On Saturday night at 10 p.m., the Adair County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to a residence 5 miles north of Columbia to a reported home invasion. The caller stated that an ex-boyfriend of a female had entered her home armed with a pistol, pointing it at her and other guests in the home threatening to kill them.
One of the guests was armed and was able to keep the intruder at bay until police arrived. Once Adair County Sheriffs Deputies were on the scene, they secured the firearm and placed 27-year-old Jason Harmon of Russell Springs into custody. He was charged with: 1st degree Burglary, Wanton Endangerment, Terroristic Threatening and Menacing. Harmon was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
The arrest was made by Deputy Chandler Staten who was assisted by Chief Deputy Justin Cross.
