On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 6:37pmCT, the Adair County Sheriffs Office was responding to a call at a local business who had a customer causing a disturbance inside the store. Chief Deputy Justin Cross made contact with the individual, 41-year-old Patrick Stewart of Columbia, KY at the front counter and observed that he was under the influence of an intoxicating substance. 
 

When Stewart was taken into custody, he became combative and punched Deputy Cross. Stewart was quickly subdued by the deputy and placed in handcuffs. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (methamphetamine), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Synthetic Drugs, Resisting Arrest, Assault 3rd degree (police officer), and Disorderly Conduct. Stewart was then transported to the Adair County Regional Jail.