On Sunday evening, August 9, 2020 a traffic stop was initiated by the Columbia Police Department near Helen Flatt Drive. The operator could not produce a valid operators license and denied Officers consent to search the vehicle. 

K-9 Unit Nitro was utilized from the Adair Sheriff’s Office and alerted on the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded drug paraphernalia and suspected methamphetamine. 

Noah Dial, 18, of Columbia, KY has been charged with No Operators License, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Methamphetamine 1st offense (a class D felony).

Additionally, Riley Baker, 18, also of Columbia who was a passenger in the vehicle, was charged with possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine 1st offense and Tampering with Physical Evidence. 

Officer Trevor Foster was the arresting Officer. He was assisted on scene by Deputy Justin Cross and Deputy Josh Durbin.