(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests. In an update to our previous report, 39-year-old Yudiel Vega-Blanco, of Greenfield, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of Murder in the 1st Degree and Willful Injury causing bodily injury, following a fatal stabbing incident. When authorities arrived on the scene at 201 NE 4th Street in Greenfield, a victim, Carlos Garcia Escalona-Mendoza was laying on the kitchen floor and being attended to by medics with the Adair County Ambulance. Despite their efforts, Escalona-Mendoza died at the residence.

Occupants of the household informed law enforcement the suspect was Vega-Blanco, and they directed authorities to the location of the knife Blanco allegedly used to stab Mendoza. The incident happened when Blanco became upset and got a knife from the kitchen. A resident – identified as Jendys Escalona-Mendoza, tried to take the knife away from Vega-Blanco, but he pushed Jendys, who fell backward, and Vega-Blanco allegedly swung the knife at him, causing a laceration to Jendys Mendoza’ abdomen.

Carlos Escalona approached Vega-Blanco, who then allegedly used the knife to stab Carlos in the chest, causing fatal wounds. The other occupants of the home attempted to tackle Vega-Blanco and were able to wrestle the knife away from him, then hid it, so he couldn’t access it again. Those same occupants restrained Vega-Blanco until law enforcement arrived on the scene. Vega-Blanco was being held in the Adair County Jail on One-million five-thousand dollars bond ($1,005,000).

On Friday, Adair County Deputies arrested 53-year-old Jack Lee Carson, Jr., of Greenfield, on a Guthrie County warrant for Contempt of Court. He was transferred to the custody of Guthrie County Deputies and held in the Guthrie County Jail.

And, on Thursday, 29-year-old William Ronald Johnson, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Greenfield for Driving while License Denied or Revoked for OWI. Johnson was issued a citation and released at the scene.