One person was arrested on drug charges following an early morning traffic stop in Adair County.
At approximately 5:00amCT on March 28, 2018, the Adair County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle at Bettys OK Country Cooking. Adair county Deputy Josh Durbin responded and located the vehicle driving down Keltner Road. Durbin conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and placed the passenger, 39 year old Freddy Burress, under arrest for three outstanding Taylor Co. warrants. Once Burress was taken to the Adair County Jail, it was discovered that he had concealed a small bag of suspected meth in his clothes. Buress then attempted to destroy the bag of meth by attempting to eat and flush it but was unsuccessful. Buress was then charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Tampering with Physical Evidence and Promoting Contraband.
Deputy Durbin is the investigating officer and was assisted by Columbia Police officer Jorden Dean and Deputy Brandon Hitch and Jail Deputy Diorian Coleman.
