(Greenfield, IA) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports a man from Fontanelle was arrested on numerous charges over the past few days. According to the report, 22-year-old Johnathon Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, was arrested Thursday afternoon for Domestic Assault with Injury or Mental Illness/1st offense, and Interference with Official Acts, after law enforcement responded two-hours earlier to a call from  a female at a residence in Fontanelle, who was hiding upstairs from a man who had just left the home.

When officers arrived, they found the woman with obvious signs of bruising and redness. She informed officers that she and  Clarke, with whom she has an on-and-off relationship, had been in an altercation. After officers located and spoke with Clarke to get his side of the story, they determined he was the alleged aggressor. Clarke informed them he “Was not going to jail,” and threatened to kill himself. The sheriff’s report say Clarke reached for a handgun he had in a holster on his hip, but law enforcement was able to keep him from drawing the weapon. The report alleges he resisted arrest but was eventually placed into handcuffs and escorted out of the residence, while kicking and flailing around off the walls and doors. He was transported to the Adair County Jail.

Sheriff Vandewater said there were other charges pending against Clarke, and that they were waiting on lab results for, but as he was already in jail, the following additional charges were made: Domestic Assault (Choking) by Impeding the Flow of Air/blood causing injury; three counts of Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense; Child Endangerment and False Imprisonment were filed, in connection with previous incidents in late 2025.  Clarke’s total bond was set at $25,000.