m. on Seattle Avenue, near Bridgewater. He was taken into custody on a Department of Corrections warrant for Violation of Parole, and held without bond in the Adair County Jail. The warrant was based on charges in Polk County. Also arrested on the 21st, and at around 3-p.m., was 39-year-old Stacy Jean Quakenbush, of Lincoln, NE. She was taken into custody in Greenfield, on an Adair County Felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Her bond was set at $2,000 cash or surety.

On July 19th at around 8:45-p.m., Greenfield Police arrested 32-year-old Kenny Joe Cunningham, of Creston, for Driving While Barred. He was cited at the scene and released. And, at around 7:17-p.m. on July 19th, Adair County Deputies arrested in Fontanelle, 35-year-old Kevin James Jungers, of Lenox. He was taken into custody for Driving While Barred and Operating a vehicle without Registration. Jungers was released at the scene with a citation.