The Adair County Sheriffs Office received a complaint from Adair 911 of an armed robbery at the Highway 206 Food Mart on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 1:46pmCT. Dispatch advised K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten that a white male had entered the store wearing a white shirt, hat and glasses. The male had a shotgun in his hands and pointed it at the clerk. He then demanded money from the register. The suspect fled in a black Dodge Dakota, last seen on Vester Rd. Law enforcement from the Sheriffs Office, Columbia Police Dept. and KSP saturated the area but was unable to locate the vehicle.
Deputy Staten was able to make a positive ID of the suspect during the investigation. He is identified as 24-year-old Samuel Ray Burton of Adair County. Burton was operating a black 2004 Dodge Dakota with KY tag number 044FGT. A warrant for Robbery 1st degree was obtained by the sheriffs office for Burton's arrest.
Around 5:10pmCT on Friday afternoon, KSP and the Casey County Sheriffs Office initiated a stop on the suspect's vehicle near KY 127 and KY 501 in Casey County. Burton was arrested by Deputy Josh Durbin on the Adair County warrant for Robbery. The shotgun and stolen cash were recovered from the vehicle.
The case remains under investigation by K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten.
The ACSO would like to thank Columbia Police, KSP, Casey County Sheriffs Office and Russell County Sheriffs Office for their assistance in locating and arresting Burton.
