According to the Adair County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, August 27, 2018 at approx. 12:07pmCT, Adair County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Hitch was at a location on Carrie Bolin Drive attempting to locate a male subject with arrest warrants. Deputy Hitch noticed a male subject setting in a black jeep acting suspicious. When Deputy Hitch approached the vehicle and asked the male to stop, he started the vehicle and fled, striking another parked vehicle. Deputy Hitch pursued the vehicle and was able to get a visual on it. The vehicle traveled East on Russell Springs Road turning onto Christine Road then traveled onto New Concord Road when the vehicle lost control striking a tree. The male subject exited the vehicle and ran a short distance before he was detained.
31-year-old Jeffrey Iames of Columbia, KY was arrested and charged with Fleeing/Evading Police in a Motor Vehicle 1st degree, Wanton Endangerment 1st degree (police officer), Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Reckless Driving, Fleeing/Evading Police on Foot 2nd degree, and Driving Without a License. Iames was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
