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Greenfield woman arrested on an out-of-state warrant & other charges

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April 22nd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Greenfield was recently arrested on three warrants, including an extraditable warrant out of the State of Louisiana. 39-year-old Kristin Nicole Ladd was arrested April 16th in Greenfield, following a reported fight in progress in the 200 block of SW 2nd Street. A man residing at that location told police Ladd broke out a window in his camper. She was found inside the camper and, according to the man, when she went to leave, got into an altercation with her daughter before running away from the scene.

She was found hiding behind the residence in the 300 block of SW Jackson Street, and exhibited an odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from her person. Ladd was arrested on an Adair County warrants for Failure to Appear on an OWI/1st offense charge (No Bond), and Driving While Revoked ($1,000 bond). She was also charged with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree ($1,000 bond).

Ladd was also arrested on Contempt of Court (Failure to Appear) warrants out of the East Baton Rouge Parish of Louisiana, on the following charges: Public bribery; Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; Misrepresentation during booking; Underage DWI; Reckless Operation of a vehicle, and Violation of a Protective Order. She was being held in the Adair County Jail, pending extradition to Louisiana.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said also, 52-year-old Rhett Bryan Wickett, of New Virginia, IA, was arrested April 14th, for Public Intoxication. His arrest at around 3:45-a.m. followed an investigation into an accident, where a deputy found a Chevy Corvette in a ditch, in the 3100 block of Henry A. Wallace Avenue. Wickett acknowledged he had consumed alcohol about 4 or 5 hours earlier, but claimed the accident happened when he swerved to miss a deer. He was determined to be intoxicated, and as he was being transported to the Adair County Jail, complained of broken ribs.

Adair EMS arrived at the jail, provided care, and then transported Wickett to the hospital in Greenfield. At the hospital, he declined to be seen by medical staff, and requested to return to the jail. He was transported back to jail for the completion of his booking process, and released a few hours later on a $300 bond.