(Greenfield, IA) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was arrested Saturday morning (Jan. 3rd). 41-year-old Michael John Schehl, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Fontanelle by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper, following a traffic stop on a vehicle with the front license plate not mounted where it belonged. The report said the Trooper saw the license plate stuck in the lower right corner of the windshield of the 2012 Audi Q5 Schehl was driving.

Schehl informed the Trooper that he did not have a driver’s license, and was driving to Greenfield to drop the car off to a friend. A records check revealed Schehl was barred from driving. He was subsequently taken into custody for Driving While Barred, and transported to the Adair County Jail. Schehl was released a short-time later after posted a $2,000 cash or surety bond.