The man found hiding in a barn southeast of Dunlap has a criminal history in Iowa.
Thirty-eight-year-old Kent Lasley of Ottumwa, Iowa was taken into custody about noon Saturday after eluding officers since Thursday afternoon as they were looking for a suspect in a motor vehicle theft in Adair County.
Lasley is being held on a probation and parole violation warrant from Iowa. He was waiting on the extradition process. A charge also is pending in Grundy County.
Information from Wapello, Iowa shows Lasley has sentenced in 2015 on a felony drug possession charge, third or subsequent offense. He was discharged and placed on parole in November of 2020.
