On Sunday morning, October 24, 2021 at 1:19amCT, Deputy Chandler Staten received a call from Adair 911 Dispatch to respond to the TJ Health Columbia Emergency Room to a reported gunshot wound. Upon arrival, Deputy Staten came into contact with a 17-year-old juvenile who had been shot in the left shoulder. The preliminary investigation shows the incident happened on Jones Chapel Road around 1:00amCT Sunday morning where several people were present, some consuming alcohol.
Around 6:00pmCT on Sunday evening the Sheriffs Office along with KSP Troopers, executed a search warrant and an arrest warrant on Jones Chapel Rd. Arrested was 18-year-old Sedreck Dennis of Columbia, KY. He was charged with Wanton Endangerment 1st degree and Assault 1st degree and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
The investigation is ongoing with Adair County Deputy Chandler Staten leading the investigation.