Adair County: Greenfield woman arrests on Union Co. warrants

James W. Black, 47, of Stuart, was taken into custody 12:10 a.m. May 18, in the 400 block of Southwest Eighth Street in Stuart on the charge of driving while barred.

According to a Stuart Police report, at approximately 10:36 p.m. May 17, a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado southbound on South Adair Street with expired registration. The truck was also known by officers to be owned by Black who had a barred license.

A traffic stop was conducted and contact was made with the driver, confirmed to be Black. Black’s information was ran and he was confirmed to have a barred license.

Black was transported to the Adair County Jail where he was cited and released on a summons to appear.

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Margaret N. Siegwarth, 42, of Greenfield, was taken into custody 6:53 p.m. May 20, in the 700 block of Northeast Sixth Street on two Union County warrants for the charges of accessory after the fact, false information for citation and interference with official acts.

According to a Creston Police report, at approximately 11:08 p.m. Dec. 21, a vehicle registered to Siegwarth fled from law enforcement and successfully got away. On Dec. 22, Siegwarth was questioned by officers at her residence.

Siegwarth provided a written statement with information about a specific male taking the vehicle. This statement caused law enforcement to file warrants against the male subject. Further investigation deemed the information given by Siegwarth to be false.

Siegwarth was again questioned and provided a different account of the story, which was accurate and corroborated by others involved. She provided a second written statement with the correct information including how she lied to officers initially.

The incident, making her an accessory after the fact, involved multiple felony-level crimes including narcotics and weapons charges. The suspect of these crimes has been taken into custody.

Siegwarth was not charged at the time due to agreeing to work with law enforcement. After failing to do so, charges were filed.

Siegwarth was transported to Union County and released to the custody of Union County deputies.