The Adair County Sheriffs Office seizes over $30,000 in Methamphetamine along with cash and a stolen firearm.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:23pmCT, Deputy Joey Keith initiated a traffic stop on a 2001 Ford car. The Sheriffs Office had been receiving numerous complaints in the area of Snake Creek of possible drug activity and was investigating those complaints.
The vehicle was operated by Levi Abbott, 37, of Russell Springs. The roadside investigation led to a search of the vehicle. That's when deputies recovered 1.3 pounds of crystal methamphetamine (with a street value of over $30,000), scales, pills, and a large amount of cash. Abbott was also in possession of a .380 caliber handgun that was entered as stolen from a neighboring county.
Deputy Keith was assisted on the traffic stop by Chief Deputy Justin Cross and Deputy Derek Padgett.
Abbott was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st degree (methamphetamine)
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Possession of stolen firearm
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Operating a motor vehicle under influence of drugs
Deputy Keith was assisted on the traffic stop by Chief Deputy Justin Cross and Deputy Derek Padgett.
