Columbia Police attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2011 orange Nissan Rogue on Sunday afternoon, April 9, 2022 after Columbia and Adair units where given an attempt to locate the vehicle by Adair 911.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle after observing it leaving the Public Square and turning onto Campbellsville Street. headed North on Highway 55. Just outside city limits, the driver turned and began driving southbound on Highway 55, back towards Columbia. That's when Columbia Police and the Adair County Sheriffs Office were able to box in the vehicle and force it to come to a stop. The male operator then exited the auto and fled on foot, leaving the vehicle in gear and striking Deputy Tracy McCarol's cruiser.
Following a brief foot pursuit, the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Jagger Rane Compton of Columbia, KY was detained and taken into custody. Compton is facing multiple charges including Fleeing and Evading Police (in a motor vehicle), Fleeing and Evading Police (on foot), Wanton Endangerment, Criminal Mischief, and Assault 3rd degree (police officer).
CPD Officer Kevin Atwood and Adair County Deputy Tracy McCarol made the arrest.