On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 1:06amCT, Adair County K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten initiated a traffic stop 15 miles south of Columbia on Cape Road. The operator, 57-year-old Jeffrey Spears of Columbia, KY was operating a 2019 Nissan Versa. A roadside investigation led to a search of the vehicle and driver where suspected methamphetamine was located.
Spears was arrested and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on the following charges:
- Failure to Signal
- Failure to Produce Insurance Card
- No Registration Receipt
- Driving on a DUI Suspended License
- Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine) &
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
The Adair County Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation.
