(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two drug-related arrests took place last month. In their report issued today (July 2nd), the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said 28-year-old Kenton Ray Ward, of Missouri, was arrested June 11th, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana (148 grams), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His arrest occurred following a traffic stop at Highway 25 and 265th Street. Ward was booked into the Adams County Jail. He posted a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned July 8th.

And, on June 6th, a traffic stop on a speeding pickup truck in Adams County, resulted in the arrest of a woman from eastern Iowa.  When an Adams County Deputy made contact with the driver, 32-year-old Renessa Renee Salinas, of Waterloo, he detected an odor of marijuana. After a probable cause search of her 2022 Ford F-350 was conducted, Salinas was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana/2nd offense. After she was transported to the Adams County Jail, Salinas admitted to have a folded dollar bill in her wallet. The bill had a crystalline white substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine. Salinas was charged at the jail with PCS/2nd offense (Non-marijuana). She was additionally cited for speeding, driving under suspension, and operating without SR-22 insurance.  Salinas posted a $500 cash-only bond and is set to be arraigned July 8th.

And, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies received a call on June 6th about a domestic situation that occurred in Nodaway. An investigation resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old Zach Gilbert, of Nodaway, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault – Strangulation causing bodily injury. Gilbert posted a $15,000 bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned on July 8th. A No Contact Order is in place.