PARKERSBURG — Incidents involving alleged battery of a medical worker, child neglect and a high speed police chase brought three into custody over the weekend.

Last month, David Clifton Adams, 50, 509 Buckeye St. Building A, Apt. 301, Parkersburg, was arrested for 42 counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm after he fired shots inside his apartment building. He was arraigned over the weekend and is also facing a charge of battery of a healthcare worker, according to criminal complaints filed with the Wood County Magistrate Court.

On Aug. 28, Adams was taken to WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center for medical clearance so he could be incarcerated for an unrelated incident, the complaint said.

Law enforcement saw Adams “grope” the female victim between her legs using the palm of his right hand, the complaint said. The victim, a nurse, stepped away and told Adams not to touch her. She was standing on the side of his bed and leaning over Adams’ abdomen to administer medical care, the complaint said.

During this incident, Adams’ hands were handcuffed to the rails of the bed, according to the complaint. After it happened, Adams claimed he “was trying to touch her belly,” the complaint said.

Adams is being charged with battery of a healthcare worker and was being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $2,500 surety bond.

Monday, officers responded to a reckless driving incident, leading to the arrest of Michael Von Richards, 44, 1361 McGill Road, Vincent, according to the criminal complaint.

Richards was reported driving erratically on Interstate 77 South as two different people called to report the driving, the complaint said.

The vehicle was seen driving on the shoulder “traveling at a high rate of speed nearly striking another vehicle on the shoulder for several seconds before swerving into the left lane and partially into the median,” the complaint said.

Law enforcement tried to pull over the vehicle but it turned 90 degrees and drove sideways into the median, the complaint said.

The vehicle was traveling 90 miles per hour in a 70 mile per hour speed limit zone and it continued at that speed for about 15 seconds before it slowed down but it continued to swerve between lanes, the complaint said.

After the vehicle was pulled over, law enforcement met with Richards, the driver, who underwent sobriety tests, showing no signs of impairment. He claimed there was an issue with the car which caused the erratic steering, the complaint said.

Richards said he was trying to avoid paying for a tow by driving the car into a shop himself, the complaint said.

He was also found with a handgun on his person which he wasn’t able to have possession of due to several felony charges including armed robbery, the complaint said.

Earlier this summer, Richards was caught speeding on the Memorial Bridge and when the car was pulled over, Richards refused to get out of the car before putting it in gear and driving away at a high rate of speed, the complaint said.

Richards drove over 100 miles per hour while turning right on to Braun Road in Belpre before continuing on Braun Road going over 80 miles per hour, the complaint said. The officer lost sight of him and “at his discretion, terminated the pursuit due to the danger posed to the public,” the complaint said.

Richards is being charged with no insurance, reckless driving an a prohibited person with a firearm and fleeing from an officer with reckless regard and was being held at North Central Regional Jail.

Samantha E. Dickel, 30, 706 13th St., Parkersburg, was arraigned over the weekend after an incident that took place Aug. 19, magistrate records said.

Officers were carrying out a warrant service and they came in contact with two male juveniles who were found to be “extremely dirty, covered in grime and small bug bites,” the complaint said.

The conditions of the home were deemed unsanitary due to trash, rotten food and dirty clothes and dishes, according to the complaint. A pipe used to smoke methamphetamine was also in the home which had suspected methamphetamine residue, the complaint said.

One of Dickel’s three children, aged 8, 6 and 4, was interviewed and said “her bed had bed bugs and her pillow also had lice. (She) did not recall the last time she observed (Dickel) clean the residence, do the dishes or take the trash out of the residence,” the complaint said.

Dickel is being charged with child neglect with a risk of injury and was released on a $1,500 surety bond.

Candice Black can be reached at cblack@newsandsentinel.com.