Columbia Police arrested a Russell County man on drug trafficking charges after investigating a theft.
At 1:10amCT Friday, April 6, 2018 Columbia Police responded to a theft complaint at a local business on Burksville Road. Upon arrival and a search of the area, CPD Officer Josh Brockman located a male subject hiding in the back of a truck. Police discovered the suspect (identified as 38-year-old Michael Roeder) had in his possession several bags of suspected Methamphetamine along with pipes, syringes, digital scales, additional empty plastic baggies and various drug paraphernalia.
Roeder, of Jamestown was arrested on charges of:
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Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st degree Methamphetamine
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Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
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Public intoxication excludes alcohol
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Theft By unlawful taking under $500.
In addition to the Methamphetamine, also seized was $400 dollars cash and a 2007 Chevrolet truck.
Officer Brockman was assisted by OfficerJohn Dial.