NORTHWOOD — A pair of Albert Lea men have been arrested in Worth County on drug charges.
A criminal complaint states that 37-year-old Adam Sorum and 53-year-old Jabar Morarend on Thursday morning pulled into the Diamond Jo Casino near Northwood, with Sorum later walking into the adjacent Top of Iowa Welcome Center and Morarend driving to meet up with Sorum. A deputy pulled into the parking lot where he attempted to execute a search warrant, with both men being inside the building and allegedly attempted to avoid the deputy by walking out the building’s back door.
Both were detained while the warrant was executed on the vehicle, where the complaint states a soft cooler was located containing about one-and-a-half ounces of methamphetamine, clean unused baggies, a scale, and drug paraphernalia. Also allegedly located in the vehicle was a bag that had a face mask, gloves and burglar tools in it.
Both Sorum and Morarend were charged with possession of meth with the intent to deliver and possession of burglar tools. They were being held in the Worth County Jail on a total of $25,000 cash-only bond.
They are due in court for their preliminary hearings on Friday
