The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports five persons were arrested over the past week. Late Saturday morning, 36-year old Erich Sean Johnson, of Casey, was arrested following a traffic stop on Interstate 80 at mile marker 79. A records check indicated Johnson was Barred from Driving. He was transported to the Adair County Jail, cited and then released. On Oct. 13th, Stuart Police arrested 28-year old Jackson Lee Norton, of Stuart, for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon (a folding knife). His arrest followed a reported vehicle burglary in the 100 block of southwest 5th Street in Stuart, that escalated into a physical confrontation. Norton was released later that same day on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

During the afternoon of Oct. 12th, 33-year old David Boyce McIntosh, Jr., of Stuart, was arrested in the parking lot of an apartment complex by Stuart Police. He was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault with injury, following an incident involving his wife, whereby he allegedly slammed a car door on her arm during an domestic dispute. The incident was caught on a neighbor’s  cell phone video. McIntosh posted a $1,000 cash or surety bond, and was released the following day. Also arrested Oct. 12th, was 32-year old Andrea Karrisa Wilbourne, of Greenfield. She was taken into custody by an Adair County Deputy for OWI/1st offense, after being investigated for allegedly causing a power outage in part of Greenfield, after her car struck transformer. Wilbourne was released later that same day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

And, on Oct. 11th, 45-year old Melissa Sue Anderson, of Adair, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol following an incident at the I-80 westbound rest area near mile marker 80. Anderson drove away from the scene and was located at her residence in Adair. She was taken into custody for Assault causing bodily injury, after allegedly slapping her boyfriend in the face. Anderson admitted to being the aggressor during the confrontation. She was cited and released at the scene of her questioning.

A traffic stop Friday in Page County, resulted in the arrest of a man from Missouri. Authorities say the vehicle was pulled over on Highway 71 at 290th Street, about eight-miles south of Clarinda. During the traffic stop, 25-year-old Frederick Eugene Woods, of Independence, MO., was arrested for OWI 1st Offense. Woods was transported to the Page County Jail and held on a on $1,000 bond pending future court proceedings.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, late Sunday night, found a vehicle with its hazard lights flashing parked near the intersection of Highway 71 and 270th Street, or about six miles south of Clarinda. During their investigation, Deputies found 22-year-old Juan Manuel Morales, Jr., of Brookshire, TX., inside the running vehicle, slumped over in the driver’s seat.

Morales Jr., was arrested for OWI 1st Offense during the investigation. He was transported to the Page County Jail for holding in lieu of $1,000 bond, and pending further court proceedings.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa sheriff says an unidentified medical episode led to the death of a woman in the Linn County Jail the same day she was arrested on suspicion of theft and other counts. Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner said in a news release Monday that the exact cause of 59-year-old Jacqueline Marie Bridges‘ death will be determined later by the state medical examiner.

Bridges, of Cedar Rapids, was found dead in her cell Saturday afternoon after her family posted bond to have her released. Gardner says he had been arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of theft, money laundering and financial exploitation of a dependent adult.

(Radio Iowa) – Two people were injured this (Monday) morning in a house fire just west of the Iowa Great Lakes in the town of Lake Park. Lake Park Fire Chief Brandon Ehret says when crews arrived, the fire was spreading from the garage into the house and nearby vehicles. “The garage is completely gone,” he says. “We did get it stopped. It didn’t burn the house down, but there is heavy fire and water damage to the house.” Ehret says the house IS a total loss and some pets died in the fire.

“There was a little apartment building to the south of the garage that had also started on fire and we were able to get that building out,” Ehret says. “It’s pretty much a total loss.” The two Lake View residents who were injured in the fire were taken to a hospital in a private vehicle for treatment, then released. Property records indicate the house was built in 1940 and had an attached garage.