On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 acting on information received on a drug complaint to the Adair County Sheriffs Office, Chief Deputy Justin Cross and Columbia Police Officers Evan Burton and Drew Conn, responded to a residence on Yates Street. As a result of an investigation, a search of the residence was conducted and 22-year-old Cody Johnson of Russell Springs was arrested by Deputy Cross and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Johnson was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail. The investigation is ongoing.