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3 arrested in Adair County last week

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February 3rd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three arrests took place last week. At around Noon on Thursday, 59-year-old Michelle Renee Evans, of Lorimor, was picked-up at the Cass County Jail in Atlantic. Evans was wanted on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation/Failure to appear in court on Dec. 6th, 2024 – an Aggravated Misdemeanor. She was being held in the Adair County Jail until seen by a Magistrate Judge.

On January 27th, 20-year-old Moises Gabriel Torrealba-Rodriguez, of Chicago, IL, was arrested by Stuart Police in Interstate 80 eastbound in Adair County, following a traffic stop near Stuart, for speeding 102 in a 70 mph zone. When the Stuart Police Officer approached the vehicle, he saw a baby inside, who was unrestrained in the back seat. The one-year old was later identified as Rodriguez’ daughter. The child was released to the custody of her mother, who was a passenger in the vehicle. At the Adair County Jail, Moises Rodriguez was charged with Reckless Driving and Child Endangerment. He was released from custody Friday morning, on a $2,000 bond.

And, at around 1:17-a.m. on January 26th, Stuart Police arrested 25-year-old Jaylen Nigel Cuba, of Grand Blanc, MI, following a traffic stop on I-80 near Stuart, for traveling at a high rate of speed in a SUV. When questioned by Stuart Police, Cuba admitted to having marijuana inside the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of the marijuana, along with a baggie with a white powder-like substance that tested positive for cocaine. Cuba told police the baggie was his. He was arrested for Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (cocaine), and later released on a $1,000 bond.