(Adair Co) A Greenfield man was cited on September 3rd for Assault Causing Bodily Injury and False Report of Indictable Offense to Public Entity. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said the charges stem from an incident on May 13th when Deputies, Orient Fire, and Adair County EMS were called to the 3300 block of Highway 25 for a motor vehicle collision involving multiple vehicles and cattle on the roadway. At one point, 42-year-old Nicholas Eugen Carson, an Orient Firefighter, reported someone in a white van had threatened him with a gun. A Deputy observed that vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. After speaking with the occupants of the van, it was determined that Carson had tried to open the door of the van and attack the driver. The victim had given consent to search the van and a firearm was not located. Additional witness interviews corroborated the victims’ story. The actions by Carson were done without any justification or authority to attempt to remove an occupant from a vehicle. When asked to provide a written statement or come in for an interview about the incident, Carson declined.
In other activity, the Adair Police Department arrested 59-year-old Arnold Edward Morris, of Adair, on September 6th on a warrant for Indecent Exposure. Morris was held on $2,000 cash or surety bond.
Adair Police arrested 36-year-old Austin Curtis Vanlandingham, of Adair, following a traffic stop on September 8th. Vanlandingham was charged with Driving While Barred and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). He was held on $3,000 cash or surety bond.
The Greenfield Police Department arrested 53-year-old Jason Dennis Kruse, of Lake City, on September 8th at the Adair County Fairgrounds for Public Intoxication. Bond was set at $300 cash or surety.
The Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old Charles Herbert Abell, of Orient, on September 8th on a Union County warrant for Theft 2nd Degree. Abell was held on $5,000 cash or surety bond.
